Providence House Calls
Palliative Care Physician
JOB TITLE: Palliative Care Physician
DEPARTMENT: House Calls
REPORTS TO: Practice Manager
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
JOB SUMMARY:
Primary scope of work includes palliative care, or hospice care; or may be a blended role of palliative care and
hospice care. For palliative care the location of work may range from inpatient and community based. Primarily
focused on an inpatient setting, the Palliative Care Physician provides the full scope of palliative care services
which fall under his/her field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care,
pain and symptom control and other health maintenance to patients suffering from life threatening and severe
illness. In addition, a Palliative Care Physician is a member of the Providence Care team. In that capacity they
are expected to be familiar with the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Agency and work collaboratively to
achieve them. They must be cognizant of, and comply with, all Providence Care policies and procedures, as
well as pertinent state and federal regulations.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provision of direct patient care and consultation including patient and family counseling and symptom
management related to life limiting and/or life-threatening conditions.
Collaboration with interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and
chaplains.
Planning patient care for treatment of patient, ensuring continuity of care.
Preparation and maintenance of accurate patient records/charts/documents to support sound medical
practice and reimbursement for services.
Building effective relationships with hospitalists and other physicians and referral sources to ensure
excellent team follow-up.
Proactive identification of opportunities to innovate in care delivery in order to improve the patient and
caregiver experience of care for serious illnesses.
Assist with developing curricular materials and participating in the education of other medical
professionals.
Applying principles of medical ethics in the practice of serious illness care and shared decision-making.
Prescribe medication in accordance with South Carolina statute and professional practice guidelines.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Doctor of Medicine degree or Doctor of Osteopathy Medicine degree from an accredited institution
Completion of an accredited United States Residency Program
Valid and unrestricted license in the State of South Carolina
Valid, unrestricted DEA licensure
Board certification in palliative / hospice medicine
Insurability (malpractice)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
On occasion, supervises students in training at Providence Care as assigned by the Medical Director.
Supervises mid-level practitioners (nurse practitioners). / MD / DO only
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate
objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to
adjust focus. Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.