Hospice Medical Director - Leadership Opportunity - Henry Ford Health

Description

The Henry Ford Medical Group Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is seeking a physician for the role of Hospice Medical Director.

Highlights:

• Well-established Hospice Program with over 30 years of service to the Southeast Michigan community and an experienced interdisciplinary team
• Serve as faculty for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program
• Opportunity to practice at an institution with one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the US and a main teaching site for Michigan State College of Human Medicine and Wayne State University Medical School
• Diverse patient population

The physician will:

• Oversee the medical component of the hospice’s patient care program.
• Supervise hospice physicians and advanced practice providers in the Henry Ford Medical Group Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Support the Hospice Director of Operations in ensuring compliance with Michigan Department of Public Health, CMS regulatory body, and CHAP Accreditation rules and regulations for medical care in the hospice program.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of goals, objectives, and the hospice program strategic plan.
• Conduct educational seminars, in-services, and presentations to health system and community clinicians to promote hospice services and increase access for patients.
• Collaborate with patients’ attending physicians and the hospice interdisciplinary team to effectively manage patients’ terminal illness(es), related conditions and distressing symptoms.
• Perform patient home visits when appropriate based on patient need and as requested by the hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Utilize knowledge of prognostication and hospice regulation to determine eligibility for hospice care, relatedness of patient diagnoses, and appropriate level of care to meet patient needs.
• Supervise and train medical students, residents, fellows, and other interdisciplinary learners (serving as faculty for our ACGME- accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program with 2 fellows per year)
• Participate in scholarly activities in education, quality improvement, and/or research

Based on interest and skills the physician may:

• Serve as Medical Director of the Henry Ford Palliative Care at Home Program

Requirements:

• Initial board certification in a primary specialty
• Board-certification or Board-eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Palliative Medicine Fellowship training or other comparable experience
• Must possess the following personal qualities: Be self-directed; be flexible and committed to the team concept; demonstrates teamwork, initiative and willingness to learn; be open to new learning experiences; accepts and respects diversity without judgment; and demonstrates customer service values.

The Henry Ford Health's flagship institution, Henry Ford Hospital (HFH), is an 802-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex in Detroit's New Center area. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence and innovation, particularly in the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, orthopaedics and sports medicine, organ transplantation, and treatments for brain, prostate, breast and lung cancers. HFH is a Level 1 trauma center.

• Level 1 Trauma Center - Henry Ford Hospital provides the full continuum of services to the most critically ill and wounded patients. In-house surgical and critical care staff is available 24/7 and is experienced in multiple trauma, difficult tumors and complicated surgeries. 
• Critical Care- Henry Ford Hospital has 156 ICU beds making it the single largest ICU facility in Michigan and one of the largest in the country.
• Surgical ICU (SICU) -The 40-bed SICU is one of the largest in the United States, and is equipped to treat complex patients or those undergoing organ transplantation. The Department of anesthesia provides collaborative critical care coverage in the surgical intensive care unit and cardiovascular intensive care units at Henry Ford Hospital. Critical care certified anesthesiologists work with intensive care unit teams to provide multi-disciplinary care for the most complex post-operative patients.
• Center for Simulation, Education, and Research- The 12,000-square-foot Center for Simulation, Education and Research at Henry Ford Hospital is fully accredited as a Level 1 Comprehensive Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons and is the most advanced facility of its kind in Michigan and one of the largest in the United States. The Center offers procedural simulation technologies using computerized mannequins and other mechanical devices. It also is a venue for advancing education and assessing the competencies of residents, physicians and other health care workers in the areas of inter-professional team communications, patient safety and doctor-patient communication skills. Reconfigurable suites replicate the emergency department, operating room, intensive care unit, labor and delivery suite, and other hospital environments.
• Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM)- Henry Ford Hospital began a relationship with Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2002, and we has been expanding upon it ever since. In 2010, HFHS signed an affiliation agreement with Wayne State that increased the number of Wayne State medical students training in Henry Ford facilities, encourages collaborative research and seek efficiencies through programmatic integration. Third and four year medical students rotate thru Henry Ford Hospital. Members of the Henry Ford Medical Group have clinical faculty appointments at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.