Physician Home Care

VITAS Healthcare•Tallahassee, FL

About The Position

As a home care hospice physician, you will use your compassion, communication skills and deep expertise to build meaningful relationships with patients and families, providing the highest-quality care at the most challenging point in life. You will see the person behind each prognosis and create care plans centered around the patient’s wishes, needs, and beliefs, often working in concert with the patient’s primary care physician. Manage approximately 45-60 patients in their home settings via an interdisciplinary team approach. Make visits in-person and via telehealth. Participate in Weekly team IDG meetings. With your strong sense of commitment, you will advocate for your patients, discussing goals for their care while addressing their hopes and fears. You will live the hospice mission, seeking teachable moments everywhere, and educate patients, caregivers, and the communities you serve on the benefits of compassionate, dignified end-of-life care. Each day is different. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients and families wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. Once a week, you’ll visit your local program office to discuss cases with members of your interdisciplinary team, including social workers, chaplains, and nurses. All of these roles collaborate to provide holistic support for the patients and families we serve. VITAS® Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, and has the resources and expertise to support your personal and professional growth. As a member of the VITAS team, you’ll find fulfillment working for a people-focused organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others. You will be more than just an employee: You will be counted on as an expert in your field, and as a valued team member whose efforts are respected and vital to our hospice mission. All VITAS employees commit to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities with the highest regard for professionalism, collaboration and teamwork, and an eye focused constantly on growth and improvement. We serve with commitment and compassion, and position ourselves for the future by embracing, innovating, and leading change. If you are that person, make your voice heard—find your purpose at VITAS today.

Requirements

VITAS physicians must be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state in which their program operates.
Board-certified or board-eligible in hospice and palliative medicine, internal medicine, family practice, or a related specialty
Familiar with the principles of hospice
Registered with the DEA.
Commitment, Compassion, and a Can-do Attitude.

Responsibilities

Manage approximately 45-60 patients in their home settings via an interdisciplinary team approach.
Make visits in-person and via telehealth.
Participate in Weekly team IDG meetings.
Advocate for your patients, discussing goals for their care while addressing their hopes and fears.
Educate patients, caregivers, and the communities you serve on the benefits of compassionate, dignified end-of-life care.