AdventHealth Hospice Care is seeking a Hospice Team Physician to oversee the medical components of the Hospice plan of care for each patient admitted to their team. This physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team will focus on collaboration and delivering the highest level of patient care. Our interdisciplinary teams consist of: RN Case Manager, CNA, Social Worker, Patient Care Manager and Chaplain.
The physician will manage and have oversight of patients within Long Term Care facilities along with oversight of patients in their home throughout the noted service area of Orange, Seminole, and Osceola Counties.
AdventHealth Hospice Care is the only non-profit, local experts in compassionate, end-of-life care, serving Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties since 1990. Our team provides individualized care and support to patients and families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because we are owned by AdventHealth, you have the full backing of our world-renowned hospital system.
Summary of responsibilities (not limited to the following):
Team physicians are responsible for the management of patients on 2 teams, including managing medication needs/cost per patient. Each team consists of 70-90 patients
Monday – Friday 8am-5pm schedule, primarily managing patient care over the phone: will rotate nightly call coverage
Responsible for medication management including e-prescribing of medications daily
Attends weekly team meetings as the medical director of the team, reviewing all patient management needs
Completing all certificates of terminal illness narratives for the team for each new admission
Completing death certificates for patients assigned to team
Receives calls from admission nurses and patient care managers regarding eligibility, orders, and plan of care
Manages family matters including family conferences relating to current patients
Communicates with team members and community physicians for current and future patients
Conducting visits to patients in their home or long-term care setting on an as needed basis
Educates team members on medical topics and inquiries
AdventHealth Orlando is our 1,364 bed tertiary facility with close to 160 ICU beds. It is at the center of eight other hospitals around the greater Orlando area, which total approximately 3,000 beds. AdventHealth operates many hospitals across 9 different states; 30 of which are in Florida.
Requirements for this position:
MD or DO
Ability to receive an unrestricted Florida Medical License
Preferred but not required: Board certification or training in Hospice and Palliative Care
Eligible to participate as a provider in the Medicare and Medicaid programs (including any successor program to either)
Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we’re committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.
