Medical Director

4 weeks ago

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States VITAS Healthcare Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Medical Director to lead our Hospice and Palliative Care team at VITAS Healthcare. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for providing medical direction and guidance to our hospice program, ensuring the maintenance of quality standards of care for patients and families.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide medical 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.
  • Educate practicing physicians and others engaged in healthcare services regarding the hospice program and its potential benefits to patients.
  • Assure the quality of clinical care provided by the team physician, including the evaluation and certification of terminal prognosis, the quality of initial and comprehensive plans of care, and the accuracy of documentation.
  • Supervise team physicians, including interviewing and participating in the hiring and contracting process, orienting new physicians to clinical responsibilities and the principles of palliative medicine, and periodically reviewing the quality of clinical care provided.
  • Participate in formal Quality Improvement (QI) functions and committees, and actively participate in Interdisciplinary Group and Ethics Committee meetings.
  • Interact with attending physicians as necessary regarding pain and symptom management issues and issues involving patient prognosis.
  • Periodically attend home care team meetings and rounds in inpatient units.
Qualifications
  • Knowledge of the principles and practice of primary medical care, with at least a working knowledge of oncology.
  • Knowledge of palliative care with particular emphasis on control of symptoms associated with terminal illness.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with patients' attending physicians to implement the hospice program and effect optimum medical care.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with hospice employees and volunteers as part of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Membership in good standing on the medical staff of an accredited hospital in the state in which the hospice is located.
  • Medical malpractice and liability insurance in amounts and with carriers satisfactory to VITAS.
  • Positive recommendation to the general manager or area vice president from corporate medical officer.
Education
  • License to practice medicine in the state in which the program is operating.
  • 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.

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