**Overview**
We are looking for a **Hospice Medical Director** to join our **Kingsport** team. This Hospice Medical Director:
+ Serves as a medical resource to hospice team, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom management.
+ Attends, participates, and collaborates the IDG meetings to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met.
+ Provides oversight of the plan of care.
+ Partners with the patient's attending medical director/physician to develop and update the plan of care.
+ Certifies patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission. Signs appropriate documentation to indicate the approval of the admission.
+ Partners with the Admission Team to provide guidance and support.
+ Reviews clinical information prior to the recertification period and provides written recertification of terminal illness for subsequent benefit periods .
**About You**
+ Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D.) or (D.O.) and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.
+ Should possess exemplary leadership skills with a passion for optimizing the care of patients with hospice and palliative care needs.
+ Possesses a reputation and positive image in the community as an authority in hospice and palliative medicine.
+ Is familiar and skilled with working with an interdisciplinary team.
+ Experience with and ability to work within a distributed physician medical staff (or similar) structure.
+ Current and valid National Provider Identifier (NPI)
**We Offer**
+ This is a job notification only. The Medical Director will not be an employee of Gentiva. The Medical Director will invoice Gentiva for services rendered.
**Legalese**
+ This is a safety-sensitive position
+ We are proud to be an EEO employer
+ We maintain a drug-free workplace
Related Job Titles
Hospice Medical Director, Hospice MD, Hospice Physician
ReqID: 2025-129473
Category: Corporate
Position Type: Flex/Per Diem
Company: Gentiva Hospice