Hospice Visit Physician (Field)
Where
AccentCare
Saint Paul, MN, United States
Description
AccentCare is seeking a hospice field visit physician that can provide compassionate, patient-centered medical care to individuals with serious, advanced, or terminal illnesses. This role is responsible for conducting hospice and/or palliative care visits, evaluating patients for hospice eligibility and recertification, managing pain and symptoms, and supporting patients and families through goals-of-care and advance care planning discussions.
Job Responsibilities:
-Evaluate patients for pain, symptom management, and hospice eligibility (admissions and recertifications).
-Counsel patients and families on care options and advance care planning.
-Order tests, initiate treatment, and conduct face-to-face visits as needed.
-Serve as Attending Physician when appropriate.
-Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and communicate with attending physicians to ensure continuity.
-Manage patient medications.
-Participate in on-call rotation and provide 24/7 availability when assigned.
-Complete timely and compliant clinical documentation.
If you meet these qualifications, we would love to meet you:
-Must be a licensed Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) in the state(s) of practice, with training or experience in caring for chronically or terminally ill patients
-Maintains active, unrestricted medical and DEA licenses in the state of Minnesota
-Working knowledge of hospice and palliative care, including pain and symptom management.
-Familiarity with hospice regulations and Medicare requirements.
-Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
-Excellent communication skills for interaction with patients, families, and providers.
-Ability to manage complex clinical and ethical situations in end-of-life care.
-(Preferred) Hospice or hospice visit experience
Hours: PRN
Reimbursement: Per visit
Apply
Attn: Rachel Brueckner
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (224) 221-0372