Elevation Hospice Hiring for Associate Medical Director Job at Denver, CO Full Time

JOB SUMMARY:

The Associate Medical Director will perform all services and duties in strict accordance with all the laws, rules and regulations for the hospice program.
MAJOR JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assisting in establishing/reviewing plans of care

• Serving on the Interdisciplinary Group (“IDG”) acting as a medical resource

• Attend training sessions with program staff

• Assess patient hospice eligibility and, if medically appropriate, complete terminal illness certification/recertification, in consultation with patient’s Attending Physician, if any, and based upon current clinically relevant information

• Assist in the completion of any necessary forms

• Assist in ensuring hospice compliance with all regulatory and accreditation bodies

• Coordinate services with each attending physician to ensure continuity in the services provided in the event the attending physician is unable to retain responsibility for patient care

• Act as liaison with physicians in the community to educate them regarding Hospice’s services medical policies and procedures, and physician relationships

• Facilitates meetings with patient family members, as appropriate

• Keep Hospice personnel informed about the patient’s needs or condition

• Actively participate as a stakeholder in the Hospice Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program

• Provide 24 hour on-call services to hospice clinicians, when scheduled

• Unless provided by another Hospice physician or nurse practitioner, provide face to face visits for recertification purposes beginning with the third benefit period for each Hospice patient

• Provide written physician’s discharge orders for discharged Hospice patients in consultation with the patients’ Attending Physician, if any

• Associate Medical Director will fulfill the role of alternate medical director and assume the responsibilities of the medical director for temporary absences

• Meeting the medical needs of hospice patients when such patients’ Attending Physicians are unavailable, unless those needs are met by another Hospice physician

• Review of all of the patient’s prescription and over-the-counter drugs, herbal remedies and other alternative treatments that could affect drug therapy. This includes, but is not limited to, identification of the following:

o Effectiveness of drug therapy

o Drug side effects

o Actual or potential drug interactions

o Duplicate drug therapy

o Drug therapy currently associated with laboratory monitoring.
REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified by virtue of training and experience in the practice of medicine or osteopathy

• Licensed as a Doctor of Medicine or osteopathy in the state of practice

• State licensure compliance requirements for medical director duties

• Board Certified in a related specialty

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $150.00 – $250.00 per hour

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• On call

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Medical License (Required)

Work Location:

• One location