Hospice Medical Director – Palliative Care Leader

Empath Health; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits & Wellness

PTO 5+ weeks

CEU support

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Trustbridge Hospice, a member of Empath Health, seeks a compassionate Associate Medical Director to provide medical leadership and clinical oversight for interdisciplinary hospice teams. You will guide symptom management, care planning, and ensure high-quality end-of-life care focused on comfort and dignity.

The role involves leadership in IDG conferences, collaboration with attending physicians, telehealth visits, and meeting recertification requirements while upholding Florida regulatory

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school and Board Certified in a related specialty.
• Current Florida license to practice medicine issued pursuant to Florida Statute 458 or 459.
• Minimum of one year recent active practice with direct clinical medical care experience.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine strongly preferred.
• Hospital staff privileges at one or more hospitals commonly serving patients in the service area strongly preferred.
• Current Federal DEA registration.
• Valid CPR Certification required if patient facing.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and practices the Empath and Hospice Program mission, vision and values and follows all policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with the patient’s attending physician as needed to develop and update the patient’s plan of care, ensure the provision of direct medical services and to ensure pain and symptom management.
• Serves as a medical resource and educator to hospice staff, patients, families and attending physicians regarding admission criteria, pain and symptom control management and end of life issues hospice and palliative care.
• Adheres to the Florida Department of Health requirements, as well as legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Actively participates in IDG conferences as assigned, collaborating closely with the Clinical Director and other disciplines with a team approach to ensure that the medical needs of the patient are met.
• Provides symptom control expertise and communicates with the RNCM to initiate and evaluate treatments for pain/symptom management. Performs clinical visits via telehealth, as well as in the home or inpatient setting and provides regulatory visits to meet recertification requirements.
• Completes ongoing assessments of the patient’s terminal diagnosis and accurately evaluates eligibility for recertification using the Local Coverage Determination (LDC) criteria.

Skills

Medical leadership

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Pain management

Telehealth visits

Education to staff

Regulatory knowledge

Education

MD/DO

Board Certified Hospice

Florida license

Job description

Trustbridge Hospice, a member of Empath Health, seeks a compassionate Associate Medical Director to provide medical leadership and clinical oversight for interdisciplinary hospice teams. You will guide symptom management, care planning, and ensure high-quality end-of-life care focused on comfort and dignity.

The role involves leadership in IDG conferences, collaboration with attending physicians, telehealth visits, and meeting recertification requirements while upholding Florida regulatory