Hospice Medical Director | Join Inova in delivering world-class healthcare every time, every touch

The Hospice Medical Director is responsible for overseeing the medical component of hospice care, ensuring that patients receive compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves leadership, clinical oversight, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

• Serves as a Dyad leadership partner with the Neighborhood Director of Community Programs and Partnerships (DCPP).
• Provides clinical care for hospice patients across all levels of care (General Inpatient, Continuous, Routine and Respite) in all settings of care, including inpatient hospitals, senior living communities and private homes.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.**We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Hospice Physician Job Responsibilities:

• Medical LeadershipMedical Leadership**
• Clinical Care
• IDT Performance: Goals-Of-Care and Plan-Of-Care
• Supervision: Provider Performance Improvement
• Access and Transitions of Care Process Improvement
• Patient Experience and Quality Improvement

Hospice Medical Director Additional Requirements:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy. (MD or DO degree). Completion of an approved American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association residency (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine preferred). Board Certified in Geriatric Medicine or Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Qualified but non-board-certified physicians with greater than 10 years of extensive experience in geriatric medicine or hospice & palliative medicine may be considered.
• Experience: At least 5-7 years of direct relevant clinical care experience, preferably in general inpatient, senior living, and home hospice settings. At least 3-5 years of medical leadership experience, preferably in a hospice organization. Progressive leadership experience with demonstrated experience in cross-system and between system collaborations. Able to demonstrate direct involvement in a multidisciplinary team caring for the at-risk patient with advanced age, serious illness, or end-of-life circumstances.
• Certification/Licensure: Current Virginia State license (or ability to obtain) to practice DEA, and CDS certificates. Must be able to meet the requirements for membership on the Inova Medical Staff.

Hospice Physician Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated Leadership Skills · Knowledge of the programs and services in their geographic area · Strong collaboration skills · Demonstrated collaboration/partnerships with other healthcare or community service entities · Skill in using computers and a variety of personal productivity applications · Skill in oral and written communication · Skill in data analysis and interpretation · Ability to problem solve effectively · Ability to develop goals, objectives, critical paths, systems, new programs and policies and procedures

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy.

We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than one million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed four million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 25,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.