Alternate Medical Director - Hospice

Job Overview

At Elumina Health and Altera Life Care we strive to do our BEST so that our patients can receive compassionate, quality care. Our agency is focused on providing high quality care and ensuring that the staff is equipped with the tools and skills to do just that! Elumina Health and Altera Life Care are a locally owned and operated agency in Columbus, Ohio and we are adding to our team due to growth!

Altera Life Care is a newly-licensed Hospice agency. To help drive our newest strategic initiative, we are seeking a skilled and compassionate individual to serve as an Alternate Medical Director to serve when the Primary Medical Director is unavailable. This role will work very closely with the Director of Nursing. As an Alternate Medical Director - Hospice, you’ll support physician leadership and help guide safe, compassionate care for patients and their families.

Duties

• Primary Consideration: The duties below are based on the unavailability of Altera Life Care's primary Medical Director at certain, pre-planned times.
• Management of Terminal Illness: Provider, in conjunction with the Hospice patient’s attending provider, if any, shall be responsible for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and conditions related to the terminal illness of each Hospice patient. Such services shall either be provided directly by Provider’s employees or contractor or through coordinating patient care with the Hospice patient’s attending provider.
• IDG: Provider shall be an active member of the IDG team, and shall meet with other members of the IDG team to develop, periodically review and update a written plan of care for each Hospice patient in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and Hospice policies and procedures.
• Oversee Medical Care: Provider shall oversee, coordinate, review, evaluate, and supervise the medical care provided to Hospice patients.
• Initial Certification of Terminal Illness: Provider shall review the clinical information for each Hospice patient and provide written certification, as appropriate and in accordance with all applicable laws, that it is anticipated that the Hospice patient’s life expectancy is six (6) months or less if the illness runs its normal course.
• Recertification of Terminal Illness: Before the recertification period for each Hospice patient, as described in 42 C.F.R. § 418.21(a), Provider must review the Hospice patient’s clinical information, and shall document, as appropriate and in accordance with all applicable Laws, the Hospice patient’s continued eligibility for Hospice’s services.
• Admissions: In consultation with Hospice patient’s attending provider, if any, Provider shall recommend admissions into Hospice after considering patients’ diagnoses, other health conditions whether related or unrelated to the terminal condition, and current clinically relevant information supporting all diagnoses. Provider shall certify each admission and document each patient’s terminal illness.
• Discharges: In consultation with a Hospice patient’s attending provider, if any, and consistent with federal and state discharge requirements and Hospice’s discharge policies, Provider shall discharge those Hospice patients no longer eligible for hospice care.
• On-Call Coverage: It is anticipated that the Alternate Medical Director will be the individual alternatively (i.e. secondary to Medical Director) responsible for rendering on-call coverage on behalf of Provider. In conjunction with other Hospice providers, Provider shall provide on-call coverage through direct telecommunication for consultation, assistance with medical emergencies or other appropriate patient needs, and shall ensure reasonable availability for such coverage.

Requirements

• Medical degree and active physician licensure required; experience treating patients as a physician and post-residency experience are essential.
• Provider is eligible to participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs.
• Experience with hospice or hospital care, supervising, management, or medical leadership is preferred.
• Working knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, EMR (electronic medical record) and EHR systems, medical records, and EHR management.
• Familiarity with managed care, NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) standards, FDA regulations, and healthcare compliance is preferred.

Pay: $200.00 - $250.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1.0 – 5.0 per week

Work Location: Remote