Palliative Care Physician Hospice - Physicians Only Apply - Perm

Company: Violeta Toteva
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

A Palliative Care Physician Hospice practice is seeking a qualified physician for Fort Worth, TX. This and other physician jobs brought to you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply.

Medical Director of Palliative CarePurpose of the Position:--- Provides clinical leadership and expertise within the palliative
care services teamto
improve patient care throughout the hospital for patients with complex illnessand
patients approaching end-of-life illnesses.--- Builds effective relationships with referring physicians to
ensure excellent teamfollow-up
regarding patient consults and to build an improved culture ofcollaboration
among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staffto
meet the needs of palliative care patients--- Proactively identifies opportunities to improve the patient and
family experienceof
care and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use--- Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies
and procedures--Job Summary:--- Participation in the interdisciplinary palliative care services
team and provision ofdirect
patient care and appropriate related services to the patient and family--- Oversight of the work of the palliative care services team RN,
NP, or PA directpatient
care activities--- Participation and clinical leadership in the development and
review of appropriateclinical
protocols and processes that support appropriate referral and consistentcare--- Leadership in the identification of education needs of the
physician staff, anddevelopment
of effective outreach strategies--- Outreach to community agencies and health care settings (such as
nursing homes)as
appropriate--- Working closely with the Palliative Care Coordinator, the VP of
Nursing, theDirector
of Case Management, the Hospice Director and Hospice MedicalDirector,
and other managers as appropriate to assure that clinical protocols,utilization
review, case management, quality assurance, and compliance programsare
implemented according to hospital policies--- In addition to hospital quality assurance and compliance, the
Medical Directorassures
compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory standards; participates inquality
assurance and peer review programs; and assures compliance with andimplementation
of any resulting recommendations.--- Responsibility for working closely with staff physicians to
ensure that thepalliative
care service is well integrated with existing capabilities and educationaland
quality initiatives.--
Job Qualifications:--- Current medical license in Texas and in good standing with
medicalboard--- Credentialed for full scope of practice at the hospital--- Board-certified in internal medicine or one of its
sub-specialties--- Eligibility and/or certification by the American Academy of
Hospice andPalliative
Medicine desirable; willingness to obtain certification within threeyears
is required--- Experience with ethics consultations preferred



















































































































































--- Experience
with quality improvement methodology preferredTo enquire more
about the opportunity and the organization contact Violeta Toteva at
(Registered Profile Required) or email: (Registered Profile Required)

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