Hospice & Palliative Care Physician
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaboration with Hospice Interdisciplinary Team on a daily basis for symptom management and treatment of patients at the end of life
- Collaborates with the hospital staff, medical group, palliative, and hospital medicine to ensure a smooth transition of care for patients
- Participates in weekly Hospice Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings
- Develops and oversees end-of-life care of patients and their families through clinical programs and pathways
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives and program development
- Assists with development and implementation of education for members of the Hospice Interdisciplinary team and community
- Serves as a hospice champion, promoting and representing programs to physicians, discharge planners, other referral sources and community health organizations as appropriate
- Engagement with on-site residents and medical students as needed
- Continuing medical education
- Conducts face-to-face visits and home visits in conjunction with the NP
Duties include:
- Medical Oversight of Hospice team
- Determining Hospice eligibility
- Certification of terminal illness
- Interdisciplinary meetings
- Medication utilization oversight
- Completing required documentation to support end-of-life care
- Provider on call: 1 week per month, including 1 weekend
- Works in partnership with the Palliative Care Team
Minimum Requirements:
- MD/DO
- Board Certification Required
- Virginia State Medical License
Mary Washington Healthcare is a fully-integrated, regional medical system providing inpatient and outpatient care through over 50 facilities and services located on several medical campuses. Mary Washington Healthcare has been serving the Fredericksburg community since 1899 through our mission to improve the health of the people we serve. Our facilities include two state-of-the-art hospitals: Mary Washington Hospital, a 451-bed regional medical center, and Stafford Hospital, a 100-bed community hospital. We are an accredited teaching hospital with current residency programs in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine with additional ones coming in 2025-2026 academic years.