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Lead Palliative Care Physician
Location: Atlanta, GA
Facility Type: Health Center / Home-Based Care
Schedule: Full-Time | Shift Type: Days | Hybrid Position Overview
Virtus Healthcare Staffing is seeking a specialized Lead Palliative Care Physician to join our partner's team at Monogram Health in Atlanta, GA. This role is ideal for a quality-driven physician eager to apply their clinical expertise in a managed care, population health context, primarily delivering in-home care to seriously ill patients with conditions like CKD/ESRD, COPD, and CHF .
The successful candidate will be an in-market specialist, integrated with the local Market Physician Executive (MPE), focusing on patient quality of life, education, and shared decision-making. This is a pivotal role requiring a deep understanding of palliative care, a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes, and the ability to build strong local provider relationships.
Required:
– Doctorate Degree in Medicine.
– Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
– Current state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare.
– Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require.
– Desire to practice in a forward-looking renal care environment focused on population health management.
– Demonstrated experience applying evidence-based clinical criteria.
– Comfort and skill in goals of care discussions and advance care planning.
– Experience with high-need Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid populations, as well as commercial populations.
– Experience integrating acute and behavioral health care and appreciation of social determinants of health and the value of social workers.
– Expertise in managing medication panels for complex patients.
– Must be willing and able to obtain hospital privileges at required facilities.
– Must have reliable transportation.
Patient Care & Clinical Excellence
– Proactively identify patients who qualify for palliative care services and build a patient panel in collaboration with the MPE and care team.
– Treat a panel of patients primarily in their homes to drive healthcare outcomes.
– Evaluate and treat symptoms that may interfere with quality of life, such as pain, pruritus, depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
– Refer members to appropriate specialists (Monogram-based or locally-aligned) to optimize clinical care.
– Conduct goals of care and family meetings as needed, accurately documenting patient/family wishes in state AD/POLST forms.
– Support patients utilizing the interdisciplinary team (IDT), including the Palliative Care Chaplain, and assist with hospice transitions as appropriate.
Staff Management & Leadership
– Develop and present metrics to executive leadership as requested.
– Be responsible for the outcomes of the patient panel, driving predetermined clinical and financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through interventions.
– Participate in monthly meetings with the Regional Medical Director (RMD)/Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to discuss KPIs and expectations.
– Educate and support the team regarding palliative care, hospice care, advance directives, symptom assessment, and communication.
Provider & Client Engagement
– Develop key relationships with local providers, including PCPs, nephrologists, and other specialists, to improve market alignment.
– Transformative Care: Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and innovative organization that is transforming the delivery of polychronic disease care.
– Autonomous Schedule: Enjoy an autonomous schedule with in-home visits in a value-based care model.
– Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary plus a company bonus program, with potential relocation assistance and a sign-on bonus on a case-by-case basis.
– Comprehensive Benefits: Full benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as paid time off and 401(k) with matching contributions.
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