Hospice Medical Director

Physician – Hospice Medical Director / Hospice Physician

Location: Remote: Position Type: Part-Time | Flexible Schedule Practice Setting: Hospice Care

Overview

This role offers physicians a flexible leadership opportunity to provide compassionate, high‑quality end‑of‑life care within their local communities. Physicians in this role partner closely with experienced interdisciplinary teams and play a key part in ensuring patients and families receive exceptional hospice support. This position is ideal for physicians seeking meaningful impact while maintaining a schedule that complements their current practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide medical oversight for hospice patients within the assigned service area
• Determine and certify hospice eligibility
• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings
• Support symptom management, medication oversight, and care planning
• Complete required physician documentation, including certifications and death certificates
• Serve as a clinical resource for nurses, care teams, and referral partners
• Build and maintain relationships with community physicians, hospitals, and referral sources

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 1+ year of Physician Informatics experience
• 1+ year of experience in ANY of the following:
  • Primary Care (PCP)
  • Hospice
  • Related chronic or end‑of‑life care settings

Licensure & Credentials

• Active, unrestricted MD or DO license in the state of practice
• Board certification or board eligibility in a relevant specialty preferred (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care, etc.)

Schedule & Shift Details

• Flexible schedule designed to complement the physician's current practice
• Primarily remote work
• Occasional in‑person interdisciplinary team meetings, community outreach, and leadership activities within the assigned market

Travel Requirements

• Occasional local travel for in‑person meetings, community outreach, and market‑based leadership activities
• Travel limited to the physician's assigned local market

Ideal Candidate

• Compassionate and committed to patient‑centered hospice care
• Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams
• Comfortable providing leadership, guidance, and clinical oversight
• Values flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful community impact