Assistant Medical Director

Serenity Hospice is seeking a contract Physician for the Assistant Medical Director role with our Salem, Oregon team.

Position Summary

The Assistant Medical Director is a hospice physician who plans, develops, coordinates, monitors, and ensures palliative care standards for hospice patients. This is accomplished through collaboration with the hospice team and community physicians.

The Assistant Medical Director is an active proponent of hospice care and assists the agency in educating facilities, community groups and other physicians about hospice services. The Assistant Medical Director is responsible for the direction and quality of the medical component of the care provided to the patient by the hospice care team.

Essential Duties

• Certifies and recertifies patients' medical eligibility for hospice services in accordance with hospice program policy and Local Clinical Determination guidelines.
• Attends all Interdisciplinary Group Meetings as the physician team member.
• Provides Face to Face medical assessment of patient's eligibility for continued admission as required by CFR Section 1306.11 when requested by the hospice team.
• Provides such care to hospice patients in their personal residence, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility or local hospital.
• Documents initial certifications, re-certifications, physician orders, and face to face assessments in a timely and complete manner utilizing the appropriate format to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers.
• Assists team members as needed to ensure that this level of service is consistently provided
• Provides consultations with attending physicians, as requested, regarding pain and symptom management.
• May provide primary hospice care to hospice patients with no local physician or when requested for such care by local physicians, as appropriate.
• Acts as a medical liaison with physicians in the community by providing consultative services to referring physicians, as appropriate for problems/issues in the palliative care of their patients.
• Acts as a medical resource for the hospice care team.
• Provides for 24-hr/7 day on-call coverage for primary patients or arranges for appropriate back-up coverage during any absence.
• Attends and participates in the Quarterly PI meetings as physician representative.
• Provides assistance to community education team in meeting community education needs.
• Participates in sales calls when requested.
• Makes public speaking engagements as scheduled by the community education team.
• Maintain positive relationships with referral sources.

Position Requirements & Competencies

• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine with a current license as a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the state(s) of Idaho practice.
• Must have at least one year of demonstrated work experience in hospice or in another setting managing the care of terminally ill patients.
• Understands hospice philosophy, issues of death/dying, and palliative care principles.
• Must have admission privileges at one or more hospitals in the hospice's geographical service area.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communications.
• Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• Continuing Education Requirements: Organization personnel are expected to participate in appropriate continuing education as may be requested and/or required by their immediate supervisor. This position requires a minimum of 8 education hours.
• In addition, organization personnel are expected to accept personal responsibility for other educational activities to enhance job related skills and abilities. All personnel must attend mandatory educational programs.