Palliative Care Physician, Jackson Memorial Palliative Care, Per Diem, Variable schedule

Jackson Health System; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Miami as a Palliative Care Physician. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality care, coordinating patient management and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers a per diem schedule with flexibility, ideal for experienced medical professionals dedicated to excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of related experience required.
• Valid Florida Medical License, DEA and board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine required.
• Fellowship trained in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment.
• Provide direct patient care and maintain medical records.
• Collaborate with various departments in patient management.

Skills

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Expertise

Education

Doctorate degree in Medicine

Job description

Palliative Care Physician, Jackson Memorial Palliative Care, Per Diem, Variable schedule

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Department: Jackson Memorial Hospital - (Palliative Care and Transitional Care Department)

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136

Shift details: Per Diem to cover weekdays and including weekends as needed

Why Jackson

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Summary

Palliative Care Medical Doctor is responsible for administration of all medical and professional services provided by the medical program. The incumbent maintains effective lines of communication with the medical, nursing, social work and management staffs and coordinates the development, implementation and the evaluation of standard of patient care for Palliative and Transitional Care Department.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment to System patients.
• Provides direct patient care on a daily basis and provides all necessary medical record documentation including Medicare/Medicaid and third party payers requirements.
• Performs CPT and ICD9/ICD 10 coding for each patient encounter.
• Works as scheduled and may rotate through System. Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate. Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required. Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Participates in utilization review, quality assessment and improvement programs to improve patient care.
• Provides medical consultative services to other medical personnel, specifically related to overall patient management.
• Maintains current standards of acceptable medical practice. Participates in educational programs specific to patient care.
• Involves patients (and family, when necessary) in the decision making process about treatment. Meets productivity standards.
• Collaborates with Radiology, Pathology, Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Nursing in the clinical management of patients.
• Performs all credentialed medical procedures according to standards, including time-out protocols.
• Respects the rights, privacy and property of others at all times including the confidentiality of information, according to Administrative policies and all applicable laws and regulations.
• Complies with all applicable JHS policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and accreditation requirements (including HIPPAA and clinical trials protocol).
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise). Performs all other related job duties as assigned.
  
  

Experience

Generally requires 5 to 7 years of related experience.

Education

• Doctorate degree in Medicine is required.
  
  

Credentials

• Valid Florida Medical License, DEA and board certification (Hospice and Palliative Medicine) are required.
• Fellowship trained in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Other specialty certifications related to specialty are a plus. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
  
  

Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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