PRN or Part-Time Hospice Physician

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PRN or Part-Time Hospice Physician

Office Location:

Signature Healthcare at Home

1220 20th Street SE, Suite 125

Salem, OR 97302

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8 to 5

Overview:

The Hospice Physician is responsible for providing clinical leadership and expertise to the hospice IDG for the purpose of improving patient medical care and palliation.

The role is responsible for facilitating a culture of collaboration among all medical and nursing staff involved with hospice patient care.When the Medical Director is not available and under the supervision of the Hospice Medical Director, the Hospice Physician will direct and supervise the clinical operations of the Hospice assuming overall responsibility for the medical component of the patient care.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews, coordinates and oversees the management of the medical services for a hospice program and care for hospice patients, which includes but is not limited to medical diagnosis, prognosis, medications, procedures, and clinical course.
• Facilitates communications and works effectively between Signature Hospice employees/volunteers, patients/families/caregivers, physicians, vendors and other departments and professionals as appropriate.
• Reviews and evaluates cases through a variety of means such as home visits, conferences, and record reviews; consults with patient's attending physician as needed and appropriate.
• Provides hospice services directly to patients in the patient's home or other setting, including but not limited to a nursing facility, assisted living facility, residential care facility, or adult foster home, that is considered to be the patient's home and/or in a hospice owned facility, for example Signature Hospice House, as needed and appropriate.
• Completes, maintains and submits/synchronizes accurate and relevant clinical notes and electronic documents regarding patient's condition and care given.

Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Reviews and signs medication/procedure orders, certification/recertification of terminal illness orders, admission to hospice owned facility and any other supplemental orders as indicated and as allowed by State and federal regulations.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of state and federal medical practice regulations and hospice standards; serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel and community medical personnel.
• Be responsible for assuring that established policies, by-laws, rules and regulations of the organization are followed in the program.
• Assists and supports QAPI committee with identifying quality indicators, proposing implementation of programs to address identified indicators and evaluating and monitoring outcome measures for effective care.
• Reviews, accepts and abides by the Signature Hospice Medical Staff By-Laws.
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