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Physician Home Care

VITAS Healthcare

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Posted:

July 13, 2020

Location:

San Diego, California

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Salary:

Open

Discipline:

Physicians/Surgeons

The physician has the responsibility for the medical care and treatment of patients rendered by the hospice interdisciplinary team (IDT) and shall consult and cooperate with the patients attending physicians. The physician provides direction and guidance to the staff and volunteers of the hospice IDT to assure the maintenance of quality standards of care for patients and families.Actively participates in the clinical education and training for hospice patient care, admissions, and administrative personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a member in good standing on the medical staff of an accredited hospital in the state where the hospice is located.
Knowledge of the principles and practice of primary medical care, with at least a working knowledge of oncology.
Knowledge of palliative medicine, with particular emphasis on control symptoms associated with terminal illness.
Registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency to write scheduled prescriptions.
Medical malpractice and liability insurance in amounts and with carriers satisfactory to VITAS.

EDUCATION

Graduate of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy with current license to practice in the state where the hospice program in located. Board eligible/certified in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or other related specialty with a working knowledge of the principles of palliative medicine and symptom management. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE

EOE/AA M/F/D/V

D/V

Internal Number: 539

About VITAS Healthcare

VITAS® Healthcare, a pioneer and leader in the hospice movement since 1978, is the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS (pronounced VEE-tahs) operates 47 hospice programs in 14 states and the District of Columbia. (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin). VITAS employs 12,078 professionals who care for terminally ill patients daily, primarily in the patients’ homes, but also in the company’s 28 inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities/residential care facilities for the elderly. At the conclusion of the second quarter of 2019, VITAS reported an average daily census of 18,845.

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