Hospital / Clinic Employed Hospice/Palliative Care Job in Fort Worth, Texas
This Hospice/Palliative Care opportunity in Fort Worth, Texas is offered as a hospital/clinic-employed position, with a multi-specialty group structure also listed among the ways this role is offered. As a hospital- or clinic-employed physician, you would be a W-2 employee, with the employer administering compensation, benefits, malpractice coverage, and scheduling, and typically supplying the clinical facility, staff, and referral infrastructure. This arrangement is generally suited to physicians who prefer to focus on clinical care with fewer business and administrative responsibilities.
Compensation is structured through an employment agreement with a production bonus, with the financial offering listed in the $250,000–$274,999 range. Relocation assistance is available, and this position does not include a partnership track. Emergency department call follows a 1:4 rotation.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
- MD or DO training accepted, including both American and foreign medical graduates
- Open to US Citizens and Green Card holders
The role is based in a community of 500,000 or more residents.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Hospice/Palliative Care
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:4
Medical Director of Palliative Care
Purpose of the Position:
• Provides clinical leadership and expertise within the palliative care services team
to improve patient care throughout the hospital for patients with complex illness
and patients approaching end-of-life illnesses.
• Builds effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team
follow-up regarding patient consults and to build an improved culture of
collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff
to meet the needs of palliative care patients
• Proactively identifies opportunities to improve the patient and family experience
of care and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use
• Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures
Job Summary:
• Participation in the interdisciplinary palliative care services team and provision of
direct patient care and appropriate related services to the patient and family
• Oversight of the work of the palliative care services team RN, NP, or PA direct
patient care activities
• Participation and clinical leadership in the development and review of appropriate
clinical protocols and processes that support appropriate referral and consistent
care
• Leadership in the identification of education needs of the physician staff, and
development of effective outreach strategies
• Outreach to community agencies and health care settings (such as nursing homes)
as appropriate
• Working closely with the Palliative Care Coordinator, the VP of Nursing, the
Director of Case Management, the Hospice Director and Hospice Medical
Director, and other managers as appropriate to assure that clinical protocols,
utilization review, case management, quality assurance, and compliance programs
are implemented according to hospital policies
• In addition to hospital quality assurance and compliance, the Medical Director
assures compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory standards; participates in
quality assurance and peer review programs; and assures compliance with and
implementation of any resulting recommendations.
• Responsibility for working closely with staff physicians to ensure that the
palliative care service is well integrated with existing capabilities and educational
and quality initiatives.
Job Qualifications:
• Current medical license in Texas and in good standing with medical
board
• Credentialed for full scope of practice at the hospital
• Board-certified in internal medicine or one of its sub-specialties
• Eligibility and/or certification by the American Academy of Hospice and
Palliative Medicine desirable; willingness to obtain certification within three
years is required
• Experience with ethics consultations preferred
• Experience with quality improvement methodology preferred
To enquire more about the opportunity and the organization contact Violeta Toteva at (Registered Profile Required) or email: (Registered Profile Required)
- Structure of Financial Support: Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: $250,000 - $274,999
- Relocation Allowance: $10,000
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: Texas
- Practice City: Fort Worth
- Community Size: 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: (not specified)
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: No
- Facility Type: Hospital
- Number of Hospital Beds: 550
- Number of ER Visits Per Year:
- Number of Deliveries Per Year:
- Agency: Violeta Toteva
