Physician Part-time

Pikes Peak Hospice has a new opportunity for a Part-Time Physician position in Colorado Springs, CO!

Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Status: Part-Time
Schedule: TBD

We are the only nonprofit, community-based hospice in the area, and have been supporting our community for more than 40-years. We have a comprehensive team of hospice and palliative care experts including providers, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, grief counselors and aides that help our patients and families navigate life-limiting illness on their terms while ensuring comfort and dignity,

This role offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas including our hospice outpatient teams and our 16-bed hospice inpatient unit. Join our team to assure standards, quality and excellence of care is provided to the patients and families we are honored to serve.

Hourly Pay Range: $93.62 - $126.38

New hires are placed into a salary grade based on education, experience and equity within a position. Please note that compensation ranges are intended to be a good faith estimate of a likely hiring range for this position.

Supplemental Pay:

Supplemental pay based on position, schedule and/or availability.

• Paid Mileage
• Shift Differentials
• Stipends
• Overtime

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement:

Employee travel is paid out based on company pay practices.

• $0.50

Comprehensive Benefit Package:

Employee Classification: PTBE - Regular Part Time benefit eligible employees are regularly scheduled 20-29 hours.

• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance – Company Paid
• Long-Term Disability – Company Paid
• Medical and Dental Coverages w/ Employer Contribution
• Vision
• Supplemental Life & AD&D (Employee, Spouse, Child(ren))
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Care
• Legal and Identity Protection
• 403(b) Retirement Plan w/ Employer Match
• Vacation Pay and Sick Leave - Accrued
• Holiday Pay with an additional Floating Holiday
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Referral and Certification Bonus Programs
• Early Wage Access
• Employer Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Program

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides physician services within the spectrum of hospice and palliative care. The Physician guides, directs, and is a care consultant to the Outpatient, Inpatient and Palliative departments’ staff, the patient’s attending physician and other providers to assure standards, quality, and excellence of care is provided. Fosters and maintains external relationships between the hospice & palliative care programs and other professionals and organizations engaged in health care services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provides physician services consistent with hospice and palliative care philosophy. Consults with attending physicians and palliative care/hospice staff as requested to address goals of care, pain and symptom management for patients.
• In absence of Medical Director, may be designated to assume responsibility for the medical component of the patient care program.
• Reviews clinical information upon patient referral to document disease diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic regiment and assessment of patient’s health.
• Participates at Inter-Disciplinary Group/Team (IDG or IDT) patient care meetings. Utilization review of patient care as necessary.
• Determines clinical appropriateness of hospice and/or palliative admissions, transfers from palliative care to hospice, and discharges of hospice or palliative patients as needed.
• Assists the President with program philosophy and service model for hospice & palliative care.
• Follows hospice program policy when providing supervision for cross coverage of physician service.
• Serves as liaison with attending physicians, local hospitals, medical schools and teaching hospitals. Provides support to attending and consulting physicians, and oversees patient medical services. If the attending physician is not available, the physician is responsible for meeting the medical needs of a hospice patient.
• Conducts home, Inpatient, or facility visits to hospice & palliative patients, as needed.
• Participates in planning, developing and evaluating the hospice & palliative care department services within the agency as a whole, including but not limited to, internal and external committees and input into development of policy and procedures.
• Remains available for rotating schedule of on-call assignments. Phone coverage after hours and weekends for hospice and palliative consult service patients. Patient visits after hours and weekends when necessary.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Education: Graduate from approved school of medicine.
• Minimum Experience: Three years’ experience as practicing physician in hospice, internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, oncology or related field.
• Required License: Current Colorado Physician License to practice medicine. Board certified (or board eligible) in Internal Medicine or Family Practice or Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Colorado state driver’s license and proof of insurance. CPR Certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift minimum of 50 lbs.
• Lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients
• Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/walking/sitting
• Manual dexterity and mobility
• Visual and auditory acuity

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.