Hospice Physician - Part-Time

LifeBridge Health; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical malpractice insurance

403(b) Plan

Professional Dues

Job summary

BridgingLife, a LifeBridge Health partner, is seeking a Part-Time Hospice Physician (20 hours per week) to join our Medical Director in providing expert hospice and palliative care across Westminster, Randallstown, or Baltimore facilities.

The role includes IDG leadership, eligibility certification, care plan development, and on-call coverage, with a competitive salary of $130,000–$140,000 and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Attend IDG meetings and provide medical leadership to the team.
• Certify and recertify patient eligibility for hospice care.
• Complete required narrative for certificates of terminal illness.
• Develop and revise initial and ongoing care plans (POC) for each patient.
• Document all patient care services accurately and timely.
• Manage medical care with attending physician and IDG, including prescribing and signing death certificates.
• Participate in on-call coverage and weekend/holiday rounds as needed.
• Advise management on complex care issues and resolve conflicting patient decisions.
• Optimize comfort and dignity for patients in line with care goals.

Skills

Hospice medicine

Clinical leadership

Documentation

Job description

Hospice & Palliative Care Part-Time Physician Opportunity - BridgingLife, a LifeBridge Health Partner: Westminster, Randallstown & Baltimore MD

For more than 35 years, BridgingLife, formerly known as Carroll Hospice, has delivered nationally recognized, compassionate care to patients and their families in our community. We've expanded our services across the LifeBridge Health continuum of care to help serve people living with serious illness in the areas of palliative care, home hospice care, inpatient hospice care, and grief support.

We are now searching for a Part-Time (20 hours per week/O.5 FTE) Hospice Physician to join our Medical Director in the care of our hospice patients. This is an excellent opportunity for a physician with advanced knowledge and skills in the specialty area of hospice and palliative care medicine. This position has the potential to work on-site at any of our BridgingLife facilities, including Dove House, Westminster; Northwest Hospital, Randallstown; or Sinai Hospital, Baltimore.

Desired Candidate:

• Attend and actively participate in weekly Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings, providing clinical leadership guidance and medical expertise to the other members of the IDG.
• Certify and recertify, as required, patient eligibility for hospice care, taking into consideration all relevant facts, including but not limited to the diagnosis of the terminal condition, other health conditions, whether related or unrelated to the terminal condition, and current clinically relevant information supporting all diagnoses and provide expertise in the selection of data elements that are clinically relevant for the individual patient to document progression of disease.
• Complete required narrative for certificates of terminal illness.
• Prior to a patient's third and subsequent re-certifications, ensure that clinical findings support continued eligibility for hospice care.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing revision of an initial and subsequent comprehensive plan of care ("POC") for each patient, including interventions to manage pain and symptoms, any drugs and/or treatment necessary to meet the needs of the patient, and assist in establishing measurable outcomes for each patient based on the patient's care plan needs and in accordance to the patient's bill of rights.
• Provide accurate and timely documentation of all patient care services personally provided.
• Assume responsibility for medical care of patients receiving hospice care in conjunction with the attending physician and IDG, including providing for the general medical needs of patients to the extent such needs are not met, in whole or in part, by the attending physician, including, for example, writing prescriptions (including for controlled substances) and signing death certificates.
• Review medication regimens of patients for effectiveness of drug therapy, drug side effects, actual or potential drug interactions, duplicate drug therapy, and drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring, and assist the IDG to define and measure meaningful outcomes to assess effectiveness of interventions and medications.
• Participate with the medical director and other providers in an equitable share of on-call coverage. This may include overnight and weekend telephone coverage, as well as an equitable share of bedside rounding at one or more of our inpatient facilities on weekends and/or holidays.
• Confer with and advise management and staff on complex care issues or concerns involving a POC, and, as needed, contact the attending physician to resolve conflicting patient care decisions.
• Responsible for optimizing the comfort and dignity of each patient and providing care that is consistent with patient and family needs and goals.
• Assist the Medical Director in managing the inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care programs as needed. Clinical or administrative work with the palliative care teams may be an option if desired.
• Other reasonable duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Medical Director or a designee.
• Competitive annual salary - $130,000 - $140,000 annually, based on experience
• Medical malpractice insurance
• 403(b) Plan
• Professional Dues

BridgingLife is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP). CHAP accreditation publicly certifies that an organization has voluntarily met the highest standards of excellence for home and/or community-based health care.

BridgingLife is a member of:

• Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

About LifeBridge Health

LifeBridge Health is a dynamic, purpose-driven health system redefining care delivery across the mid-Atlantic and beyond, anchored by our mission to "improve the health of people in the communities we serve." Join us to advance health access, elevate patient experiences, and contribute to a system that values bold ideas and community-centered care.

With over 14,000 employees, 130 care locations, and two million annual patient encounters, we combine strategic growth, innovation, and deep community commitment to deliver exceptional care anchored by five leading centers in Maryland.

Our organization thrives on a culture of CARE BRAVELY-where compassion, courage, and urgency drive every decision, empowering teams to shape the future of healthcare.

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