Hospice Physician, PRN

Alternate Solutions Health Network; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alternate Solutions Health Network seeks a Hospice Medical Director to provide medical oversight, support the interdisciplinary team, and ensure continuity of hospice medical services. The role includes admission decisions, plan of care updates every 15 days, and on-call responsibilities.

Board-certified MD/DO required with hospice/palliative care experience. Responsibilities include education and guidance to staff, quality improvement initiatives, and acting as a medical resource to physicians

Qualifications

• Holds current Board Certification as a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the state without restriction.
• Experience in hospice or palliative care and/or training in end-of-life care.
• Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License and maintain personal automobile insurance coverage as defined by state law and/or company policy.

Responsibilities

• Assure hospice patients are properly evaluated for recertification of terminal prognosis prior to the beginning of each new benefit period.
• Medical management and plan of care oversight for hospice patients.
• Provide education and consultative assistance related to hospice and palliative care.
• Overseeing clinical aspects of the hospice and directing overall patient care policies.
• On call and holiday coverage, as needed.
• Active participation in admission/eligibility/recertification decisions.
• Active participation in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• In person visits to patient locations for symptom management.
• Quality improvement and cost containment through drug formularies and protocol development.

Skills

Hospice care

Medical leadership

Education & training

Documentation

Education

MD/DO Board Certified

Tools

EMR system

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Our culture and people are what set us apart from other post-acute care providers. We’re dedicated to the growth and development of our team to set them up for success. We CARE for our patients like they are our own FAMILY.SUMMARYThe Hospice Medical Director / Hospice Physician will provide oversight of physician services by complementing attending physician care, acting as a medical resource to the interdisciplinary group, assuring continuity of hospice medical services, and assuring appropriate measures to control patientsymptoms. The Medical director will serve as a hospice champion – promoting and representing the program to physicians, physician groups, discharge planners, other referral sources, community health organizations, and others, as appropriate.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESAssure hospice patients are properly evaluated for recertification of terminal prognosis prior to the beginning of each new benefit period.Medical management and plan of care oversight for hospice patients.Provide education and consultative assistance related to hospice and palliative care.Overseeing clinical aspects of the hospice (as required by Medicare) and directing overall patient care policies.On call and holiday coverage, as needed.Accessible, skilled consultation to hospice staff and community physicians on difficult cases.In-service training for hospice staff and CEU offerings to community physicians.Active participation in admission/eligibility/recertification decisions.Active participation in interdisciplinary team meetings.In person visits to patient’s location of residence for symptom management and face to face as indicated.Quality improvement and cost containment through activities such as drug formularies, protocol development and working with community physicians.Evaluating quality assessment performance improvement (QAPI) plans and monitoring to identify medical education needs in cooperation with Hospice Leadership. Participates in QAPI teams and activities, as needed.In conjunction with the attending physician and interdisciplinary group, reviewing and updating the plan of care at least every 15 days, or more frequently as needed.Documenting care provided in the patient’s clinical record, providing evidence of progression of the end-stage disease process.Acting as primary physician for patients whose referring/attending physicians desire to relinquish that care and/or if the referring/attending physicians are not available for further contact.QUALIFICATIONSParticipates in ongoing medical education activities related to the medical care of hospice and palliative care patients.Maintains controlled substances registration with state and federal authorities.Has experience in hospice or palliative care and/or training in end-of-life care.Not excluded from participating in the Medicare program.Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License and maintain personal automobile insurance coverage as defined by state law and/or company policy.Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and EMR system, preferred.EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALSHolds current Board Certification as a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the state without restriction or subject to any disciplinary or corrective action.We’ll help you put your passion for patient care to work. Apply today!This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.