Regional Medical Director- Hospice

Qualifications

• Five to ten years as a practicing physician and demonstrate administrative/managerial responsibilities in a healthcare setting
• Demonstrated knowledge and well-developed skills in: general medicine and pharmacology; Palliative medicine, pain and non-pain symptom control; Psychosocial and spiritual care for the dying
• Knowledge of: Healthcare law, Medicare and Medicaid/MediCal regulations as they relate to hospice and palliative medicine. Conditions of Participation in the Medicare Hospice Benefit Stark regulations
• Knowledge of policies and practices involved in the human resources function
• Ability to manage a staff in a positive and productive manner by motivating, developing and managing employees as they work
• Ability to utilize and administer the disciplinary action process through coaching and counseling to improve performance or terminate employment
• Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing with department heads, managers, coworkers and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions
• Working knowledge of computers, internet access, and the ability to navigate within an automated systems as well as a variety of software packages such as Excel and Word

Responsibilities

• Advise in the recruitment and selection of program medical directors
• Participate in the training of program medical directors, utilizing VITAS training materials as they are developed
• Participate in assuring that program medical directors have appropriate competencies as defined by VITAS
• Participate in the yearly evaluation of the program medical directors they work with
• Establish and maintain direct communication with program medical directors as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer
• Consult with and advise these program medical directors regarding certification and recertification standards for patients taken under care
• Oversee and mentor program medical directors in implementing pain and non-pain symptom management guidelines
• Aid each program medical director assigned in development of personal yearly work goals and mentor medical directors to the achievement of these goals
• Aid in professional development of program medical directors in the areas of administration and management, leadership skills, and presentation skills
• Aid and guide program medical directors in recruitment, selection and training of team physicians
• Aid in assuring that all team physicians have appropriate competencies as defined by VITAS
• Contribute to the role of internal consultant to program clinical staff in the areas of hospice and palliative care
• Aid National Patient Care Administrators in the clinical development of team managers and primary care nurses
• Aid Regional Directors of Market Development in their goals and projects to further education and information dissemination in the communities served
• Participate in strategic meetings with potential collaborative partners in the various markets, and provide medical expertise, professional relationship building and public presentations
• Provide updates and reports to the Chief Medical Officer on trends and issues unique to the region served and on strategic challenges and opportunities
• Participate in VITAS committees and on projects as requested
• Create a model that supports the organization's mission and values based on an internal and external needs assessment
• Maintains the internal/external environment and identifies opportunities to fulfill the corporate strategy
• Sets priorities for planning activities for assigned programs
• Participates in medical policy development