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Hospice/Palliative Care Medical Director Physician Job

Employer
Cross Country Search
Location
Columbus, IN
Posted Date
Jun 2, 2021
Reference
164870

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Specialty
Palliative Care
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

Our Hospice of South Central Indiana seeks a physician leader to serve as Medical Director for their Columbus, Indiana based organization. Ideal physician will have at least 2 years' experience in the care of terminally and chronically-ill patients, however, 2021 fellows will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The physician will:
  • Serve as the Medical Director of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, assuming responsibility for the clinical/medical coordination, development, evaluation and supervision of both programs.
  • Provide overall clinical/medical leadership for the medical component of the organization's patient care and services provided at all organization's multiple locations; ensuring that all patients are appropriate for admission and serve as the physician member of the IDG.
  • Help nurture and grow a well-established, highest quality hospice program, and support the growth of an already successful new palliative program.
  • Collaborate and partner with a leadership team of highly skilled professionals committed to the growth of the organization; and lead a multidisciplinary team of motivated clinicians to provide individualized care to patients; and participate in the establishment and implementation of the plan of care for patients.
  • Be responsible for the palliation and management of the hospice patients' terminal illness and related conditions in conjunction with the patient's attending physician, or serve as the attending if one is not assigned; and be responsible for the palliation of symptoms and coordination of care of the palliative patients' conditions in conjunction with the patient's current physicians.
  • Assume primary responsibility for monitoring and compliance for the medical component of hospice and palliative care programs with all applicable standards, regulations and requirements; and participate in ethics and policy committees as needed, within the organization and the health system.
  • Establish, coordinate and participate in 24-hour medical staff call coverage for the organizations' patients.
  • Assume primary responsibility for providing in-service training for staff, peer-to-peer consultation, re-certification face-to-face assessments, and communication with referral sources when applicable.
  • Assume responsibility for promoting hospice and palliative care education with hospice and palliative care medical and nursing staff, referring hospitals and physicians; and participate in community education to support the growth of the organization.
  • Be responsible for providing direct supervision of Hospice Physicians and Nurse Practitioners and assess and evaluate their competency on an annual basis; ensure medical staff documentation is accurate, timely, and in compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.
  • Report to the President of the organization and collaborate with leadership on strategic planning for organization and census growth, and development of additional programs and community offerings.
We offer a competitive compensation package and generous benefits, retirement, time off, and CME allowance.

Interested candidates please contact:

Todd Dillon
314-236-4496
tdillon@crosscountry.com
www.crosscountrysearch.com

Reference position ID 164870 when responding

Company

As the healthcare industry’s preeminent direct-hire talent acquisition partner, Cross Country Search offers the national healthcare community a full suite of innovative and solution-focused talent management solutions. As a partner to top employers and healthcare systems nationwide, we act as a personal career agent to thousands of healthcare professionals, helping them navigate the job search process in order to secure their dream career.

We build lasting candidate relationships by leveraging best-in-class technologies that span the continuum of the talent recruitment process.  Our talented recruitment consultants are among the most tenured in the healthcare staffing industry, bringing a high degree of market and subject matter expertise to each search that we are engaged to perform.

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History

Launched in 2019, Cross Country Search is a healthcare recruitment company comprised of four strong recruitment search businesses within the Cross Country family of brands:

  • Cejka Physician Search
  • StarMed
  • AP Healthcare
  • Cross Country Staffing – RPO Division

This consolidation leverages the strength of each brand allowing Cross Country Search to utilize a massive talent network of over 6,000,000 healthcare professionals and one incredible recruitment team, committed to service and recruiting excellence.

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