Kelsey- Seybold Clinic
Physician - Palliative Care | Changing the way health cares
Houston, TX
Job ID: 6474 Job Type: Full Time
Job Summary:
- Provides clinical expertise within the palliative care services team to improve quality of life and health for patients with complex chronic illnesses and approaching end-of-life illnesses.
- Builds effective relationships with referring physicians to ensure excellent team follow-up regarding patient consults and to build an improved culture of collaboration among specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other staff to meet the needs of palliative care patients
- Proactively identifies opportunities to improve the patient and family experience of care and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of resources
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide consultation services in palliative care
- Provide education/guidance regarding the scope of Supportive Medicine/Palliative Care services to group physicians
- Monitor and supervise Supportive Medicine home care delivery team(s)
- Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care
- Diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic health
conditions
- Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and radiology tests
- Prescribe medications including controlled substances
- Order treatments and durable medical equipment as indicated
- Perform other therapeutic or corrective measures as indicated, including urgent care
- Consult with primary care physician of services provided and collaborate with other physicians as needed
- Assist in all facets of care coordination for palliative care referrals
- Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided
- Assist in development of clinical practice guidelines/standards in support of quality palliative care
- Timely review, oversight, and documentation of patient care by team NP (s) or RN
- Education of staff
- Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the
organization
- Home and Nursing home visits on occasions
- Work with administrative team to improve operational efficiency of the Palliative Care section
License and Certifications:
- Doctor of Medicine
- Board certified or Board Eligible in internal medicine or Palliative/Hospice Medicine
- Current Texas medical license
- Experience desired but not required.
Kelsey Seybold Clinic accepts H1B Visas.
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Posted October 12, 2024