• Contract Hospice Medical Director

    Gentiva (Fredericksburg, VA)


    Overview

     

    We are looking for a **Hospice Medical Director** to join our team. This Hospice Medical Director:

     

    + Serves as a medical resource to hospice team, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom management.

    + Attends, participates, and collaborates the IDG meetings to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met.

    + Provides oversight of the plan of care.

    + Partners with the patient’s attending medical director/physician to develop and update the plan of care.

    + Certifies patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission. Signs appropriate documentation to indicate the approval of the admission.

    + Partners with the Admission Team to provide guidance and support.

    + Reviews clinical information prior to the recertification period and provides written recertification of terminal illness for subsequent benefit periods.

     

    About You

    Qualifications:

    + Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D.) or (D.O.) and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.

    + Should possess exemplary leadership skills with a passion for optimizing the care of patients with hospice and palliative care needs.

    + Possesses a reputation and positive image in the community as an authority in hospice and palliative medicine.

    + Is familiar and skilled with working with an interdisciplinary team.

    + Experience with and ability to work within a distributed physician medical staff (or similar) structure.

    + Current and valid National Provider Identifier (NPI)

     

    We Offer

    Additional Details:

    This is a job notification only. The Medical Director will not be an employee of Gentiva. The Medical Director will invoice Gentiva for services rendered.

     

    Legalese

     

    + This is a safety-sensitive position

    + Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits

    + Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements

    + We are proud to be an EEO employer

    + We maintain a drug-free workplace

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    ReqID: 2025-125701

    Category: Clinical Management

    Position Type: Temporary

    Company: Gentiva Hospice