Hospice Medical Director

Ethos • Akron, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director will assume responsibility for the medical component of the hospice program, serve as a clinical resource to the interdisciplinary team, support appropriate hospice eligibility and certification decisions, and help ensure continuity and quality of physician services. The preferred physician will combine sound medical judgment with a collaborative, responsive approach to hospice care. The Medical Director should be comfortable advising clinicians, educating community physicians, supporting eligibility decisions, participating in interdisciplinary care, and representing hospice professionally within the medical community.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted Ohio physician license.
• Current state and federal controlled-substance registrations.
• Hospice or palliative-care experience, or substantive training in end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of Medicare hospice eligibility, certification, recertification, and Conditions of Participation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with attending physicians and interdisciplinary hospice teams.
• Commitment to continued medical education related to hospice and palliative medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification or significant experience in hospice and palliative medicine, geriatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, oncology, or another closely related specialty.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for the medical component of the hospice program.
• Serve as a clinical resource to the interdisciplinary team.
• Support appropriate hospice eligibility and certification decisions.
• Ensure continuity and quality of physician services.
• Advise clinicians.
• Educate community physicians.
• Support eligibility decisions.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care.
• Represent hospice professionally within the medical community.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed