Hospice Physician, Part-Time

BAYADA Hospice is immediately seeking a part time Hospice Physician to join our Integrity Missouri Springfield Hospice team.

BAYADA Hospice provides the highest quality end-of-life care so our patients can remain at home with comfort, grace, and dignity. With a variety of care and comfort services delivered through an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers, the goal of hospice is to support a patient’s quality of life. We are currently hiring a part time Hospice Physician to join our team of dedicated, compassionate caregivers to collaborate with office and field staff to ensure excellent client service, clinical care, quality and adherence to policies, procedures, hospice eligibility documentation, and Medicare Conditions of Participation. In this integral leadership role, you will manage hospice Associate Medical Directors, consulting physicians and collaborating mid-level providers. You will have the opportunity to improve access to hospice services through business development, networking, and educational outreach to physicians, hospitals, facilities, and community groups.

We want you to leverage your compassion for patients and families, collaborative nature, and strong sense of integrity as a key member of the BAYADA team! You will have ample support, while doing rewarding work and continuing to be challenged.

Primary Responsibilities for a Hospice Physician:

• Oversee, coordinate, review and evaluate the medical care provided to Hospice patients
• Manage terminal illness and conditions related to the terminal illness of Hospice patients
• Assist with admissions and discharges
• Document patient care services and all other treatment services rendered in accordance with policies and procedures and Medicare rules
• Serve as a key medical resource to hospice staff, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom control management
• Function as the attending physician as needed
• Provide hospice and/or palliative care consultations pursuant to the attending physician’s orders, or as requested; provide visits to Hospice patients
• Participate as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team
• Facilitate family meetings
• Actively participate in Hospice's senior leadership meetings and strategic planning
• Some on-call required (by phone only)

Minimum Qualifications for a Hospice Physician:

• Licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy without restriction in the state of Missouri. Proof of current licensure will be required
• Graduate of an accredited and approved medical program as required, based on Missouri state regulations
• Board certification in internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine preferred
• Specialty board certification in hospice and palliative care preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent, verifiable, related clinical experience, preferably at least one (1) year in hospice, palliative and/or home care
• Must maintain a valid registration with the DEA and any applicable state agency without limitation to prescribe drugs under such registration. Will provide proof of such registration upon request
• Must remain a qualified Medicare and Medicaid provider
• Will maintain unrestricted medical staff membership and clinical admitting privileges at any of Hospice’s inpatient contracts

Why you'll love BAYADA:

• BAYADA Home Health Care offers the stability and structure of a national company with the values and culture of a family-owned business.
• https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-greatest-workplaces-diversity-2024/bayada
• • Newsweek's Best Place to Work for Diversity 2023
  • Newsweek Best Place to Work (overall) 2024
  • Newsweek Best Place to Work for Women and Families 2023
• Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2018 and 2019
• Forbes Best Places to Work for Women 2020
• BAYADA Home Health Care offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes the following: Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental and medical health plans, employer paid life insurance, 401k with company match, direct deposit and employee assistance program

Established in 1975, BAYADA is a non-profit organization that has never been sold, caring for an average of 44,000 clients weekly with 31,500 employees onboard. BAYADA is serving clients in 21 states, 373 offices, 6 countries and growing!!!

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