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Hospital Palliative Care Medical Director - Pensacola, Fl

Opportunity Snapshot

You'll showcase both your clinical expertise and business savvy as you implement clinical and service growth strategies for our client’s palliative care service.The service is well established (almost eight years old), and has helped redefine how late-life care is provided in the 458-bed flagship hospital of this regional health system. This service has generated significant interest among key stakeholders, who are eager to integrate these palliative care protocols into their clinical practices given greater physician support.

In FY07, the palliative care service consulted with nearly 800 new patients. Nearly 25% of those consults were performed on intensive care patients. A collegial relationship is enjoyed with the hospitalists, who are the service’s largest referring source. While this service is well-established and some strategy is in place and activities have been underway for some time, you'll put your personal stamp on these programs with potential to expand development efforts and provide palliative services to patients in acute and long-term care settings (the health system operates a 120-bed skilled nursing facility and two other acute hospitals).

In this role, you will assume overall responsibility for the health system’s palliative care service. As such, you will be expected to make a significant contribution to our client’s values, vision, and strategic initiatives by fostering a culture of clinical and service excellence, and developing and supporting high-performing and cohesive teams.

With the support and resources of one of the more progressive health systems in northwest Florida, you’ll have the professional opportunity to align the team’s activities with organizational performance improvement goals.

The success of the program will provide impetus for more faculty and community based palliative consult programs to follow.

About the Organization

The sponsoring organization is the flagship hospital of the largest health system in northwest Florida. The palliative care service has been instrumental in the Hospital’s citation by the DAI Hospital Palliative Performance Profiles as an Exemplar Hospital for its late-life care practices and outcomes.  

What You'll Bring to the Table

• MD or DO, Board certification in primary specialty, and fellowship training or certification in  hospice and palliative medicine(HPM)

• Experience in delivering hospital-based palliative care services, including a successful track record of advancing palliative care programs through clinical development
• Deep knowledge of clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care and understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Strong interpersonal, public speaking, written communication skills
• A track record of achievement in team and relationship development, and enthusiasm for, and the demonstrated ability to, work in the context of an interdisciplinary team

Your Unique Opportunity

This position offers many unique benefits:

Stability – the palliative care service has received senior management authorization, and has been well received by clinicians throughout its introductory period.

High visibility – the health system is part of the largest not-for-profit network of hospitals in the nation, and your visibility to hospital medical executive team is a "given."

Commitment and resources- clinical and program support is available through two full-time nurses with considerable experience in palliative care

Practice variety – you will enjoy a blended position with direct patient care (inpatient consultations, with potential for home and outpatient visits). management, and educational (residency programs) responsibilities that will enrich your palliative medicine portfolio of competencies

Collaborative work environment – this practice opportunity will be part of the region's largest network of primary care physicians.

Career development - your purview will include both service development and patient care, and an opportunity to develop a thriving practice in palliative medicine throughout the health system’s acute-care and long-term care facilities.

High impact - your success in building out the palliative service infrastructure will enhance the system’s already strong reputation as a leading provider of care for those with life-limiting illnesses

More About Your Role

Reporting to a System VP, (Chief Medical Officer), in addition to direct patient care, your activities will include:

• Identifying tension points to aid in marketing palliative care services to clinicians
• Developing strategies to build sustaining relationships with community organizations
• Establishing palliative care as a recognized service within the affiliated hospitals, nursing homes, and community clinics
• Serving as physician member in education and training of clinical staff, and oversight of palliative program staff
• Building effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team
• follow-up regarding patient consults and to foster a culture of collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff
• Establishing and modeling best practices in the design and delivery of palliative services
• Planning timetables and budgets for program development.

Keys to Success

To excel in this role, you will:

• Apply your clinical knowledge of palliative consultations and experience with program development to drive the palliative care service programs forward quickly
• Leverage your understanding of the nuances of success in the development of hospital-based palliative care programs
• Model teamwork in every action, and employ strategies to promote excellence in individual and team performance and productivity
• Demonstrate an exceptional understanding of physician “consultant” etiquette that encourages coordination and communication with the patient’s attending physician   to continually win the confidence of referring physicians and attending physicians
• Maintain a commitment to educate and increase knowledge and skill level of staff and trainees in caring for patients and their families. 
• Participate in the supervision of all trainees to optimize their educational experience in palliative care.
• Inspire the team and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient and team outcomes.
• Be recognized throughout the system as the leader (subject matter expert) of the health system’s palliative care program

Compensation

Total compensation (guarantee plus incentives) in line with MGMA standards for the region.

In addition to a salary guarantee, this position offers a comprehensive array of benefit programs designed to meet the needs of you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, STD and LTD insurance, 403(b) investment options, paid vacations and holidays, and employer-paid professional malpractice insurance.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Cousounis by phone (610)-941-9419 or tcousounis@digital-action.com

Hospice Medical Director - U.S. Midwest

Opportunity Snapshot

You'll showcase your clinical expertise as well as consultative and collaborative practice style as you provide medical direction for a hospice interdisciplinary program.  You’ll have the opportunity to promote and maintain a culture of clinical excellence with a strong interdisciplinary team by applying your knowledge of the best practices of palliative medicine.  With the support and resources of one of the more progressive hospices in Missouri, you’ll have the professional opportunity to align the team’s activities with organizational performance improvement goals. 

About the Organization

A well-respected, not-for-profit hospice affiliated with one of the premier hospitals in the Kansas City, Missouri area.  Through its comprehensive clinical services for those with advanced illnesses and its close program and clinical collaboration with the hospital, it exemplifies a palliative care enterprise committed to improving late-life care in its communities.  An inpatient hospice unit is presently under construction and is expected to open in the summer of 2010. Once open, our client expects to serve daily more than 200 patients through its certified hospices, inpatient hospice units, and its facility and ambulatory based palliative care services.

 

What You'll Bring to the Table:

• MD or DO, Board certification in primary care and palliative medicine
• Experience in providing palliative care services in a variety of settings to patients in varying stages of an advanced illness
• Deep knowledge of clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care and understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and participate on multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal, public speaking, written communication skills.
• A track record of achievement in team and relationship development, and enthusiasm for, and the demonstrated ability to, work in the context of an interdisciplinary team.
  

 

Your Unique Opportunity

This position offers many unique benefits:

Practice variety – you will enjoy a blended position with direct patient care ( hospital inpatient consultations, home and outpatient visits, hospice inpatient unit), management, and teaching responsibilities that will enrich your palliative medicine portfolio of competencies

Stability – you will be associated with a hospice which is well established (more than 10 years young), financially strong, and enjoys a solid reputation within its service areas

Exceptional work environment - each employee is expected to contribute toward shared goals, to sustain a clinical and educational environment that is team-oriented, professional, interdisciplinary, challenging and collegial.  On-call responsibilities will be shared among four  palliative medicine physicians. Senior management has made a concerted effort to design practice opportunities with reasonable, well-articulated workloads which strive for a sought-after work-life balance

Career development -- you will have at your fingertips an exceptional professional development environment (working with highly experienced, well-respected, and HPM certified physicians) and an opportunity to develop a thriving practice in all aspects of hospice and palliative medicine. You’ll find an emphasis on learning and professional/ personal development that is truly exceptional among this nation’s hospices

High impact -- your success in developing a high-performing, blended practice will enhance our client’s reputation as a leading provider of care for those with advanced illnesses

 

More About Your Role

In addition to direct patient care, your activities will include:

• Serving as physician member in education and training of clinical staff
• Participating in medical staff activities, including quality improvement functions and regular medical record reviews, to identify best practices.
• Building effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team follow-up regarding patient consults and to foster a culture of collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff

Keys to Success

To excel in this role, you will:

• Apply your clinical knowledge of hospice inpatient unit management and home visits to meet clinical outcomes and family satisfaction metrics
• Leverage your understanding of the nuances of success in the development of high-performing and cohesive interdisciplinary hospice teams
• Model teamwork in every action, and employ strategies to promote excellence in individual and team performance and productivity
• Be recognized throughout assigned areas as a subject matter expert of palliative care
• Demonstrate an exceptional understanding of physician “consultant” etiquette which encourages coordination and communication with the patient’s attending physician to continually win the confidence of referring physicians
• Maintain a commitment to educate and increase knowledge and skill level of staff and trainees in caring for patients and their families.
• Participate in the supervision of all trainees to optimize their educational experience in palliative medicine.
• Inspire the team and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient and team outcomes.

Compensation

Total earnings potential will offer competitive compensation, including a salary guarantee.

Also, it offers a comprehensive array of benefit programs designed to meet the needs of you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, STD and LTD insurance, 403(b) investment options, paid vacations and holidays, and employer-paid professional malpractice insurance,.  There is also a relocation assistance program.

 

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Cousounis by phone (610)-941-9419 or tcousounis@digital-action.com

Academic Medical Director - Washington D.C Metro Area

Opportunity Snapshot

You'll showcase your clinical expertise as well as consultative and collaborative practice style as you provide medical direction for a hospice and palliative care interdisciplinary team within an assigned geographic region and Georgetown University Medical Center. You’ll have the opportunity to promote and maintain a culture of clinical excellence and maintain a culture of service excellence with a strong interdisciplinary team by applying best practices using the organization’s clinical algorithms. You’ll be provided with the infrastructure to build a practice, as part of one of the nation’s largest group of palliative medicine specialists, providing palliative medicine consultation for pain and symptom management for non-hospice patients, as requested by attending physicians, in home, hospital, or long-term care settings. With the support and resources of one of the more progressive hospices in the mid-Atlantic region, you’ll have the professional opportunity to align the team’s activities with organizational performance improvement goals.


About the Organization

One of the largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care enterprises (more than $60 million in patient service revenues) serving multiple counties in Maryland, Virginia and the DC metropolitan area. This organization is highly regarded in its communities for its end-of-life care, and receives considerable philanthropic support. It serves daily more than 850 patients through its certified hospice, inpatient hospice unit, and its facility and ambulatory based palliative care service. It has been selected as one of only eight sites in the country for the AAHPM’s 2008 Palliative Medicine Clinical Scholars program. Through its comprehensive clinical services for those with advanced illnesses, and its Center for Outcomes, Research and Education (CORE) , it exemplifies a palliative care enterprise committed to the tripartite mission of patient care, education, and research. Our client is one of a few community- based hospices in the country to offer physicians an accredited Fellowship in Palliative Medicine.


What You'll Bring to the Table

• MD or DO, Board certification in primary care and palliative medicine
• Experience in providing palliative care services in a variety of settings to patients in varying stages of an advanced illness
• Deep knowledge of clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care and understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and participate on multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal, public speaking, written communication skills.
• A track record of achievement in team and relationship development, and enthusiasm for, and the demonstrated ability to, work in the context of an interdisciplinary team.

Your Unique Opportunity
This position offers many unique benefits:

Practice variety – you will enjoy a blended position with direct patient care (inpatient consultations, home and outpatient visits), management, and educational (fellowship program) responsibilities that will enrich your palliative medicine portfolio of competencies

Stability – you will be associated with a hospice which is well established (more than 25 years young), financially strong, and enjoys a solid reputation within its service areas

Exceptional work environment -- each employee is expected to contribute toward shared goals, to sustain a clinical and educational environment that is team-oriented, professional, interdisciplinary, challenging and collegial. Our client’s staff has more physicians and nurses who have achieved board certification for additional training in hospice and palliative care than any other hospice organization in the region.

Career development -- you will have at your fingertips an exceptional professional development environment and an opportunity to develop a thriving practice in palliative medicine. Our client sponsors and operates a nationally recognized resource for public and professional education in hospice and palliative care that educates diverse constitutencies via continuing education and community outreach programs and promotes best practices among all hospice and palliative caregivers. You’ll find an emphasis on learning and professional/ personal development that is truly exceptional among this nation’s hospices.

High impact -- your success in developing a high-performing team in this region will enhance our client’s reputation as a leading provider of care for those with advanced illnesses

Compensation

Total earnings potential will offer competitive compensation.
In addition to a salary guarantee, this position will transition to a salary plus productivity incentive compensation program. Also, it offers a comprehensive array of benefit programs designed to meet the needs of you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, STD and LTD insurance, 403(b) investment options, paid vacations and holidays, and employer-paid professional malpractice insurance,. There is also a relocation assistance/loan forgiveness program.

More About Your Role
Reporting to the Chief of the Medical Staff, in addition to direct patient care, your activities will include:

• Developing strategies to build sustaining relationships with community organizations, especially Georgetown University Hospital
• Establishing palliative care as a recognized service within hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community clinics located with the service area
• Serving as physician member in education and training of clinical staff
• Participating in medical staff activities, including monthly medical staff meetings and
• quality improvement functions, including regular medical record reviews, to identify best practices.
• Building effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team
• follow-up regarding patient consults and to foster a culture of collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff
• Establishes and models best practices in the design and delivery of palliative and hospice care services

Keys to Success
To excel in this role, you will:

• Apply your clinical knowledge of palliative consultations and home visits to meet clinical outcomes and family satisfaction metrics
• Leverage your understanding of the nuances of success in the development of high-performing and cohesive interdisciplinary hospice teams
• Model teamwork in every action, and employ strategies to promote excellence in individual and team performance and productivity
• Be recognized throughout the community as the leader (subject matter expert) of palliative care
• Demonstrate an exceptional understanding of physician “consultant” etiquette which encourages coordination and communication with the patient’s attending physician to sustain strong working relationships and continually win the confidence of referring physicians and attending physicians
• Maintain a commitment to educate and increase knowledge and skill level of staff and trainees in caring for patients and their families.
• Participate in the supervision of all trainees to optimize their educational experience in palliative medicine.
• Inspire the team and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient and team outcomes.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Cousounis by phone (610)-941-9419 or tcousounis@digital-action.com

VP, Medical Services - Madison, WI

You'll showcase both your medical leadership competencies and clinical expertise of hospice and palliative medicine as you implement clinical and business development strategies for our client’s hospice and palliative care programs.

You’ll have the opportunity to promote and maintain a culture of clinical excellence among the medical staff by applying your knowledge of the best practices of palliative medicine. With the support and resources of one of the more progressive hospices in the Midwest, you’ll have the professional opportunity to align the staff’s activities with organizational performance improvement goals.


About the Organization

One of the largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care enterprises in the Midwest (more than $30 million in patient service revenues) serving patients in and around one of America’s “most livable cities.” This organization is highly regarded in its communities for its end-of-life care, and receives considerable philanthropic support. Our client serves daily more than 650 patients through its certified hospice, inpatient hospice unit, and its facility and ambulatory based palliative care service, and maintains strong relationships with the three major hospitals within its service area. Through its comprehensive clinical services for those with advanced illnesses, and its educational programs, it exemplifies a palliative care enterprise committed to improving late-life care in its communities. Serving it s community for more than 30 years, this organization has been instrumental in its community earning a B grade (as reported in the DAI Community Palliative Performance Profile. Our client partners with local health care organizations to offer physicians an accredited Fellowship in Palliative Medicine.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• MD or DO, Board certification in primary care and palliative medicine
• Track record of building high-performing hospice and palliative medicine medical staffs
• Experience in delivering palliative care services, including a successful track record of advancing palliative care through clinical development
• Deep knowledge of clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care and understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and participate on multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal, public speaking, written communication skills.
• A track record of achievement in team and program development, and success in meeting clinical and financial outcomes
• Seasoned judgment to apply broad knowledge and leadership experience when addressing complex issues.

Your Unique Opportunity
This position offers many unique benefits:

Practice variety – you will enjoy a leadership position with some direct patient care, management, educational (fellowship program and trainee rotations) and research responsibilities that will enrich your palliative medicine portfolio of competencies

Stability – you will be associated with a hospice which is well established (more than 30 years young), financially strong, and enjoys a solid reputation within its service areas

Career development - you will have at your fingertips an exceptional professional development environment and an opportunity to develop a thriving hospice medical staff.  You’ll find an emphasis on learning and professional/ personal development that is truly exceptional among this nation’s hospices

High impact - your success in developing a high-performing medical staff in this region will enhance our client’s reputation as a leading provider of care for those with advanced illnesses. The scope and influence of this senior executive position reaches beyond the immediate hospice (and its growing home-based and inpatient unit programs) and into the community’s hospitals, long-term facilities, and educational institutions.


Compensation
Total earnings potential will offer competitive compensation, including a salary guarantee.
Also, it offers a comprehensive array of benefit programs designed to meet the needs of you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, STD and LTD insurance, 403(b) investment options, paid vacations and holidays, and employer-paid professional malpractice insurance,. There is also a relocation assistance program.


More About Your Role
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, your activities will include:

• Developing strategies to build sustaining relationships with community organizations
• Identifying tension points to aid in marketing palliative care services to clinicians and removing barriers to access of hospice care
• Organizing medical staff activities, including quality improvement functions and regular medical record reviews, to identify and disseminate best practices
• Leading the development of curricula, expansion of clinical training rotation programs and participates in teaching of students/residents/fellows
• Serving as physician member of the senior management team.
• Planning timetables and budgets for program development
  

Keys to Success
To excel in this role, you will:

• Apply your clinical knowledge of hospice inpatient unit management and home visits to meet clinical outcomes and family satisfaction metrics
• Leverage your understanding of the nuances of success in the development of high-performing medical staffs
• Be recognized throughout assigned areas as the leader (subject matter expert) of hospice and palliative medicine
• Maintain a commitment to educate and increase knowledge and skill level of staff and trainees in caring for patients and their families.
• Inspire the medical staff and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient and team outcomes.
• Display a high level of critical thinking in bringing successful resolution to high-impact, complex, and/or cross-functional problems.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Cousounis by phone (610)-941-9419 or tcousounis@digital-action.com

Hospice Medical Director - Madison, WI                                                                                                  

You'll showcase your clinical expertise as well as consultative and collaborative practice style as you provide medical direction for a hospice interdisciplinary team.    You’ll have the opportunity to promote and maintain a culture of clinical excellence with a strong interdisciplinary team by applying your knowledge of the best practices of palliative medicine.  With the support and resources of one of the more progressive hospices in the Midwest, you’ll have the professional opportunity to align the team’s activities with organizational performance improvement goals. 

About the Organization

One of the largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care enterprises in the Midwest (more than $30 million in patient service revenues) serving patients in and around one of America’s “most livable cities.”   This organization is highly regarded in its communities for its end-of-life care, and receives considerable philanthropic support.  Our client serves daily more than 650 patients through its certified hospice, inpatient hospice unit, and its facility and ambulatory based palliative care service, and maintains strong relationships with the three major hospitals within its service area. Through its comprehensive clinical services for those with advanced illnesses, and its educational programs, it exemplifies a palliative care enterprise committed to improving late-life care in its communities. Serving it s community for more than 30 years, this organization has been instrumental in its community earning a B grade (as reported in the DAI Community Palliative Performance Profile.  Our client partners with local health care organizations to offer physicians an accredited Fellowship in Palliative Medicine. 

What You'll Bring to the Table

• MD or DO, Board certification in primary care and palliative medicine
• Experience in providing palliative care services in a variety of settings to patients in varying stages of an advanced illness
• Deep knowledge of clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care and understanding of quality improvement methodology
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and participate on multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal, public speaking, written communication skills.
• A track record of achievement in team and relationship development, and enthusiasm for, and the demonstrated ability to, work in the context of an interdisciplinary team.

Your Unique Opportunity

This position offers many unique benefits:

Practice variety– you will enjoy a blended position with direct patient care (inpatient consultations, home and outpatient visits), management, and educational (fellowship program and trainee rotations) responsibilities that will enrich your palliative medicine portfolio of competencies

Stability –you will be associated with a hospice which is well established (more than 30 years young), financially strong, and enjoys a solid reputation within its service areas

Exceptional work environment -- each employee is expected to contribute toward shared goals, to sustain a clinical and educational environment that is team-oriented, professional, interdisciplinary, challenging and collegial.  On-call responsibilities are shared among one of the largest hospice medical staffs in the Midwest. Senior management has made a concerted effort to design practice opportunities with reasonable, well-articulated workloads which strive for a sought-after work-life balance

Career development -- you will have at your fingertips an exceptional professional development environment and an opportunity to develop a thriving practice in palliative medicine. You’ll find an emphasis on learning and professional/ personal development that is truly exceptional among this nation’s hospices

High impact -- your success in developing a high-performing team in this region will enhance our client’s reputation as a leading provider of care for those with advanced illnesses

Compensation

Total earnings potential will offer competitive compensation, including a salary guarantee.

Also, it offers a comprehensive array of benefit programs designed to meet the needs of you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, STD and LTD insurance, 403(b) investment options, paid vacations and holidays, and employer-paid professional malpractice insurance,.  There is also a relocation assistance program.

More About Your Role

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, in addition to direct patient care, your activities will include:

• Developing strategies to build sustaining relationships with community organizations
• Serving as physician member in education and training of clinical staff
• Participating in medical staff activities, including quality improvement functions and regular medical record reviews, to identify best practices.  
• Building effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team follow-up regarding patient consults and to foster a culture of collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff

Keys to Success

To excel in this role, you will:

• Apply your clinical knowledge of hospice inpatient unit management and  home visits to meet clinical outcomes and family satisfaction metrics 
• Leverage your understanding of the nuances of success in the development of high-performing and cohesive interdisciplinary hospice teams
• Model teamwork in every action, and employ strategies to promote excellence in individual and team performance and productivity
• Be recognized throughout assigned areas as the leader (subject matter expert) of palliative care
• Demonstrate an exceptional understanding of physician “consultant” etiquette which encourages coordination and communication with the patient’s attending physician  to continually win the confidence of referring physicians
• Maintain a commitment to educate and increase knowledge and skill level of staff and trainees in caring for patients and their families. 
• Participate in the supervision of all trainees to optimize their educational experience in palliative medicine.
• Inspire the team and individuals to give their best to achieve desired patient and team outcomes

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Tim Cousounis by phone (610)-941-9419 or tcousounis@digital-action.com