Position Summary: 

The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician (HPMP) is assigned to the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center (HICC) or specific Hosparus Health community locations and is supervised by the Sr. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician and/or Medical Director.  The HPMP provides direct patient care, including accepting patients as the hospice attending physician and providing consultations at the request of community physicians and community or Hosparus Health nurse practitioners, making medically-necessary visits (billable) and face-to-face recertification (FTF) visits (non-billable), when needed, and rotating to cover HICC night call, HICC weekend call and HICC weekend visits and/or general Hosparus-wide officer of the day, night call and weekend call. The HPMP supports and coordinates care with the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) including participation in care planning meetings as the Medical Director’s designee and performs other necessary administrative functions, including certifications, recertifications, pre-authorizations and completion of medical forms and death certificates. The HPMP participates in education, outreach and leadership activities for the HICC or community locations when needed and may be assigned additional patient care or administrative duties at the discretion of the Sr. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician and/or Medical Director.

Position Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O. required.
• Licensure (or eligibility for licensure) for medical practice in both KY and IN, including DEA and controlled substance permits, required.
• Either fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine or a minimum of 2 years of post-residency medical experience required.
• Hospice, palliative care, primary care, hospitalist, or geriatric experience preferred.
• Board certification or Board-eligible with expectation to be certified within 5 years of employment required.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.

About Hosparus Health

Hosparus Health starts with a compassionate team, committed to our mission of creating more moments for our patients facing advanced illness or end of life care. Our premier model of care supports patients and their families with a holistic, team-based approach, wherever the patient chooses to call home. Hosparus Health empowers its people to provide the care our patients want to receive, with a level of service we describe as “above and beyond.”

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