Hospice Regional Medical Director - Northern Florida
Company: VITAS Healthcare
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: November 16, 2023
Job Description:
The Regional Medical Director is responsible for participation
in leadership to and oversight of physicians in the
interdisciplinary delivery of hospice care, consistent with
applicable standards of hospice medical care and the organization's
commitment to quality end of life care. Responsible for the
oversight and direction of the medical aspect of their assigned
hospice care programs, the establishment of patient care protocols
and coordination of the medical efforts in communities served by
VITAS.
- Advise in the recruitment and selection of program medical
directors.
- Participate in the training of program medical directors,
utilizing VITAS training materials as they are developed.
- Participate in assuring that program medical directors have
appropriate competencies as defined by VITAS.
- Participate in the yearly evaluation of the program medical
directors they work with.
- Establish and maintain direct communication with program
medical directors as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
- Consult with and advise these program medical directors
regarding certification and recertification standards for patients
taken under care.
- Oversee and mentor program medical directors in implementing
pain and non-pain symptom management guidelines.
- Assist each program medical director assigned in development of
personal yearly work goals and mentor medical directors to the
achievement of these goals.
- Assist in professional development of program medical directors
in the areas of administration and management, leadership sld11s,
and presentation skills.
- Assist and guide program medical directors in recruitment,
selection and training of team physicians.
- Assist in assuring that all team physicians have appropriate
competencies as defined by VITAS.
- Participate in role of internal consultant to program clinical
staff in the areas of hospice and palliative care.
- Assist National Patient Care Administrators in the clinical
development of team managers and primary care nurses.
- Assist Regional Directors of Market Development in their goals
and projects to further education and information dissemination in
the communities served.
- Participate in strategic meetings with potential collaborative
partners in the various markets, and provide medical expertise,
professional relationship building and public presentations
- Participate in strategic meetings with potential collaborative
partners in the various markets, and provide medical expertise,
professional relationship building and public presentations
- Provide updates and reports to the Chief Medical Officer on
trends and issues unique to the region served and on strategic
challenges and opportunities.
- Participate in VITAS committees and on projects as
requested.
- Create a model that supports the organization's mission and
values based on an internal and external needs assessment.
- Monitors the internal/external environment and identifies
opportunities to fulfill the corporate strategy.
- Sets priorities for planning activities for assigned
programs
- Participates in medical policy developmentQUALIFICATIONS
- Five to ten years as a practicing physician and demonstrate
administrative/managerial responsibilities in a healthcare
setting
- Demonstrated knowledge and well-developed skills in: general
medicine and ppharmacology; Palliative medicine, pain and non-pain
symptom control; Psychosocial and spiritual care for the dying
- Knowledge of: Healthcare law, Medicare and Medicaid/MediCal
regulations as they relate to hospice and palliative medicine.
- Conditions of Participation in the Medicare Hospice
Benefit
- Stark regulations
- Knowledge of policies and practices involved in the human
resources function
- Ability to manage a staff in a positive and productive manner
by motivating, developing and managing employees as they work
- Ability to utilize and administer the disciplinary action
process through coaching and counseling to improve performance or
terminate employment.
- Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing with
department heads, managers, coworkers and vendors to resolve
problems and negotiate resolutions
- Working knowledge of computers, internet access, and the
ability to navigate within an automated systems as well as a
variety of software packages such as Excel and Word.EDUCATION
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree
- Unencumbered licensed to practice medicine in primary state of
ResidenceSPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Keywords: VITAS Healthcare, Jacksonville , Hospice Regional Medical Director - Northern Florida, Executive , Jacksonville, Florida
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