Medical Director / Hospice

Coverage Territory: Columbus service area (franklin county and surrounding)

Schedule: Contracted for plan of care and level of care changes, CTIs and IDG

Practice Medicine with Purpose

At Transitions Hospice, we don't just manage care — we protect dignity, comfort, and the moments that matter most. We've reimagined hospice to be something different: compassionate, unhurried, and built around the whole person. That means having a physician leader who brings clinical excellence, deep hospice expertise, and a genuine commitment to ensuring every patient's symptoms are managed, every care team is supported, and every community understands what exceptional end-of-life care can look like.

If you're a physician who believes hospice medicine is one of the most meaningful specialties in healthcare, this is your role.

What You'll Do

Clinical Leadership & Oversight

• Providing overall medical direction to the program, including supervision of all hospice providers
• Consulting with attending physicians on pain and symptom management for hospice patients
• Acting as the primary medical resource to the hospice interdisciplinary group
• Ensuring competent physician services are available on a 24-hour basis to meet the general medical needs of hospice patients
• Reviewing and developing treatment protocols and proposing current, evidence-based intervention options
• Maintaining current knowledge of the latest research and trends in hospice, palliative care, and pain/symptom management
• Serving as collaborating physician for practitioners working within the organization, as needed

Quality, Policy & Compliance

• Establishing and continually reviewing policies and procedures related to patient care, medical education, and emergency protocols
• Ensuring adherence to Medicare Conditions of Participation, CHAP standards, and applicable federal and state statutes
• Evaluating and monitoring QAPI plans to identify medical education needs; participating in QAPI teams and activities
• Developing criteria — in partnership with the COO and VP of Operations — to monitor the quality of physician and mid-level provider education programs
• Assisting with evaluation of protocols and procedures with respect to quality and cost outcomes
• Assuring that organizational policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations are followed throughout the program

Education & Community Engagement

• Acting as a liaison to physicians by providing consultation and education to IDG physicians, attending physicians, and community physicians related to hospice
• Serving as a hospice champion — representing and promoting the program to physicians, discharge planners, referral sources, and community health organizations
• Proposing and supporting organizational programs that address identified medical education needs
• Demonstrating skill in counseling and communicating with patients and families navigating end-of-life care
• Participating in resolution of interpersonal conflict and issues of clinical and ethical concern
• Engaging in ongoing medical education activities related to hospice and palliative care

Benefits We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance plans
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) with company match
• Auto Allowance & Gas Card
• Company provided equipment
• Paid Time Off

Why Choose Transitions Hospice?

Hospice physicians at Transitions aren't just consultants — they're leaders, educators, and advocates for a better end-of-life experience. You'll work alongside a passionate interdisciplinary team, shape the clinical standards of a growing organization, and have a direct impact on how patients and families experience their final chapter. We give you the platform to practice medicine the way it should be practiced — with time, intention, and purpose.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Licensed as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) in the state without restriction or disciplinary action
• Maintains controlled substances registrations with state and federal authorities
• Not excluded from participation in the Medicare Program
• Knowledge and prior experience in hospice, palliative care, and/or end-of-life care
• Commitment to ongoing medical education in hospice and palliative care
• Strong clinical judgment in pain and symptom management for terminally ill patients
• Ability to serve as an effective educator, collaborator, and advocate across interdisciplinary teams and the broader physician community
• Genuine commitment to the philosophy and values of hospice and end-of-life care