What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician PRN position at Hospice of Central PA?
HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
JOB SUMMARY: Serve as a member of Choices Healthcare Medical Services and Palliative Medicine Team. Provide clinical and organizational leadership across settings in hospice and palliative care. Provide hospice and palliative care consultations and visits in home, clinic, inpatient, and hospital settings. Participate in the development and implementation of medical policies, procedures, and protocols. Comply with state and national regulations. Instruct medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals. Represent Choices Healthcare in interactions with physicians, hospital staff, nursing home staff, and others in the community.
REPORTS TO: Medical Director
Essential Functions
Provide consultations and subsequent visits for Choices Healthcare and Palliative Medicine patients.
Document visits and services according to agency standards for communication and billing.
Help assure agency compliance with state and federal regulations.
Consult with attending physicians and, when involved interdisciplinary teams, establish plans of care.
Provide critical thinking and clinical judgment to ensure care plans are medically appropriate, individualized to meet physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of patients and families receiving hospice and palliative care services.
Prescribe medications according to state and federal standards, following organizational policies for prescribing of controlled substances.
Ensure plans meet Choices Healthcare and Palliative Medicine standards and guidelines and are consistent with accepted hospice and palliative care standards.
Participate in the provision of around-the-clock hospice and palliative medicine services, including on-call responsibilities and weekend/holiday coverage.
Represent Choices Healthcare in interactions with physicians, hospital staff, nursing home staff, and others in the community.
Instruct medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals seeking hospice and palliative care education.
Provide medical direction regarding Choices Healthcare financial responsibility for medications, treatments, and procedures.
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain regular attendance and timeliness as a fundamental expectation.
Acts to ensure that quality, integrity, and professionalism are valued and maintained and adheres to organizational expectations for professional conduct.
Work to assure compliance with organizational policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, and the requirements of certifying and accrediting bodies.
Recognizes individual role as a representative of the organization and conveys a positive organizational image.
Identify professional development needs and seek opportunities to maintain and enhance knowledge and skills.
Develops and maintains good working relationships with other members of the department as well as with Choices Healthcare staff, referring physicians, nursing and ancillary staff across all settings.
Conscious review of involvement in related professional activities (e.g. research, moonlighting, leadership positions in professional organizations) both prior to and on an ongoing basis, particularly to consider the impact of such activity on one’s own job performance, availability, and impact on others in the organization
Organizational Responsibilities
Performs other related functions as assigned.
Provide cooperative and consistent clinical leadership across all settings.
Participate in the development of medically related policies, procedures, and protocols.
Participate in ongoing performance improvement efforts.
Foster quality care and increase access to Choices Healthcare services.
Assist with Choices Healthcare educational programs.
Assist with the review of and response to complaints or incidents as needed.
Act as a public representative of the agency and convey a positive organizational image.
Promote public awareness of Choices Healthcare and public confidence in all programs, services, and activities.
Provides liaison/educational services for physicians, other medical professionals, and the community-at-large.
Qualifications
Licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania.
Must be Board eligible and/or maintain certification in their primary specialty. Must also be Board eligible and/or maintain certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or as a Hospice Medical Director (by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board). Has demonstrated interest, knowledge, and skills in palliative care.
Team oriented with ability to provide personalized patient care as well as family support and demonstrate clinical outcomes. Must be able to assess, evaluate, plan, and implement care in complex and life limiting situations.
Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, and to motivate, lead, and provide specialized medical direction, particularly in a team setting and also in physician-to-physician relationships.
Must have working knowledge of computer based programs and have the ability to learn and navigate the computer system and platforms such as Epic, Suncoast, and Microsoft Office.
Current driver's license in the state of Pennsylvania. Able to make home visits to patients as it relates to Community Based Palliative Care.
Member in good standing on the medical staff(s) of accredited hospitals in the Hospice & Community Care service area.
Demonstrates the ability to work compatibly as a team member in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the Palliative Care programs. Able to provide for staff educational needs regarding current trends and treatments on palliative care and pain and symptom management.
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JOB SUMMARY: Serve as a member of Choices Healthcare Medical Services and Palliative Medicine Team. Provide clinical and organizational leadership across settings in hospice and palliative care. Provide hospice and palliative care consultations and visits in home, clinic, inpatient, and hospital settings. Participate in the development and implementation of medical policies, procedures, and protocols. Comply with state and national regulations. Instruct medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals. Represent Choices Healthcare in interactions with physicians, hospital staff, nursing home staff, and others in the community.
REPORTS TO: Medical Director
Essential Functions
Provide consultations and subsequent visits for Choices Healthcare and Palliative Medicine patients.
Document visits and services according to agency standards for communication and billing.
Help assure agency compliance with state and federal regulations.
Consult with attending physicians and, when involved interdisciplinary teams, establish plans of care.
Provide critical thinking and clinical judgment to ensure care plans are medically appropriate, individualized to meet physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of patients and families receiving hospice and palliative care services.
Prescribe medications according to state and federal standards, following organizational policies for prescribing of controlled substances.
Ensure plans meet Choices Healthcare and Palliative Medicine standards and guidelines and are consistent with accepted hospice and palliative care standards.
Participate in the provision of around-the-clock hospice and palliative medicine services, including on-call responsibilities and weekend/holiday coverage.
Represent Choices Healthcare in interactions with physicians, hospital staff, nursing home staff, and others in the community.
Instruct medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professionals seeking hospice and palliative care education.
Provide medical direction regarding Choices Healthcare financial responsibility for medications, treatments, and procedures.
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain regular attendance and timeliness as a fundamental expectation.
Acts to ensure that quality, integrity, and professionalism are valued and maintained and adheres to organizational expectations for professional conduct.
Work to assure compliance with organizational policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, and the requirements of certifying and accrediting bodies.
Recognizes individual role as a representative of the organization and conveys a positive organizational image.
Identify professional development needs and seek opportunities to maintain and enhance knowledge and skills.
Develops and maintains good working relationships with other members of the department as well as with Choices Healthcare staff, referring physicians, nursing and ancillary staff across all settings.
Conscious review of involvement in related professional activities (e.g. research, moonlighting, leadership positions in professional organizations) both prior to and on an ongoing basis, particularly to consider the impact of such activity on one’s own job performance, availability, and impact on others in the organization
Organizational Responsibilities
Performs other related functions as assigned.
Provide cooperative and consistent clinical leadership across all settings.
Participate in the development of medically related policies, procedures, and protocols.
Participate in ongoing performance improvement efforts.
Foster quality care and increase access to Choices Healthcare services.
Assist with Choices Healthcare educational programs.
Assist with the review of and response to complaints or incidents as needed.
Act as a public representative of the agency and convey a positive organizational image.
Promote public awareness of Choices Healthcare and public confidence in all programs, services, and activities.
Provides liaison/educational services for physicians, other medical professionals, and the community-at-large.
Qualifications
Licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania.
Must be Board eligible and/or maintain certification in their primary specialty. Must also be Board eligible and/or maintain certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or as a Hospice Medical Director (by the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board). Has demonstrated interest, knowledge, and skills in palliative care.
Team oriented with ability to provide personalized patient care as well as family support and demonstrate clinical outcomes. Must be able to assess, evaluate, plan, and implement care in complex and life limiting situations.
Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, and to motivate, lead, and provide specialized medical direction, particularly in a team setting and also in physician-to-physician relationships.
Must have working knowledge of computer based programs and have the ability to learn and navigate the computer system and platforms such as Epic, Suncoast, and Microsoft Office.
Current driver's license in the state of Pennsylvania. Able to make home visits to patients as it relates to Community Based Palliative Care.
Member in good standing on the medical staff(s) of accredited hospitals in the Hospice & Community Care service area.
Demonstrates the ability to work compatibly as a team member in accomplishing the goals and objectives of the Palliative Care programs. Able to provide for staff educational needs regarding current trends and treatments on palliative care and pain and symptom management.
Privacy Notice: CCPA & GDPR Compliance
We value your privacy and comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As a part of the job application process, we may collect your name, address, email, phone number, resume, cover letter, websites, social media, education, age, citizenship status, work history, criminal history, and/or professional license status. We will not sell your information. Under the CCPA (for California residents), you have the right to know and delete your personal information with us. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict the processing of, receive a copy of, or object to the processing any information we collect. To exercise your rights under GDPR, please contact us.
