Hospice Physician

The role

You will provide clinical guidance and medical care to hospice patients and families. You will partner with an interdisciplinary team to manage pain, symptoms, and terminal illness documentation.

What you will do

• Serve as a physician resource to hospice patients, families, attending physicians, and interdisciplinary group members.
• Participate in every-other-week interdisciplinary group meetings and patient plan of care updates.
• Review clinical information for hospice admissions and recertifications.
• Complete Certifications of Terminal Illness (CTIs) and document terminal illness eligibility.
• Oversee and coordinate medical care related to terminal illness, including pain and symptom management.
• Review medications, treatments, and services for medical appropriateness.
• Collaborate with attending physicians and hospice clinicians on clinical and ethical concerns.
• Serve as the attending physician when needed.
• Provide hospice and palliative care consultations and patient visits when requested.
• Participate in the on-call rotation and respond to client orders.

Required qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Arizona.
• Current, unrestricted DEA registration and prescribing authority, as applicable.
• Licensed physician with at least two years of recent, verifiable clinical experience.
• Knowledge of professional medical standards, hospice regulations, Medicare requirements, and applicable state and federal laws.
• Strong clinical judgment, interpersonal skills, and written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and an interdisciplinary care team.
• Collaborative leadership skills.
• Basic computer proficiency and ability to complete electronic documentation.

Nice to have

• Hospice experience
• Experience in palliative care, home care, geriatrics, or a related practice

Before you apply

• Successful completion of required credentialing, background, and federal and state program exclusion checks.

About the company

BAYADA has a mission to help people have a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity. The company has been operating since 1975.