Medical Director, Hospice and Pallative

Optum NV is seeking a Medical Director, Hospice and Pallative to join our team in Las Vegas, NV. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA), an Optum company, is Nevada’s largest multi-specialty practice, with over 350 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Primary Responsibilities:

• This role includes oversight of the hospice and palliative team of providers, including the team’s schedule management and clinical deployment strategies
• As part of the leadership team, the position will work closely with senior leadership to support the clinical and business priorities of the program
• Clinical care responsibilities include direct patient care and leading IDG meetings for both the hospice and palliative programs. Also, in this role you will support the training and development of support staff such as nurses and social workers in the hospice and palliative programs
• Other activities include the promotion of the SMA palliative and hospice programs to employed physicians, community physicians, and facilities. And as part of Southwest Medical Associates, you will part of the total care continuum and work closely with primary care physicians, SNFists, hospitalists and other specialty clinicians to delivery holistic patient care

Position Highlights:

• Monday through Friday schedule 8 am to 5 pm
• Call shared with other MD/DO’s approximately every 3rd week
• Seeing hospice patients in different settings (home, facility, inpatient) as well as palliative cross coverage
• Managing a team of hospice and palliative providers, both physicians and APC’s
• Leading interdisciplinary teams weekly

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Board Certified, MD or DO
• Active, unrestricted state license in NV or ability to obtain prior to employment
• 3+ years of clinical practice experience in a hospice and palliative environment
• Experience in a leadership or administrative role
• The ideal candidate has excellent clinical skills, management skills and is a strategic thinker, and collaborative team member/leader

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.