Physician
VIA Health Partners, Shelby, NC, United States
Overview
VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. We are a community-based, not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider with decades of experience serving ALL patients and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or medical complexity. We are a people-first organization whose funds go toward our mission.
Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
28 days of Paid Time Off
Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
403b Retirement plan with matching
Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth
Essential Functions
Direct Patient Care
Review available medical information; take appropriate history of the present illness; and communicate with the patient’s attending physician to develop patient-focused plan of care.
Physically examine patient to assess symptoms, evaluate progression of disease, and recommend modifications in the plan of care.
In consultation with the patient’s attending physician, recommend appropriate laboratory and imaging studies to evaluate progression of illness and/or response to palliative therapies.
Provide patients and their families with counseling, education, and psychosocial support.
Assist patients and their families in establishing the goals of care.
Facilitate family meetings when the presence of a physician will improve the outcome of the meeting.
Communicate with hospice nurses to address pain and other symptom management issues.
Communicate with the patient’s attending/referring physician to discuss patient management issues including therapies outside of the usual hospice plan of care.
Facilitate transfers to HPCCR hospice houses by communicating with the Medical Director.
Serve as the attending physician for patients who choose the hospice physician as their attending physician.
Submit billing and documentation according to policy.
Provide on-call availability per employment agreement.
Physician of the Day (POD) Responsibilities (if applicable).
Review and complete necessary administrative paperwork including death certificates, prescriptions, hospice orders; and hospice plans of care (485’s).
Review and sign new hospice referrals for eligibility and, if necessary, request/obtain additional information to determine eligibility.
Discuss patient pain and symptom management issues with hospice nurses as needed.
Communicate with outside physicians when issues arise that require physician-to-physician discussions.
Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Services to formulate a plan of care for patients whose needs are outside of the usual hospice plan.
Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Physician
Through review of the documentation and in discussion with IDT members, assess the efficacy of the plan of care for new admissions and patients already under hospice care.
Serve as an educational resource for the IDT, in planned formal didactic sessions or in teachable moments.
Evaluate ongoing eligibility of patients under hospice care and recommend changes to improve symptom control and reduce suffering.
Provide psychosocial support for IDT members during emotionally or spiritually difficult patient care situations.
May be a “physician designee” with the ability to sign/authorize in the absence of Medical Director.
Make determinations to certify terminal illness in consultation with the attending physician; recertify eligibility for hospice; and make discharge decisions when indicated.
Submit all billing and documentation according to established policy.
Participate in on-call responsibilities in accordance with the hiring agreement.
May perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
A Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D. or D.O.) with a current active NC Board of Medicine practicing physician license. Board Certification in an AMBrecognized specialty is required.
Experience in the care of terminally ill patients is preferred but not required.
Computer proficiency is required.
Current CPR is required.
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VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. We are a community-based, not-for-profit hospice and palliative care provider with decades of experience serving ALL patients and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or medical complexity. We are a people-first organization whose funds go toward our mission.
Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
28 days of Paid Time Off
Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
403b Retirement plan with matching
Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth
Essential Functions
Direct Patient Care
Review available medical information; take appropriate history of the present illness; and communicate with the patient’s attending physician to develop patient-focused plan of care.
Physically examine patient to assess symptoms, evaluate progression of disease, and recommend modifications in the plan of care.
In consultation with the patient’s attending physician, recommend appropriate laboratory and imaging studies to evaluate progression of illness and/or response to palliative therapies.
Provide patients and their families with counseling, education, and psychosocial support.
Assist patients and their families in establishing the goals of care.
Facilitate family meetings when the presence of a physician will improve the outcome of the meeting.
Communicate with hospice nurses to address pain and other symptom management issues.
Communicate with the patient’s attending/referring physician to discuss patient management issues including therapies outside of the usual hospice plan of care.
Facilitate transfers to HPCCR hospice houses by communicating with the Medical Director.
Serve as the attending physician for patients who choose the hospice physician as their attending physician.
Submit billing and documentation according to policy.
Provide on-call availability per employment agreement.
Physician of the Day (POD) Responsibilities (if applicable).
Review and complete necessary administrative paperwork including death certificates, prescriptions, hospice orders; and hospice plans of care (485’s).
Review and sign new hospice referrals for eligibility and, if necessary, request/obtain additional information to determine eligibility.
Discuss patient pain and symptom management issues with hospice nurses as needed.
Communicate with outside physicians when issues arise that require physician-to-physician discussions.
Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Services to formulate a plan of care for patients whose needs are outside of the usual hospice plan.
Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Physician
Through review of the documentation and in discussion with IDT members, assess the efficacy of the plan of care for new admissions and patients already under hospice care.
Serve as an educational resource for the IDT, in planned formal didactic sessions or in teachable moments.
Evaluate ongoing eligibility of patients under hospice care and recommend changes to improve symptom control and reduce suffering.
Provide psychosocial support for IDT members during emotionally or spiritually difficult patient care situations.
May be a “physician designee” with the ability to sign/authorize in the absence of Medical Director.
Make determinations to certify terminal illness in consultation with the attending physician; recertify eligibility for hospice; and make discharge decisions when indicated.
Submit all billing and documentation according to established policy.
Participate in on-call responsibilities in accordance with the hiring agreement.
May perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
A Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D. or D.O.) with a current active NC Board of Medicine practicing physician license. Board Certification in an AMBrecognized specialty is required.
Experience in the care of terminally ill patients is preferred but not required.
Computer proficiency is required.
Current CPR is required.
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