Hospice Job at Veterans Health Administration in Iowa

The Iowa City, Iowa Veterans Affairs Health Care System, is seeking a Hospice & Palliative Medical Director at the Rehabilitation and Extended Care Service Line.

We advocate for a Whole Health System of care. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model which seeks to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.

You will be a clinical leader in the care of Veterans with serious illnesses and work with the palliative care team to provide evidence-based, transdisciplinary care.

Collaborate with health care teams, including nursing, social work, rehab therapies, and providers working on inpatient units, and in primary and specialty clinics.

Serve as a mentor and supervisor for the providers on the team.

Collaborate with other team members to develop & implement an integrated symptom management approach that maximizes the utilization of complementary & integrative health therapies to improve the quality of life & patient functioning.

Provide care via multiple modalities, including face-to-face, VA Video Connect along with Clinical Video Telehealth to maximize Veteran-centric care.

Provide e-consultation to providers related to serious health-related suffering, hospice appropriateness, and goals of care.

Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care is required. Fellowship trained with 5 years' experience as a practicing Hospice and Palliative Care physician preferred.

Assistance with payment of med school loans up to $200K may be available.

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