Hospice and Palliative Care Physician

Emerald Resource Group • White Plains, NY

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Serious illness asks for a physician who can ease suffering, name what matters, and keep care aligned with those goals. In this role you lead that work—at the bedside, in the home, and with the team—so patients are comfortable, families are guided, and unwanted treatment gives way to a clear plan. Your impact is felt in quieter symptoms, honest conversations, and care that holds together across settings.

Requirements

• MD or DO with board certification or eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, or equivalent specialty training plus substantial hospice practice.
• Active state medical license and DEA registration, with sound judgment in opioid and complex symptom management.
• Demonstrated leadership of interdisciplinary teams and family goals-of-care conferences.
• Working knowledge of the Medicare hospice benefit, eligibility, and plan-of-care documentation.
• Ability to cover home, facility, and inpatient needs, including scheduled after-hours responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals of care and a written plan within 48 hours of admission or consult, including prognosis, priorities, and expected course.
• Bring severe pain and other distressing symptoms to a tolerable level within 24 hours for most acute cases, and sustain that control.
• Lead family meetings that produce a shared decision, appropriate advance-care documents, and fewer crisis hospitalizations.
• Direct the interdisciplinary team so nursing, social work, and spiritual care execute one plan across home, facility, and inpatient settings.
• Keep documentation, certifications, and medication orders audit-ready and consistent with the Medicare hospice benefit and palliative standards.
• Respond to referring clinicians quickly enough that consults convert to trusted, repeat partnerships.
• Coach colleagues in goals-of-care communication so the program’s standard of care does not depend on one physician.

Benefits

• A full team around the patient, so medicine, nursing, and psychosocial care move together.
• Authority to set the clinical standard for communication and symptom control.
• A schedule built for continuity with patients and families through the course of illness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior