Lead Palliative Care Physician
$150,000–$200,000 year
HybridMississippi, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate with the Market Physician Executive to identify patients for palliative care and build a patient panel, then treat them in-home to drive clinical and financial KPIs. Evaluate and manage symptoms such as pain, depression, and insomnia while conducting goals of care discussions and documenting wishes in AD/POLST forms. Refer members to appropriate specialists, support IDT utilization including chaplain services, and assist with hospice transitions. Develop relationships with local providers to improve market alignment and educate the team on symptom assessment and advance directives. Requires a board-certified physician with hospital privileges, reliable transportation, and experience in high-need Medicare Advantage and Medicaid populations.
Required Qualifications
- Must be willing and able to obtain hospital privileges at required facilities
- Doctorate Degree in Medicine
- Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Current state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare
- Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require
- Must have reliable transportation
Desired Qualifications
- Desire to practice in a forward-looking renal care environment focused on population health management
- Demonstrated experience applying evidence-based clinical criteria
- Comfort and skill in goals of care discussions and advance care planning
- Experience with high-need Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid populations, as well as commercial populations
- Experience integrating acute and behavioral health care and appreciation of social determinants of health and the value of social workers
- Expertise in managing medication panels for complex patients
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