Fellow Physician Waco Family Medicine HPM Program (3528)

WACO FAMILY MEDICINE • Waco, TX

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About The Position

Provide supervised hospice and palliative medicine care as an integrated member of the hospice interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, and home- based hospice settings. Perform comprehensive symptom assessment and management for patients with serious and life-limiting illness, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, anxiety, depression, and delirium. Participate actively in hospice operations, including longitudinal patient assignments, interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings, and coordination of care across disciplines. Conduct goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and end-of-life conversations with patients and families. Complete required hospice clinical and regulatory documentation, including EHR documentation and death certificates, under supervision. Participate in joint home visits with hospice physicians and members of the interdisciplinary team (nursing, social work, chaplaincy, etc.). Serve in a consultative role to support primary teams with complex medical decision-making, prognostication, and ethical considerations. Engage in structured teaching activities, case presentations, and scholarly or quality improvement projects related to hospice and palliative medicine.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree from accredited school
• Completion of a residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Board eligible or certified in primary specialty
• Eligible for medical licensure

Responsibilities

• Provide supervised hospice and palliative medicine care as an integrated member of the hospice interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, and home- based hospice settings.
• Perform comprehensive symptom assessment and management for patients with serious and life-limiting illness, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, anxiety, depression, and delirium.
• Participate actively in hospice operations, including longitudinal patient assignments, interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings, and coordination of care across disciplines.
• Conduct goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and end-of-life conversations with patients and families.
• Complete required hospice clinical and regulatory documentation, including EHR documentation and death certificates, under supervision.
• Participate in joint home visits with hospice physicians and members of the interdisciplinary team (nursing, social work, chaplaincy, etc.).
• Serve in a consultative role to support primary teams with complex medical decision-making, prognostication, and ethical considerations.
• Engage in structured teaching activities, case presentations, and scholarly or quality improvement projects related to hospice and palliative medicine.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree