Hospice Director directs, supervises, and governs the hospice program including inpatient care, home care and bereavement follow-up. Administers and maintains quality assurance, environmental, and infection control policies in accordance with facility objectives. Being a Hospice Director prepares reports for hospital administration on activities of the facility operation. Develops hospice related educational and informational programs. Additionally, Hospice Director requires a bachelor's degree of nursing. Typically reports to top management. The Hospice Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Hospice Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
The Administrator shall assign responsibilities to the Medical Director in consultation with the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and others as appropriate. Responsibilities shall be enumerated in a job description and attached to the Medical Director’s employment agreement. The job description may be modified from time to time by mutual agreement between the Administrator and Medical Director.
The medical directorship is a position of active participation and clinical leadership. The medical director is the primary physician representative and leader of the interdisciplinary team, to include but not limited to RN, SW, Chaplain, Hospice Aide Oversight of physician services in the hospice is generally considered to be the responsibility of the medical director. The medical director should complement the primary physician’s care, work closely with the assistant medical directors, act as a medical resource to IDT members, and assure overall continuity of the hospice program’s medical services. These services, to meet general medical needs, must be provided by the hospice to the extent that they are not met by others. The most important aspect of physician services is that the individual receives appropriate measures to control uncomfortable symptoms.
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