Hospice Physician

Bayada Home Health Care is seeking a Hospice Medical Director to join our Concord , NH and VT Hospice team. BAYADA Hospice provides the highest quality end-of-life care so our patients can remain at home with comfort, grace, and dignity. With a variety of care and comfort services delivered through an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers, the goal of hospice is to support a patient’s quality of life. We are currently hiring a Hospice Medical Director to join our team of dedicated, compassionate caregivers to collaborate with office and field staff to ensure excellent client service, clinical care, quality and adherence to policies, procedures, hospice eligibility documentation, and Medicare Conditions of Participation. In this integral leadership role, you will manage hospice Associate Medical Directors, consulting physicians and collaborating mid-level providers. You will have the opportunity to improve access to hospice services through business development, networking, and educational outreach to physicians, hospitals, facilities and community groups. Primary Responsibilities • Demonstrate and communicate the beliefs and values of BAYADA Home Health Care and The BAYADA Way. • Assume responsibility for overseeing the palliation and management of the terminal illness, comorbidities, and associated symptoms. • Perform those services appropriate to the position of Associate Medical Director of a hospice, which include, but are not limited to, the following administrative services: • Participate in Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) to coordinate all aspects of hospice care, including participation in initial and ongoing IDG comprehensive assessments. • Certify and recertify client eligibility for hospice care. • Ensure that the hospice Plans of Care (POC) are medically appropriate and consistent with federal and state laws and regulations in accordance with applicable Medicare hospice regulations. • Assist with admissions, recertifications and discharges in consultation with client’s attending physician (MD for Hospice POC) and in accordance with Medicare hospice regulations and/or state requirements. • Confer with the IDG regarding the drugs and biologicals prescribed to each Hospice client to ensure that they meet the client's needs. • Assist in developing and periodically reviewing Hospice's written policies and procedures, medical protocols and standing orders, including, but not limited to, client care policies and emergency procedures, as requested. • Assist in physician recruiting, training, supervision and evaluation of the physicians and nurse practitioners retained by Hospice. • Be a medical resource to hospice staff, clients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom control management. • Be an active member of Hospice committees, as requested. • Facilitate meetings with the family members of Hospice clients, as requested. • Assist in resolution of issues of clinical and/or ethical concern. • Develop strategies to build relationships with local physicians, which will include educating physicians on • Hospice services and its medical policies and procedures. • Act as a liaison to physicians in the community. • Maintain documentation on all Medical Director Services provided in accordance with Hospice's policies and procedures, prudent record-keeping procedures, and applicable Medicare and Medicaid regulations and program guidelines. • Participate in on-call rotation. • Assist in the completion of any necessary forms for third party reimbursement, as requested. • Attend orientation about hospice philosophy and job duties and in-service training programs, including education on infection control, clients’ rights and reporting caregiver misconduct. • Conduc