Hospice Medical Director - Leadership Opportunity - Henry Ford Health

Description

The Henry Ford Medical Group Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is seeking a physician for the role of Hospice Medical Director.

Highlights:

• Well-established Hospice Program with over 30 years of service to the Southeast Michigan community and an experienced interdisciplinary team
• Serve as faculty for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program
• Opportunity to practice at an institution with one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the US and a main teaching site for Michigan State College of Human Medicine and Wayne State University Medical School
• Diverse patient population

The physician will:

• Oversee the medical component of the hospice’s patient care program.
• Supervise hospice physicians and advanced practice providers in the Henry Ford Medical Group Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Support the Hospice Director of Operations in ensuring compliance with Michigan Department of Public Health, CMS regulatory body, and CHAP Accreditation rules and regulations for medical care in the hospice program.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of goals, objectives, and the hospice program strategic plan.
• Conduct educational seminars, in-services, and presentations to health system and community clinicians to promote hospice services and increase access for patients.
• Collaborate with patients’ attending physicians and the hospice interdisciplinary team to effectively manage patients’ terminal illness(es), related conditions and distressing symptoms.
• Perform patient home visits when appropriate based on patient need and as requested by the hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Utilize knowledge of prognostication and hospice regulation to determine eligibility for hospice care, relatedness of patient diagnoses, and appropriate level of care to meet patient needs.
• Supervise and train medical students, residents, fellows, and other interdisciplinary learners (serving as faculty for our ACGME- accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program with 2 fellows per year)
• Participate in scholarly activities in education, quality improvement, and/or research

Based on interest and skills the physician may:

• Serve as Medical Director of the Henry Ford Palliative Care at Home Program

Requirements:

• Initial board certification in a primary specialty
• Board-certification or Board-eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Palliative Medicine Fellowship training or other comparable experience
• Must possess the following personal qualities: Be self-directed; be flexible and committed to the team concept; demonstrates teamwork, initiative and willingness to learn; be open to new learning experiences; accepts and respects diversity without judgment; and demonstrates customer service values.

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint area locations, Henry Ford now offers care in 550 locations, including 13 acute care hospitals, 3 behavioral health facilities (featuring 2 world-class addiction treatment centers), a state-of-the-art orthopedics and sports medicine facility, and multiple cancer care destinations, including the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion in Detroit.

Our full continuum of services spans from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, complemented by a health insurance plan, home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, and eye care. Henry Ford Health is powered by 50,000 dedicated team members committed to delivering exceptional care and fostering innovation.

Based in Detroit, we're leading the Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment centered on reimagining our academic healthcare campus. Our mission extends beyond patient care to include cutting-edge research and education, with a focus on innovation, population health, and complex care.

For those interested in joining our team, learn more about career opportunities at henryford.com/careers.

For more than 100 years, Henry Ford Hospital has been a leader in advancing medicine and delivering the most innovative treatments. This 877-bed academic hospital is recognized for clinical excellence, is staffed by the Henry Ford Medical Group and is recognized as a Level 1 Trauma Center and a Magnet® facility. “Destination Grand,” a $2.2 billion development underway, includes a vastly expanded Henry Ford Hospital, with a new hospital facility and patient tower to open in 2029.