Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician

Job Description

A clinic in Delaware is seeking a Hospice Physician to provide quality patient care for a Locum Tenens assignment.

Assignment

• Dates: ongoing- open to discussing a timeframe (currently looking for perm providers)
• Schedule: ~24 hours a week (Tuesdays are a must work day, or at least able to attend weekly interdisciplinary group meetings)
• days and hours are flexible: providers will coordinate with the scheduler on which days they can work
• Setting: Inpatient
• Call: after hours, phone only
• Volume: In home visits, assisted living/nursing home visits, and some hospitals- volume varies based on what providers tell scheduler they can work, could see 5-8 patients face to face when doing field visits but will depend on their preferred hours
• Patient Ages: Geriatrics
• Procedures: none
• Cases: Patients in the last stages of incurable;e diseases, or general last stages of life- can be chronically ill with Cancer, COPD, Diabetes, Heart Failure, etc.; Providing care and support for patients and families
• - Assessing patients for new hospice eligibility, and consulting on a long-term health plan.
• - A combination of in-home visits, Nursing homes/ Assisted living facilities, and hospitals- visiting patients on hospice and making sure they are comfortable in the later stages of their lives and they are following their plan of care
• Support Staff: NPs, RNs, CNAs, Social workers, etc. When in-home, likely to be solo, assisted living/nursing homes will have RNs, CNA, etc onsite. Hospitals have full hospital staff onsite
• EMR/Charting: Homecare Homebase

Requirements

• Boards: Board Certified; Board Eligible
• Certifications: ACLS; BLS; DEA

Highlights

• Fast credentialing; Flexible schedule; Low patient volume.
• We take care of your malpractice insurance and pay on a weekly basis.

Job ID - JN -012023-28168