Permanent Hospice/Palliative Care Jobs in Boston, Massachusetts

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Hospice/Palliative Care
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Who we are:

We’re Hallmark Health System – looking for a Medical Director for our VNA and Hospice organization. We are a community health care system less than ten miles north of Boston. We are located in close proximity to Boston, some of the best beaches in Massachusetts, as well as hiking and skiing in the mountains to the north. Our communities boast excellent restaurants and school systems, making it a very attractive place to live. We are committed to building and sustaining a strong, vibrant and healthy community.

About the job:

We are looking for a physician who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in Massachusetts, and has the knowledge, skills, and interest in the medical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of hospice care.  Board certification in Hospice and Palliative medicine is preferred.

The Medical Director assumes overall responsibility for the medical component of the Hospice's patient care program and is a liaison with the medical community. The hospice Medical Director, along with the patient’s attending physician, is responsible for meeting the patient’s needs for palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions.

The Medical Director has overall responsibility for the medical component of the Hospice patient care program including, but not limited to, attending interdisciplinary team meetings and serving as the physician member of the IDT, assisting in developing plan of care for patient/family, and is a resource to other team members, with respect to medical management of patient’s plan of care. The Medical Director certifies (in conjunction with the attending physician) that the patient is terminally ill and completes all Certificate of Terminal Illness (COTI) documentation.  The Medical Director acts as medical liaison with physicians in the Hallmark Health System and the community. Active participation in Hospice QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) is required. The Medical Director performs an active role in promoting Hospice and Palliative Care, including participation in program development specific to providing education to members of the medical community regarding palliative and end of life care.

Benefits of joining our team:

• Physician mentoring and commitment to Hospice and Palliative Care

• Focus on quality and coordination of care

• Well established 33 year hospice

• Joint Commission Accredited

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Hospital
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