Hospice Medicine Consultant
Overview
Physician, Hospice Associate Medical Director
Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospice? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.
Why Amedisys
You will be leading a team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be - in their homes.
Responsibilities
Ā Function as a consultant to patients, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assure provision of quality of palliative care including pain and symptoms management as you collaborate with the patients' attending physician.
Ā Assure appropriate evaluation, certification, and recertification of terminal prognosis at the time of admission and at the end of each certification period.
Ā Serve as the physician member of the Professional Advisory Committee.
Ā Conduct educational seminars, in-services and presentations to physicians, nurses, and other health care audiences to improve quality of patient care and promote hospice services and increase access to patients.
Ā Available for in-house or phone consultation for acute patient clinical problems that cannot be resolved through staff, directors and primary or on-call physician and available for consultation or joint visits in hospital or home when indicated.
Qualifications
Ā Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school.
Ā Current and unencumbered license to practice specific to that state you are assigned to work.
Ā Membership in good standing on the medical staff of at least one contracted hospital.
Ā Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits.
Ā Board certification in hospice and palliative care preferred.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
About Amedisys
Working at Amedisys is more than just a job - it's a higher calling. Each of our team members has a special part to play in our mission of providing exceptional, compassionate healthcare in the home to thousands of patients and families each and every day.
Amedisys streamlined referral process is designed to be as easy as possible for our partners. You can refer a patient by phone, fax, or online by using our fast-track referral forms or contacting a care center near you. With over 500 care centers nationwide, we bring expert care to patients' homes in 39 states, committed to quick response times and prompt starts of care.
Personalized Care & Specialty Programs: Strong nurse-to-patient ratios help ensure patients receive personalized care and frequent visits when needed. Working closely with you, we develop plans of care that are tailored to each patient's unique needs and goals. Patients with COPD, heart failure, diabetes, dementia, and conditions that increase their risk of falling can also benefit from our hospice and home health specialty programs. Our customized care promotes improved quality of life and better outcomes for even your most complex patients.
Apply Now
Physician, Hospice Associate Medical Director
Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospice? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.
Why Amedisys
You will be leading a team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be - in their homes.
Responsibilities
Ā Function as a consultant to patients, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assure provision of quality of palliative care including pain and symptoms management as you collaborate with the patients' attending physician.
Ā Assure appropriate evaluation, certification, and recertification of terminal prognosis at the time of admission and at the end of each certification period.
Ā Serve as the physician member of the Professional Advisory Committee.
Ā Conduct educational seminars, in-services and presentations to physicians, nurses, and other health care audiences to improve quality of patient care and promote hospice services and increase access to patients.
Ā Available for in-house or phone consultation for acute patient clinical problems that cannot be resolved through staff, directors and primary or on-call physician and available for consultation or joint visits in hospital or home when indicated.
Qualifications
Ā Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school.
Ā Current and unencumbered license to practice specific to that state you are assigned to work.
Ā Membership in good standing on the medical staff of at least one contracted hospital.
Ā Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits.
Ā Board certification in hospice and palliative care preferred.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
About Amedisys
Working at Amedisys is more than just a job - it's a higher calling. Each of our team members has a special part to play in our mission of providing exceptional, compassionate healthcare in the home to thousands of patients and families each and every day.
Amedisys streamlined referral process is designed to be as easy as possible for our partners. You can refer a patient by phone, fax, or online by using our fast-track referral forms or contacting a care center near you. With over 500 care centers nationwide, we bring expert care to patients' homes in 39 states, committed to quick response times and prompt starts of care.
Personalized Care & Specialty Programs: Strong nurse-to-patient ratios help ensure patients receive personalized care and frequent visits when needed. Working closely with you, we develop plans of care that are tailored to each patient's unique needs and goals. Patients with COPD, heart failure, diabetes, dementia, and conditions that increase their risk of falling can also benefit from our hospice and home health specialty programs. Our customized care promotes improved quality of life and better outcomes for even your most complex patients.
Apply Now