What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Home Care & Inpatient position at VITAS Healthcare?
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.
- HPM Fellowship trained and Board Certified/Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
- EOE/AA M/F/D/V