Physician Home Care

VITAS Healthcare; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Irvine, California is seeking an experienced home care hospice physician to deliver compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care in patients' homes. You’ll assess needs, develop care plans, and work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure comfort and dignity at the end of life.

You’ll visit patients in private residences and facilities, participate in weekly team meetings, and stay current with hospice, internal medicine, or family practice standards.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state of operation.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in hospice and palliative medicine, internal medicine, or family practice.
• Registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate end-of-life care to patients in their homes.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans.
• Manage patient populations and coordinate visits, including telehealth when appropriate.

Skills

Medical license

Board-certified/eligible

DEA registration

Job description

Who We Are

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

Our hospice organization kickstarts careers in caring, promotes from within, and provides a nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience. Supported by industry-leading experts and a n expanding network of programs in 15+ states, VITAS empowers team members to grow toward their goals while transforming patients' lives.

Our priority is to care: For our patients, for each other, and for the future.

What You’ll Do

As a home care hospice p hysician, you will use your compassion, communication skills and deep expertise to build meaningful relationships with patients and families, providing the highest- quality care at the most challenging point in life. You will see the person behind each prognosis and create care plans centered around the patient's w ishe s, needs, and beliefs, often working in concert with the patient's primary care physician.

Manage approximately 45-60 patients in their home settings via an interdisciplinary team approach. Make visits in-person and via telehealth. Participate in Weekly team IDG meetings.

With your strong sense of commitment, y ou will advocate for your patients, discuss ing goals for their care while address ing their hopes and fears. Yo u will live the hospice mission, s eeking teachable moments everywhere, and educat e patients, caregivers, and the communi ties you serve on the benefits of compassionate, dignified end- of- life care.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

Each day is different. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients and families wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.

Once a week, you'll visit your local program office to discuss cases with members of your interdisciplinary team, including social workers, chaplains, and nurses. All of these roles collaborate to provide holistic support for the patients and families we serve.

What's Expected From You

VITAS physicians must be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state in which their program operates. In addition to being board-certified or board-eligible in hospice and palliative medicine, internal medicine, family practice, or a related specialty, you should be familiar with the principles of hospice and registered with the DEA.

You'll also have the traits that make the VITAS Difference: Commitment, Compassion, and a Can-do Attitude.

You will keep patient welfare at the center of everything you do, giving your best each day in service of our core commitment: Extending comfort and dignity to all people at the end of their life's journey.

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