Medical Director

CONSTELLATION HEALTH SERVICES•Mantua Township, NJ

11d•$1 - $1•Onsite

About The Position

Constellation Health Services seeks a Hospice Medical Director who is a licensed physician (a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy) that organizes and assumes overall responsibility for the medical component of the hospice’s care program. Constellation Health Services was founded to be an innovative leader in the post-acute continuums by the development of core teams that embody clinical excellence, uniqueness within their communities and act with authentic intention. We believe that serving patients in the community setting is the most important activity of the organization. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality of patient care with compassion and respect for each person.

Requirements

Is a licensed physician (a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy).
The Medical Director has the required licensure, education, training and qualifications required by rule, regulation, law and/or statute to qualify for the role in their state.
A minimum of five years of clinical experience in the practice of medicine or osteopathy.
Has current state and federal registrations to prescribe and administer drugs, including controlled substances.
Eligible to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Board Certified in a related specialty.

Responsibilities

Provides the palliative and management of terminal illness, medical care interventions targeting unmet general medical needs and hospice pre-election and counseling services when these specific needs are not met by the attending physician.
Available for consultation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and arranges coverage when not available.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure that the medical needs of the patient are met and provide oversight of the plan of care.
Certify that the patients meet the medical criteria for hospice admission based upon available diagnostic and prognostic indicators, review of medical records, and hospice nursing reports.
Complete all necessary documentation required of the Hospice Medical Director by Medicare and other payers to certify and recertify each patient’s terminal condition.
Adhere to requirements, terms and conditions requires by Medicare Conditions of Participation, ACHC and federal and state laws governing provision of services.
Provides comprehensive medical direction of the hospice program.
Has expertise in the medical care of terminally ill individuals.
Knowledgeable about the psychosocial, spiritual, and medical aspects of hospice care.