Physician Home Care

VITAS Healthcare; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Torrance, CA seeks a home care hospice physician to deliver compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care and to build meaningful relationships with patients and families. You will create care plans aligned with patients' wishes, coordinate with primary care physicians, and participate in weekly IDG meetings with an interdisciplinary team.

Licensure in California, board certification or board-eligibility in hospice/palliative medicine (or related) and DEA registration are

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in California.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in hospice/palliative medicine, internal medicine, family practice, or related specialty.
• DEA registration and familiarity with hospice principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home visits and telehealth to patients.
• Lead an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans.
• Participate in weekly IDG meetings and advocate for patient goals.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

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

What You’ll Do As a home care hospice physician, 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 wishes, 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, you will advocate for your patients, discussing goals for their care while addressing their hopes and fears. You will live the hospice mission, seeking teachable moments everywhere, and educate patients, caregivers, and the communities 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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