Associate Medical Director

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Associate Medical Director Bridging Life Hospice & Palliative Care, a LifeBridge Health Partner in Westminster, Randallstown, and Baltimore, MD, is seeking a full-time Associate Medical Director to join our team. This position has the potential to work on-site at any of our BridgingLife facilities. BridgingLife has delivered nationally recognized, compassionate care to patients and their families in our community for over 35 years. We have expanded our services across the LifeBridge Health continuum of care to help serve people living with serious illness in the areas of palliative care, home hospice care, inpatient hospice care, and grief support. The ideal candidate will: Attend and actively participate in weekly Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings, providing clinical leadership guidance and medical expertise to the other members of the IDG. Certify and recertify, as required, patient eligibility for hospice care. Complete required narrative for certificates of terminal illness. Prior to a patient's third and subsequent re-certifications, ensure that clinical findings support continued eligibility for hospice care. Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing revision of an initial and subsequent comprehensive plan of care for each patient. Provide accurate and timely documentation of all patient care services personally provided. Assume responsibility for medical care of patients receiving hospice care. Review medication regimens of patients for effectiveness of drug therapy. Participate with the medical director and other providers in an equitable share of on-call coverage. Confer with and advise management and staff on complex care issues. Responsible for optimizing the comfort and dignity of each patient. Assist the Medical Director in managing the inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care programs. Serve as the physician designee in the absence of the Medical Director. Other reasonable duties as may be assigned. Benefits include a competitive salary, full benefit package, medical malpractice insurance, 403(b) Plan, CME allowance, and professional dues. BridgingLife is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) and is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Location:
Baltimore, MD, United States
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Management Occupations

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