Physician Hospice Associate Medical Director

Hospice Physician

Compassionate Care Hospice, an Amedisys Company, is currently accepting CVs for a PRN Hospice Physician at our Lakeland location. This team prides itself on going beyond the call of duty to service not only their patients' needs but the team around them. It's at the heart of what we do.

Job Description

• Function as a consultant to patients, physicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assure provision of quality palliative care, including pain and symptom 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 healthcare audiences to improve the 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.

Requirements

• Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school.
• 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.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and agency-required liability insurance to complete home visits.
• Board certification in hospice and palliative care preferred.

Benefits

• Attractive pay; compensation varies depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Community-based care centers with a supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Better work/life balance and increased flexibility compared to other settings.
• Job stability and the opportunity to advance with a growing company.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families by providing much-needed care where they want to be - in their homes.

Community Overview

Our hospice care focuses on the whole person - combining medical care and support for emotional and spiritual needs, as well as support for loved ones and caregivers. Our staff say they are following their calling and have a "Hospice Heart."

Testimonial

"Our hospice team immediately took to our family; everyone was important. They truly had an interest in how everybody was and that we were all taken care of. To be able to take care of someone that you don't know when you walk through that door and to embrace them like your own family is great." - Erin, Patient's Daughter

Technology Use

Hospice clinical staff utilizes and leverages:

• HCHB = Proprietary real-time database
• Optum Pharmacy solutions with 24/7 access
• iPrescribe - efficiencies with medication management
• Forcura - document management system
• Medline - supply ordering system
• Laptop, voice dictation, and mileage tracking
• Outlook added to Teams, Chat, Yammer