Primary Care Physician - MD - Medical Director

Abode Hospice; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Abode Hospice is seeking a full-time clinical physician lead in Lexington, Kentucky. In this role, you will provide complex and geriatric care to patients, ensuring ethical and evidence-based decision-making. You will collaborate with nurse practitioners and other team members to enhance patient outcomes and participate in leadership duties.

Candidates should have administrative leadership experience in healthcare, board certification in relevant medical fields, and a Doctor of Medicine degree. Compassionate communication and excellent organizational skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare.
• Clinical medical experience of seven years or more preferred.
• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatrics is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients.
• Collaborate with facility leadership and other healthcare providers.
• Audit practitioner medical orders and documentation.
• Participate in company frontline/backup call processes for acute changes.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Patience

Organizational skills

Decision-making

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of medicine

Doctor of Medicine

Job description

Overview

In this full time, clinical physician lead role, under supervision of the CMO, you will have several clinical responsibilities, along with some specified administrative responsibilities. While providing day‑to‑day clinical care to residents residing in facilities as well as home‑bound patients, you will practice and role‑model ethical and evidence‑based decision‑making to promote the vision and mission of the company to other practitioners and staff.

Company Details

Abode Care Partners, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a leading provider of integrated medical services, caring for individuals from post‑hospitalization to home in various settings ranging from skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, group homes, and private homes. We bring quality medical care to older adults, people with complex conditions, people with special needs, and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities while increasing quality of life and safeguarding the dignity of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provides high‑quality complex and geriatric care to residents and patients across settings in partnership with non‑physician practitioner and other interprofessional team members to an identified panel of patients across various assisted living and skilled nursing facilities
• Keeps high engagement with facility leadership teams, nurse practitioners/physician assistants, patients, and families
• Provides collaborating physician duties for on average of 5 but up to 15 nurse practitioners and physician assistants (based on state regulatory parameters) to support them in their clinical roles
• Based on state and regional regulatory frameworks, audits up to 10% of practitioner medical orders and/ or documentation for each provider monthly
• If needed, assumes medical directorships for skilled and/or other senior living facilities
• Helps identify new growth opportunities with skilled facilities and/or other senior living facilities in the market/region
• Participates in company frontline /backup call processes for timely response to acute changes of condition to prevent avoidable hospital transfers, or to meet other clinical needs
• Keeps a high focus on quality outcomes including but not limited to care path compliance and productivity, prevention of avoidable transfers and decrease in polypharmacy and costs of care
• Attends required trainings, and meetings as mandated by the CMO or other leaders to assure best care delivery by the company

Education & Experience

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine and is a Doctor of Medicine
• Two or more years of administrative leadership experience in healthcare
• Clinical medical experience of seven years or more preferred

Certifications & Licenses

• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatrics; qualification in Geriatrics preferred
• Practicing physician currently licensed under the provisions of the State Board of Medicine
• Active unrestricted licensure to practice in state of employment
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration

Qualitative Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and other healthcare support staff
• Ability to treat patients and their families with compassion and understanding
• Ability to work for long periods of time with patients who need special attention
• Ability to display patience with children and adult patients who fear medical treatment
• Excellent computer and electronic record‑keeping skills
• Excellent organizational and management skills
• Excellent decision‑making, problem‑solving and cognitive abilities