Medical Director / Hospice PRN

Transitions Hospice - Ohio; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance

Long & Short-Term Disability

401(k) with company match

Auto Allowance & Gas Card

Company provided equipment

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Transitions Hospice - Ohio is seeking a Medical Director to lead medical operations across our Columbus service area. The role requires clinical leadership, oversight of hospice providers, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure compassionate, compliant end-of-life care.

You will supervise medical direction, participate in policy development with senior leadership, and promote high-quality education for clinicians while maintaining Medicare and CHAP standards.

Qualifications

• Licensed MD or DO in Ohio without restriction.
• Knowledge of hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life care.
• Commitment to ongoing medical education in hospice care.
• Ability to educate and collaborate across interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall medical leadership for theTransitions Hospice program.
• Ensure 24-hour physician coverage for patient medical needs.
• Develop and review treatment protocols aligned with Medicare and CHAP standards.
• Serve as a mentor and resource to the interdisciplinary team.
• Advance quality and education initiatives with COO/VP Operations.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Education

Collaboration

Pain management

Education

MD or DO license in Ohio

Job description

Description

Coverage Territory: Columbus service area (Franklin County and surrounding)

Schedule: Contracted for plan of care and level of care changes, CTIs and IDG

Practice Medicine with Purpose

At Transitions Hospice, we don't just manage care — we protect dignity, comfort, and the moments that matter most. We’ve reimagined hospice to be something different: compassionate, unhurried, and built around the whole person. That means having a physician leader who brings clinical excellence, deep hospice expertise, and a genuine commitment to ensuring every patient's symptoms are managed, every care team is supported, and every community understands what exceptional end-of-life care can look like.

If you’re a physician who believes hospice medicine is one of the most meaningful specialties in healthcare, this is your role.

What You’ll Do

As Medical Director, you'll provide overall medical leadership for the Transitions Hospice program — serving as the clinical authority, interdisciplinary team resource, physician champion, and quality steward across our hospice services. Your responsibilities include:

Clinical Leadership & Oversight

• Providing overall medical direction to the program, including supervision of all hospice providers
• Consulting with attending physicians on pain and symptom management for hospice patients
• Acting as the primary medical resource to the hospice interdisciplinary group
• Ensuring competent physician services are available on a 24-hour basis to meet the general medical needs of hospice patients
• Reviewing and developing treatment protocols and proposing current, evidence-based intervention options
• Maintaining current knowledge of the latest research and trends in hospice, palliative care, and pain/symptom management
• Serving as collaborating physician for practitioners working within the organization, as needed

Quality, Policy & Compliance

• Establishing and continually reviewing policies and procedures related to patient care, medical education, and emergency protocols
• Ensuring adherence to Medicare Conditions of Participation, CHAP standards, and applicable federal and state statutes
• Evaluating and monitoring QAPI plans to identify medical education needs; participating in QAPI teams and activities
• Developing criteria — in partnership with the COO and VP of Operations — to monitor the quality of physician and mid-level provider education programs
• Assisting with evaluation of protocols and procedures with respect to quality and cost outcomes
• Assuring that organizational policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations are followed throughout the program

Education & Community Engagement

• Acting as a liaison to physicians by providing consultation and education to IDG physicians, attending physicians, and community physicians related to hospice
• Serving as a hospice champion — representing and promoting the program to physicians, discharge planners, referral sources, and community health organizations
• Proposing and supporting organizational programs that address identified medical education needs
• Demonstrating skill in counseling and communicating with patients and families navigating end-of-life care
• Participating in resolution of interpersonal conflict and issues of clinical and ethical concern
• Engaging in ongoing medical education activities related to hospice and palliative care

Benefits We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance plans
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) with company match
• Auto Allowance & Gas Card
• Company provided equipment
• Paid Time Off

Why Choose Transitions Hospice?

Hospice physicians at Transitions aren’t just consultants — they’re leaders, educators, and advocates for a better end-of-life experience. You’ll work alongside a passionate interdisciplinary team, shape the clinical standards of a growing organization, and have a direct impact on how patients and families experience their final chapter. We give you the platform to practice medicine the way it should be practiced — with time, intention, and purpose.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Licensed as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) in the state without restriction or disciplinary action
• Maintains controlled substances registrations with state and federal authorities
• Not excluded from participation in the Medicare Program
• Knowledge and prior experience in hospice, palliative care, and/or end-of-life care
• Commitment to ongoing medical education in hospice and palliative care
• Strong clinical judgment in pain and symptom management for terminally ill patients
• Ability to serve as an effective educator, collaborator, and advocate across interdisciplinary teams and the broader physician community
• Genuine commitment to the philosophy and values of hospice and end-of-life care