Hospice Medical Director - Contracted Services

Gentiva Hospice • Kingsport, TN

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About The Position

We are looking for a Hospice Medical Director to join our Kingsport team. This Hospice Medical Director serves as a medical resource to hospice team, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom management. The role involves attending, participating, and collaborating in IDG meetings to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met. The Medical Director provides oversight of the plan of care and partners with the patient’s attending medical director/physician to develop and update the plan of care. Additionally, the Medical Director certifies that the patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission and signs appropriate documentation to indicate the approval of the admission. The role also includes partnering with the Admission Team to provide guidance and support, as well as reviewing clinical information prior to the recertification period and providing written recertification of terminal illness for subsequent benefit periods.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D.) or (D.O.) and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.
• Exemplary leadership skills with a passion for optimizing the care of patients with hospice and palliative care needs.
• Reputation and positive image in the community as an authority in hospice and palliative medicine.
• Familiarity and skill in working with an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience with and ability to work within a distributed physician medical staff (or similar) structure.
• Current and valid National Provider Identifier (NPI).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a medical resource to hospice team, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom management.
• Attend, participate, and collaborate in IDG meetings to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met.
• Provide oversight of the plan of care.
• Partner with the patient’s attending medical director/physician to develop and update the plan of care.
• Certify that the patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission and sign appropriate documentation.
• Partner with the Admission Team to provide guidance and support.
• Review clinical information prior to the recertification period and provide written recertification of terminal illness for subsequent benefit periods.

Benefits

• This is a job notification only. The Medical Director will not be an employee of Gentiva. The Medical Director will invoice Gentiva for services rendered.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree