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hospice palliative medicine physician

VITAS Healthcare

Philadelphia Medical director - 250 K The Medical director shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state where the hospice is located. In his/her absence, the medical director shall designate another physician to serve as acting medical director. The Medical director of VITAS fulfills two primary functions, each of which is expected to consume approximately one half of the time and work effort of the position:<ul><li>The Medical director has overall responsibility for medical direction of the care and treatment of patients and their families rendered by the hospice care team, and shall consult and cooperate with the patient's attending physician. The medical director provides physician direction and guidance to the hospice program, its physician employees, and other staff and volunteers to assure the maintenance of quality standards of care for patients and families.</li><li>The Medical director educates practicing physicians and others engaged in health care services regarding the hospice program and its potential benefits to patients.</li></ul>In fulfilling the two primary functions explained above, the Medical director performs the following duties:<ul><li>Quality of Clinical Care<ul><li>Assure appropriate evaluation and certification of terminal prognosis of patients.</li><li>Assure the quality of initial plans of care.</li><li>Assure the quality of comprehensive plans of care.</li><li>Assure the accuracy of documentation.</li><li>Review revocations.</li><li>Review recertifications of terminal prognosis.</li><li>Review the quality of pain and symptom management.</li><li>Provide medical expertise on pain and symptom management to admission and patient care staff.</li><li>Provide medical expertise on the evaluation of terminal prognosis to admission and patient care staff.</li><li>Actively participate in formal QI functions and committees.</li><li>Actively participate in Interdisciplinary Group.</li><li>Actively participate in Ethics Committee.</li><li>Interact with attending physicians as necessary regarding pain and symptom manage ment issues and issues involving patient prognosis</li><li>Periodically attend home care team meetings and rounds in inpatient units.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Supervision of team physicians (home care and inpatient)<ul><li>Interview and participate in the hiring and contracting of team physicians with the general manager, patient care administrator and/or team manager.</li><li>Orient team physicians as to clinical responsibilities and the principles of palliative medicine.</li><li>Periodically review the quality of clinical care provided by the team physician.</li><li>Periodically review the quality of the quality of the documentation of visits made by the team physician.</li><li>Assure that documentation of visits supports the CPT coded level of service billed.</li><li>Ensure proper team physician participation and support in team meetings.</li><li>Ensure proper team physician support to the VITAS nurse, team manager, and other clinical team members.</li><li>Participate with the team manager in the yearly formal evaluation of the team physician.</li><li>Ensure that a physician on-call rotation is established so that there is team physician support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Management<ul><li>Participate as an active member of the local/regional management team (includes budget process, strategic planning, etc.)</li><li>Actively participate in responding to audits and denials from third party insurance and intermediaries (i.e. Medicare)</li><li>Ensure that all contracted physicians (team physicians and consulting physicians) are properly credentialed via the VITAS Credentialing process.</li><li>Serve on the VITAS Credentialing Committee.</li><li>In Wisconsin the medical director also supervises the following functions of the consultant pharmacist:<ul><li>Ensure medications are utilized within accepted standards of practice.</li><li>Ensure a system is developed and maintained that documents the disposal of controlled drugs.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Community Relations<ul><li>Educate community physicians on the principles of palliative medicine.</li><li>Provide resource and consultative support to community physicians in palliative medicine.</li><li>Attend and present at medical staff and other medical community conferences on palliative medicine.</li><li>Serve as liaison between the hospice and community physicians.</li><li>Make regular contacts with practicing physicians to introduce the hospice program, to educate physicians regarding individuals for whom hospice may be appropriate, and to answer clinical and other concerns of physicians with respect to hospice.</li><li>Assist in introducing the VITAS program to long term care providers, managed care providers, hospitals, and others.</li><li>Conduct educational seminars, in services, and presentations to physicians, nurses, and other health care audiences whose support for and understanding of the hospice program is integral to assuring that hospice services are made accessible to patients and families.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Education and Research <ul><li>Assist in the development of and actively participate in clinical training for all hospice patient care and admissions personnel.</li><li>Actively participate in medical and nursing education programs on palliative medicine that may be provided by VITAS to medical and nursing colleges in the community.</li><li>Assist in the development of and actively participate in research protocols on both the local and corporate level.</li><li>Be a member of and participate in professional organizations related to palliative medicine.</li></ul></li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS<ul><li>Knowledge of the principles and practice of primary medical care, with at least a working knowledge of oncology.</li><li>Knowledge of palliative care with particular emphasis on control of symptoms associated with terminal illness.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with patients' attending physicians to implement the hospice program and effect optimum medical care.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an interdisciplinary team.</li><li>Membership in good standing on the medical staff of an accredited hospital in the state in which the hospice is located.</li><li>Medical malpractice and liability insurance in amounts and with carriers satisfactory to VITAS.</li><li>Positive recommendation to the general manager or area vice president from corporate medical officer.</li></ul>EDUCATION<ul><li>License to practice medicine in the state in which the program is operating.</li><li>Board certification in a medical specialty which deals with care of the terminally ill, such as Internal Medicine, Oncology or Family Practice, with at least a working knowledge of medical oncology and demonstrated expertise in the principles of palliative medicine and symptom management.</li></ul>

Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician

Illumia Health/Gentiva

The Nurse Practitioner Advanced Illness Management (AIM) facilitates advanced illness management and palliative care for patients, ensuring a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan, while demonstrating excellent clinical skills and ethical, relevant judgment. Provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up under the direction of the Palliative Medical Director or Primary Care physician. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will:<ul><li>Work in collaboration with the Professional Services Corporation (PSC) Physician or supervising physician, Primary Care Physician, and other palliative team members to deliver advanced illness management and palliative care by providing diagnosis, treatment and follow-up for patients referred to the company.</li><li>Take responsibility for advanced illness management from the initial assessment through discharge. Assessment at a minimum should include: disease-specific changes, decline or change in function, nutrition and/or cognition, inadequately controlled pain or other distressing symptoms, falls, infections or similar events, the impact of the disease burden on the patient's condition, caregiver and/or family's quality of life.</li><li>Establish the plan of care, individualized for each patient, in consultation with the patient, family and other members of the Advanced Illness team, to include the PCP.</li><li>Facilitate obtaining care for patient when a need is identified in accordance with the Plan of Care.</li><li>Participates in evening/weekend call as required, conducting on-call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner.</li><li>Prescribe medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed, in accordance with state law. Order and interpret laboratory, imaging and other diagnostic tests within the scope of professional practice. Order treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated.</li><li>Communicate clinical findings to the PSC Physician as needed, but no less than bi-weekly. Re-assess effectiveness of care plan on a regular basis and modify as needed.</li><li>Maintain effective working relationships with supportive care team (e.g., Social Worker and RN Care Manager), as applicable, and involve team (internally and externally) when patient's care plan warrants team participation to achieve desired outcome.</li><li>Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.</li><li>Communicate and document clinical findings, treatment plan, and care provided in the patient's medical record in a manner consistent with acceptable standards in order to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.</li><li>Knowledgeable of Palliative Medicine Quality Measures collection, documentation and reporting.</li></ul>About YouNurse Practitioner Requirements:Specialized Knowledge/Skills:<ul><li>Excellent leadership, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Independent decision making and self-motivation.</li><li>Working knowledge or understanding of: principles of Palliative Medicine, including when a patient may be appropriate for home health or hospice care; Medicare/Medicaid regulations; and interdisciplinary process; value based and/or accountable organization requirements</li><li>Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of Gentiva and licensing board.</li><li>Must be able to work efficiently with electronic medical record software.</li></ul>Education/Experience:<ul><li>Minimum of Masters of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing, or an equivalent as allowed under state law</li><li>Minimum of two years Nurse Practitioner experience</li><li>Nurse Practitioner specialty in Family or Adult Medicine preferred</li><li>Value Based Care practice experience preferred</li><li>Practice experience with Part B billing</li><li>Able to work autonomously in an Advanced Practice Role</li></ul>

Full Time Nurse Practitioner-Palliative Care/Advanced Illness Management

Vitas Healthcare

Palliative Care Nurse (RN) The registered nurse is a member of the core interdisciplinary group whose primary function is to assess physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of the seriously ill patient and family. The registered nurse is designated to provide coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patient s and family s needs, and to work with the interdisciplinary group to implement the plan of care. - Monday - Friday 8am-5pm - Face to Face visits in the community and some Virtual Visits - Mileage Reimbursement $0.70 per mile and free roadside assistance Job Duties<ul><li>Provides expert, individualized coordination of care to patients and families.</li><li>Completes initial and on-going comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessment of the patient and family to identify needs and areas for intervention. </li><li>Ensures appropriate referrals to specialists when indicated and support adherence to treatment plan, including physician visits for evaluation and on-going management. </li><li>Assists patients in accessing appropriate services and resources in the community to improve their overall health and well-being. </li><li>Educates patient and family to enhance understanding of disease processes and plan of care, including discussion of treatment options to ensure informed decision making. </li><li>Provides emotional support and counseling to patients and their families to improve transitions, adjustment to illness and adherence to treatment plan. </li><li>Evaluates the patient s physical and emotional recovery after treatment utilizing appropriate resources as needed.</li><li>Empowers patients to take control of their health care by encouraging appropriate goal-setting and discussions about advance care planning/development of advance directives. </li><li>Builds relationships with other clinicians involved in the patients care. </li><li>Attend and participate in internal VITAS Palliative Care s team meetings.</li><li>Promotes patient-centered approach to care. </li><li>Partners with healthcare team to manage transitions of care between hospital, primary and specialty care </li><li>Facilitates proactive discharge planning or follow-up to promote better outcomes, decreased length of stay and reduced readmission rates. </li><li>Protects patient rights to privacy and safeguard confidentiality when releasing patient information. </li><li>Utilize a customer service approach in all interactions with VITAS customers.</li><li>Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the organization.</li><li>Participate in on-call rotation as needed.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>Minimum 2 years of experience in an acute care setting, preferred.</li><li>1-2 years Case Management experience in a community setting preferred (home health, rehab, hospice, etc.) experience preferred. </li><li>Knowledge of the interdisciplinary team concept.</li><li>Experience in patient education, planning, and management desired.</li><li>Exceptional communication and customer service skills.</li><li>Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing with department heads, managers, coworkers and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions. </li><li>Working knowledge of computers, internet access, and the ability to navigate within an automated system as well as a variety of software packages such as Outlook, Excel and Word. </li></ul> Education: <ul><li>Bachelor s degree. Master level degree or higher preferred.</li></ul> Certification & Licensure: <ul><li>Current and Valid License in the state position is based.</li><li>CPR, BLS/ACLS Certification.</li><li>CHPN certification preferred.</li><li>Reliable transportation, current state driver s license and automobile insurance.</li></ul> Physical Requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES <ul><li>EOE/AA M/F/D/V</li></ul> About Us 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.Benefits Include:- Competitive compensation - Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance - Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts - Life insurance - 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match - Cancer and/or critical illness benefit - Tuition Reimbursement - Paid Time Off - Employee Assistance Program - Legal Insurance - Roadside Assistance Many of our positions offer the opportunity to work day or night shifts, weekdays or weekends.Choose a Career with VITAS

Palliative Care Nurse (RN)- Philadelphia, PA

Confidential

Immdiate need for a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician to join a well established Community Health group. Lets DiscussPATIENT CARE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Participates in continuing education as required for professional license maintenance. Coordinates with patients, providers, hospitals, and outside organizations regarding patient care issues. Participates in peer review by performing chart review and working with the quality improvement committee to develop clinical assessment tools, etc. Provides quality comprehensive primary care for a diverse population of at-risk patients, particularly the LGBT community. Provides direct patient care in a full-time position, including, if needed, evening work; other clinical administrative duties such as meetings, quality assurance, follow-up on test results, and completion of patient forms. Provides comprehensive follow-up of laboratory tests including notification of patients of all results according to our Center guidelines, and to provide appropriate follow-up of all abnormal results following the highest standards of medical care. Provides education to patients on health promotion and disease prevention. Writes and refills prescriptions. Makes medically necessary patient referrals to specialists and for hospitalization or recuperative care, or other appropriate care such as drug or alcohol detoxification. Provides appropriate information to facilitate continuity of care. Provides urgent and emergency care as required in the course of offering primary medical care. Provides, with other physician staff members, continuous physician coverage, while on-site or by telephone. Prepares accurate correspondence, reports, and technical documentation as required for communication, recordkeeping, and/or reporting. Records all patient information timely using Electronic Medical Records, in accordance with the guidelines and standards of our Center. Reviews and authorizes nurse's notes and documentation required for billing purposes. Provides our support staff with adequate physician leadership. Serves as physician supervisor for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, ensuring the highest quality clinical care for patients co-managed. Helps educate peers and other clinic staff by providing talks in areas of interest and expertise. Participates in the teaching of medical students and residents and acts as a role model and mentor for students, residents and fellows as indicated. Responds to Behavioral Health and Case Management requests. Attends and actively participates in department meetings, general staff meetings, quality assurance meetings, and other meetings, as required. Performs any other reasonable and appropriate duties at the request of the CMO.MD DO Primary Care Physician Medical Doctor Loan Repayment Full time / Benefited

Physician / Family Practice / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Loan Repayment Job

Immediate need for an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician to join a Community Health / Primary Care group in Pittsburgh. Lets Discuss50K in Fed Loan repayment State loan repayment programs as wellWe are presently in search of a Full Time (Monday - Friday, 8:30AM to 5PM; with fair-share of rotating on call coverage) The average patient load is 16 patients, per provider, daily.While we are not able to offer anything higher than $150,000 in salary per year, there are many wonderful reasons why the right person would choose to work with us. I've attached a listing of our benefits and will additionally say we are a great team of care providers who sincerely desire to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. We are considered a facility that operates in a federally designated health professional shortage area and an underserved community. As such, providers who work for us are able to apply to the Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program, which provides grant funding for educational loan repayment.MD / DO / Physician / Provider Full time / Benefited

Physician / Family Practice / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Loan repay Job

It's Just Better Here. We're hiring for a Hospice Regional Sales Director to join our dynamic team. This position will be responsible for the growth and development of new territories for Residential Hospice. Residential Home Health and Hospice is a nationally recognized leader in home health and hospice for over 20 years and have been named a Top Workplace 12 years in a row.This position will be responsible for covering the surrounding areas of Moosic, PA. Hospice Regional Director Job Responsibilities: <ul><li>Maintain relationships with all existing referral sources.</li><li>Actively prospect for new referral sources based on the Agency's scope of service.</li><li>Educate Hospice Consultants on the benefits of Residential's service offering.</li><li>Analyze sales statistics to determine business growth potential.</li><li>Establishes performance goals for all Hospice Consultants, and monitors and documents performance on a continual basis.</li><li>Works with Hospice Consultants to develop and/or maintain and improve business relations with all customers of the company.</li><li>Lead sales meetings for the Hospice Consultant team.</li><li>Work closely with Marketing, Agency Administrator and Clinical Management to ensure that the demand for clinical care is aligned with our capacity and at no time compromises the Agency's ability to provide the best quality care for our patients.</li></ul> Hospice Regional Director Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<ul><li>Bachelor Degree required</li><li>One-year of healthcare marketing experience required</li><li>One-year of supervisory experience preferred</li></ul>NOTICE: Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is part of our background process, which includes medical and recreational marijuana.By supplying your phone number, you agree to receive communication via phone or text.By submitting your application, you are confirming that you are legally authorized to work in the United States.JR# JR250329

Hospice Regional Sales Director

UTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES KidsCare: a large group of pediatricians and APs (approximately 10) serve a primarily under served pediatric patient population at three inner city site: Bethlehem, Allentown and Easton. Significant quantities of patients are Spanish speaking and translation services are available to support delivery of care. Patient interactions consist of medically complex as well as routine sick and well child visits with average annual volume of 24,000. Support from RNs and medical social worker(s) is on site. KidsCare serves as a clinical site for the Family Practice and Emergency Medicine residents as well as the third year medical students. Average call is 1:6 weekends and 1:6 weeknights for a full time physician. Current need is for a physician and an advanced practitioner in either full time or part time capacities. Palmerton Pediatrics: located at 217 Franklin Avenue Palmerton, PA 18071, this solo practice with long standing roots in a small town community serves mostly commercially insured patients with some participation in Medical Assistance. There is an opportunity to share call with other St. Lukes established pediatric practices in the region. Current need is for a full time physician. Pocono Pediatric Associates: this well-established, four physician practice located at 208 Lifeline Road, Suite 201 Stroudsburg, PA, is just minutes from the scenic Pocono Mountains. The practice serves a predominately commercially insured patient population with some participation in Medicaid Assistance. anticipates adding to the growth of this already vibrant practice with the opening of its closely located and newest hospital, Monroe Campus, in Fall 2016. Current need is for a full time physician, but qualified part time applicants will be considered.

Physician / Pediatrics / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Physician Job

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