Full Time Hospice Medical Director
Reported by 6 physicians · state cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Columbus, Georgia
- Schedule
- 24/7/365 on-call physician coverage coordination
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $300k – $485k
- Practice
- Hospice · Multiple hospice branches in Southwest Georgia
6 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
The role is for a full-time Hospice Medical Director responsible for clinical oversight, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement across multiple hospice branches in Southwest Georgia, including 24/7 on-call coverage coordination and physician leadership. The position involves administrative leadership, teaching, and community liaison duties focused on hospice patient care.
What the posting highlights
- Oversee and coordinate on-call physician coverage
- Care setting: Hospice care with home consultations
- Patient population: Hospice patients including complex cases requiring home consultations
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $300k – $485k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 6 recent physician reports · state cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 6 recent, approved physician reports (state cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Gentiva Health Services
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospice
- Facility type
- Multiple hospice branches in Southwest Georgia
- Patient population
- Hospice patients including complex cases requiring home consultations
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Call burden
- 24/7/365 on-call physician coverage coordination
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Hospice care with home consultations
- Coverage model
- Oversee and coordinate on-call physician coverage
- Admin burden
- Oversight of multiple locations, regulatory compliance, documentation, policy development, QAPI, physician recruitment and supervision
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 80%
Full description
Expand Access. Build Partnerships. Transform Care through Compassionate Hospice Leadership. We are seeking a dedicated Hospice Medical Director to join our leadership team and provide expert clinical oversight to our hospice physicians. In this critical role, you will ensure the delivery of compassionate, goal-directed care to hospice patients while upholding the highest standards of medical practice. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, oversee regulatory compliance, and guide quality improvement efforts to enhance patient outcomes. ***This position will have oversight of branches in Southwest Georgia*** Key Responsibilities Oversee and ensure quality medical services delivered by hospice physicians across multiple locations. Certify and recertify hospice eligibility, ensuring timely compliance with Medicare and other regulations. Conduct and supervise face-to-face patient visits, including home consultations for complex cases. Lead physician recruitment, training, supervision, and performance evaluation. Provide 24/7/365 on-call physician coverage coordination with hospice physicians. Maintain accurate, timely medical documentation and support regulatory reviews. Participate actively in interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings to coordinate patient care and medication management. Monitor pharmacy utilization, ensuring appropriate medication prescribing and administration. Collaborate with hospice leadership on policy development, compliance, and quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) initiatives. Serve as a community liaison, enhancing hospice visibility and partnerships with healthcare providers. Support educational programs for staff, physicians, and community partners.