Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for an inpatient and home hospice physician who is an experienced collaborative leader who works in concert with Hospice of the Chesapeake’s (HOC’s) medical staff. This physician models excellence during the entire course of care, beginning at admission through case management and eventually transitioning caregivers into bereavement services.

Office Location: Waldorf, MD

Coverage Area: Charles and Calvert Counties

Status: 40 hours per week

Schedule: 5 8-hour days and rotational overnight and weekend call

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience, education and credentialing

This physician exercises care plan oversight and ensures the highest quality hospice care is delivered at HOC’s Charles Inpatient Care Center (CICC) facility in Waldorf, Maryland, where the position is based. This physician leads the corresponding regional interdisciplinary hospice team and may support palliative and population health initiatives as needed. They provide daily direct patient care in the CICC facility and bedside care where patients reside including all levels of billable and administrative visits. They align best inpatient practices with the agency’s second inpatient care center in Pasadena, Maryland.

This physician nurtures relationships with regional referral sources and provides education to internal and external learners including medical residents and APP students. They participate in HOC-related grant/research activities. They collaborate directly with referring physicians around symptom management and Medicare hospice benefit eligibility.

The inpatient and home hospice physician models excellence in all aspects of documentation and billing practices including the certification of terminal illness, visit notes, orders, and death certificates. They complete daily documentation within 24 hours of a patient encounter. This physician participates in a pool to provide on call for after hours, weekends, and holidays.

Main Responsibilities:

Provides all aspects of direct patient care to inpatients and home-based hospice patients as assigned.
Educates the medical community about the value of HOC services in an effort to grow the organization and promote utilization of HOC services.
Assists in running interdisciplinary (IDT) meetings. Collaborate with team managers to ensure IDT meetings are productive, comprehensively address patient/family needs, and all team members are encouraged to participate.
Provides internal and external education.
Makes home/residence and inpatient care center visits daily. Provides patient/family medical support. Provides F2F visits for team patients if/as assigned.
Provides assistance to Medical Services leadership to ensure HOC’s practice is compliant with organizational policy, local, state and federal laws, regulations, standards, and requirements of regulatory and accreditation agencies (e.g. JC/DOH/CMS), including those governing professional practice, and contractual arrangements (e.g. research, grants).
Effectively participates in Quality/Performance Improvement (QI/PI) programs in collaboration with supervisor and/or project manager.
Confirms patient eligibility for hospice services in accordance with admission/recertification criteria and per hospice policy. This includes CTIs (certificates of terminal illness), patient orders, and death certificates as assigned.
Supports the Chief Medical Officer and the Director of Medical Services in preparations for surveys, administrative review and/or peer reviews and in maintaining standards and procedures which comply with licensure and accreditation requirements. Assists in implementing corrective action required as a result of survey/review findings.
Other duties as assigned.

About Hospice of the Chesapeake

At Hospice of the Chesapeake, we create meaningful experiences for those in the communities we serve who are experiencing serious advanced illness and loss. We believe truly meaningful experiences come from a partnership between highly skilled and compassionate professionals, our healthcare partners and the patient and family with a primary focus on living each day to the fullest extent possible. We develop care plans to minimize symptoms, articulate what matters most, and remember that each moment matters.

We are Your Hometown Hospice! Over the last 45 years, our team has cared for more than 50,000 hospice patients and nearly 100,000 family members.

To learn more please visit us at hospicechesapeake.org or find us on social media.

Your Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, active Maryland physician’s license, state-controlled substance registration, and unrestricted federal DEA license all required.
Two years of post-residency and/or fellowship practice experience preferred.
Fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.
Understanding of the philosophy of hospice and palliative medicine required. Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local regulations and statutes governing hospice operations and patient care and adequate professional development to maintain licensure.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Initiative-taking, customer service mindset.
Good clinical judgment in medial decision-making.
Comfort with technology including voice dictation, EMR utilization, and strong time management skills.
High degree of professionalism including honesty, integrity, and an appropriate level of patient confidentiality required.
Flexibility and willingness to undertake new responsibilities as assigned required.
Willingness to participate after hours in important agency events, including working some evenings and weekends.

Valid driver’s license and a good driving record. Reliable transportation a must.

Medicare enrollment.

Lift and move 50 pounds safely.

Compliant with health screening and vaccination requirements of organization and position, including TB screening and influenza vaccination annually.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

This job is overtime exempt.

What We Offer:

A rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that values your contributions.
Competitive salary and generous paid time off, including 18 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 8 paid holidays in your first year of employment with HOC.
Educational assistance to pursue professional development, additional certifications and degree programs.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance, and available accident and critical illness coverage.
Retirement 401(k) plan, with a generous company match.

In accordance with Hospice of the Chesapeake’s commitment to leadership and industry-leading care, we require that all employees be vaccinated against COVID and influenza, as well as being screened for TB upon hire and annually thereafter. Documented and supported requests for religious and medical accommodation may be considered but may not be approved in all circumstances.

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