Physician Associate Medical Director Hospice

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Amedisys Hospice in Fresno, CA is seeking a Physician Associate Medical Director to support hospice care on a PRN/1099 basis. The role involves serving as a consultant to patients and the interdisciplinary team, ensuring quality pain and symptom management, and fulfilling hospital or home visits as needed.

The position requires an MD/DO, hospice/palliative certification (preferred), an active license in the state, CPR, and a valid driver’s license with liability insurance for home visits.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in hospice and palliative care is preferred.
• Current and unencumbered license to practice in the state assigned.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation with agency liability insurance for home visits.

Responsibilities

• Assist with IDG meetings and rotational on-call.
• Provide clinical consults and joint visits in hospital or home when indicated.
• Conduct educational seminars and in-services for physicians, nurses and other care teams to improve hospice services.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

MD/DO

Tools

CPR certification

Job description

Overview

AseraCare DBA Amedisys Hospice

Physician Associate Medical Director Hospice

PRN/1099

Must have Hospice experience

• This is not a remote position***

Responsibilities

• Assist with IDG meetings and rotational on call

Hours: Approx 10 - 15 hours per month

Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospice? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.

Why Amedisys

You will be leading a team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be - in their homes.

Responsibilities

• Function as a consultant to patients, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assure provision of quality of palliative care including pain and symptoms management as you collaborate with the patients' attending physician.
• Assure appropriate evaluation, certification, and recertification of terminal prognosis at the time of admission and at the end of each certification period.
• Serve as the physician member of the Professional Advisory Committee.
• Conduct educational seminars, in-services and presentations to physicians, nurses, and other health care audiences to improve quality of patient care and promote hospice services and increase access to patients.
• Available for in-house or phone consultation for acute patient clinical problems that cannot be resolved through staff, directors and primary or on-call physician and available for consultation or joint visits in hospital or home when indicated.

Qualifications

• Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in hospice and palliative care is preferred but not required. Experienced physicians with a passion for working with patients in hospice and palliative care are welcome to apply.
• Current and unencumbered license to practice specific to that state you are assigned to work.
• Membership in good standing on the medical staff of at least one contracted hospital.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.