Hospice Physician

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It's inspiring to work with a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! When you become part of the Chapters Health Team, you'll realize it's more than a job. It's a mission. We're committed to providing outstanding patient care and a high level of customer service in our communities every day. Our employees make all the difference in our success! This position is a full-time Hospice Physician to lead the Capital Caring DC hospice team and will include the role of in-person home visits within the District of Columbia itself as well as daily remote patient management. The Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) Physician is a member of the Active Medical Staff of Capital Caring Health and provides services to our patients throughout our continuum of care. This continuum includes but is not limited to: home, facility-based hospice, and inpatient hospice. The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician provides a varied array of services to patients within Capital Caring Health Hospice Services and Capital Caring Health Palliative Medicine Services. These services/essential functions may change based on the care program of the patient. Within the philosophy, objectives and policies of Capital Caring Health, these essential functions are as follow (H = specific to hospice patients; PC = specific to palliative care patients; H/PC = applies to both hospice and palliative care patients): Quality Provision of Services: 1. Provides medical management across all care settings within Capital Caring Health at the direction of the General Manager with support from the Neighborhood Lead Physician. (H/PC) 2. Effectively complements attending physician care. (H/PC) 3. Acts as a medical resource person to the IDT/IDG. (H/PC) 4. Assures overall continuity medical services provided to hospice patients. (H) 5. Assures that the patient receives appropriate measures to control uncomfortable symptoms. (H/PC) 6. Serves as a medical resource to Capital Caring Health staff, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom control management. (H/PC) 7. Ensures the provision of direct medical services to patients either directly or through arrangement, as appropriate, in the absence of the patient's attending physician. (H) 8. Attends IDT/IDG conferences. Actively participates in the interdisciplinary team/group meetings as assigned, Arranges for alternative physician coverage if unable to be present for the entire meeting. (H) 9. Participates in the plan of care development and managing oversight of medications and treatment. (H/PC) 10. Documents care provided in the patient's clinical record providing evidence of progression of the end-stage-disease process. (H) 11. Provides triage, after hours, and weekend coverage for region and hospice inpatients within the context of the Capital Caring Health after hours and weekend coverage system. (H/PC) 12. Provides palliative medicine consultation for pain and symptom management for non-hospice patients, as requested by attending physicians, in home, hospital, or long-term care settings. (PC) 13. Consults with representatives of the IDT/G. If necessary, amends the plan of care and initiates appropriate therapy to ensure that the medical care/plan of care is consistent with appropriate palliative care. (H/PC) 14. Is readily available for hospice visits for patients needing a palliative medicine consultation to guide care, as determined collaboratively by the hospice medical director, the interdisciplinary team, and/or the attending physician. (H/PC) 15. Acts as a liaison to physicians in the community. (H/PC) 16. Assumes Attending Physician responsibility for patients when needed to assure 24-hour physician coverage of all patients receiving Capital Caring Health Services. (H) 17. Educates and develops relationships with referral sources. (H/PC) 18. Participates in collaborative research projects as possible. (H/PC) Organizational/Regulatory Compliance: 1. Re-certify patients, as appropriate, for continuation of Medicare Hospice benefit at appropriate levels of care. Adheres to best practices using the Capital Caring Health clinical algorithms. Signs certifications, re-certifications, orders, and completes documentation within specified time frames. Prepares thorough and complete documentation of any and all clinical encounters to support charges. (H) 2. Maintains current knowledge of the latest research and trends in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, particularly in regard to pain/symptom management. Maintains continuing education as required for licensure and to insure specialty level expertise in end-of-life care. Must attend at least one hospice/palliative care educational program per year and have a professional development plan for passing the (ABMS Hospice and Palliative Medicine) certification exam within 24 months of employment (or other appropriate competence evaluation). (H/PC) 3. Participates in QAPI activities as needed, including regular me

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