[Hiring] Medical Director @Transitions Hospice - Illinois

Role Description

As Medical Director, you'll provide overall medical leadership for the Transitions Hospice program — serving as the clinical authority, interdisciplinary team resource, physician champion, and quality steward across our hospice services. Your responsibilities include:

• Clinical Leadership & Oversight
  • Providing overall medical direction to the program, including supervision of all hospice providers
  • Consulting with attending physicians on pain and symptom management for hospice patients
  • Acting as the primary medical resource to the hospice interdisciplinary group
  • Ensuring competent physician services are available on a 24-hour basis to meet the general medical needs of hospice patients
  • Reviewing and developing treatment protocols and proposing current, evidence-based intervention options
  • Maintaining current knowledge of the latest research and trends in hospice, palliative care, and pain/symptom management
  • Serving as collaborating physician for practitioners working within the organization, as needed
• Quality, Policy & Compliance
  • Establishing and continually reviewing policies and procedures related to patient care, medical education, and emergency protocols
  • Ensuring adherence to Medicare Conditions of Participation, CHAP standards, and applicable federal and state statutes
  • Evaluating and monitoring QAPI plans to identify medical education needs; participating in QAPI teams and activities
  • Developing criteria — in partnership with the COO and VP of Operations — to monitor the quality of physician and mid-level provider education programs
  • Assisting with evaluation of protocols and procedures with respect to quality and cost outcomes
  • Assuring that organizational policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations are followed throughout the program
• Education & Community Engagement
  • Acting as a liaison to physicians by providing consultation and education to IDG physicians, attending physicians, and community physicians related to hospice
  • Serving as a hospice champion — representing and promoting the program to physicians, discharge planners, referral sources, and community health organizations
  • Proposing and supporting organizational programs that address identified medical education needs
  • Demonstrating skill in counseling and communicating with patients and families navigating end-of-life care
  • Participating in resolution of interpersonal conflict and issues of clinical and ethical concern
  • Engaging in ongoing medical education activities related to hospice and palliative care

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) in the state without restriction or disciplinary action
• Maintains controlled substances registrations with state and federal authorities
• Not excluded from participation in the Medicare Program
• Knowledge and prior experience in hospice, palliative care, and/or end-of-life care
• Commitment to ongoing medical education in hospice and palliative care
• Strong clinical judgment in pain and symptom management for terminally ill patients
• Ability to serve as an effective educator, collaborator, and advocate across interdisciplinary teams and the broader physician community
• Genuine commitment to the philosophy and values of hospice and end-of-life care

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Company provided equipment