Hospice Medical Director

Posted: 20-Jul-26 • Location: New City, New York • Type: Full Time • Salary: $220K to $280K

About the Role

We are looking for a caring and compassionate Hospice & Palliative MD leader to be our Medical Director and join our growing hospice and palliative team. Patient care is our highest priority! The priority is not how many billing codes you get into a visit. The priority is helping the patient find the comfort they deserve. You will focus on providing, guiding, and leading the highest-quality patient care as part of the hospice and palliative team.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and administrative oversight of the medical component of the Hospice and Palliative services.
• Provide clinical support and education to hospice and palliative multi-disciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with internal and external providers and referral sources to expand access to services.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team to provide consultation to patients with serious illness seeking assistance with advanced symptom management, clarifying goals of care, addressing end-of-life issues, and transition planning.
• Conduct outreach activities to physicians and other providers to increase hospice and palliative referrals.
• Determine patient eligibility for hospice or palliative service per program acceptance criteria and the Conditions of Participation.
• Certify and re-certify patient eligibility for the hospice or palliative program and, if necessary, in conjunction with the attending physician on a timely basis.
• Provide clinical support to the Hospice and Palliative Multi-Disciplinary team.
• Consult with primary physicians or specialists as needed regarding the patient's medical condition if not the primary attending.
• Assume responsibility for the general medical needs of hospice or palliative patients to the extent that the attending physician does not meet the needs, serving as attending physician as needed and when requested by the hospice patient or their representatives.
• For palliative patients, serve in a consultative role with the patient's attending physician.
• Work with the attending physician to encourage the fulfillment of their responsibilities.
• Serve as a liaison between the attending physician and hospice or palliative team by obtaining/sharing information about the patient's plan of care on an ongoing basis.
• Evaluate patient's medical status in the home, outpatient, and inpatient settings.

Requirements

• Preferred Education: MD/DO

Benefits

• Bonus
• Profit sharing
• Generous benefits
• Great staffing support
• Time-off benefits