Palliative Medicine Medical Director

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care is seeking a Medical Director of Palliative Medicine to lead a multidisciplinary team. The role focuses on compassionate, patient- and family-centered care across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring effective symptom management and coordinated care with primary and specialty teams.

The position emphasizes clinical leadership, development of standardized protocols, and ongoing quality improvement to enhance patient outcomes and care delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in clinical care and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Expertise in symptom management and complex care planning.
• Ability to develop protocols and improve quality and safety.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Commitment to patient- and family-centered care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for palliative medicine services.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols to standardize care.
• Mentor and support clinicians to strengthen palliative care delivery.
• Advance quality improvement, patient safety, and program outcomes.
• Shape program strategy and drive innovation in care practices.
• Support education and professional development within the team.
• Model a culture of teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous growth.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Symptom management

Care planning

Protocol development

Quality improvement

Team mentoring

Interdisciplinary coordination

Patient-centered care

Job description

Medical Director, Palliative Medicine

Lead a multidisciplinary palliative care program focused on compassionate, patient- and family-centered care. Oversee palliative services in both inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring high-quality symptom management, complex care planning, and coordinated delivery with primary and specialty teams.

Medical Director, Palliative Medicine

Lead a multidisciplinary palliative care program focused on compassionate, patient- and family-centered care. Oversee palliative services in both inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring high-quality symptom management, complex care planning, and coordinated delivery with primary and specialty teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for palliative medicine services.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols to standardize care.
• Mentor and support clinicians to strengthen palliative care delivery.
• Advance quality improvement, patient safety, and program outcomes.
• Shape program strategy and drive innovation in care practices.
• Support education and professional development within the team.
• Model a culture of teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous growth.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong leadership in clinical care and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Expertise in symptom management and complex care planning.
• Ability to build protocols and improve quality and safety.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Commitment to patient- and family-centered care and teamwork.