Hospice Team Physician
AccentCare · accentcare.com
Glendale, Wesley Chapel +1Hybrid
The job in short
Hospice team physician.
Clinical
Details
- Found
- 10 d ago · posted 2026-10-02
- Location as listed
- Glendale, California, United States
- Role
- Physician / Doctor
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Overview
Find Your Passion and Purpose as a Hospice Team Physician
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Salary: $105,000 annually (minimum - offer based on years of experience)
Schedule: 12-14 hrs/wk
Position Type: Hybrid
What You Need to Know
AccentCare is seeking a dedicated and collaborative Hospice Team Physician to provide clinical leadership and medical expertise as part of an interdisciplinary hospice care team. This physician will play a vital role in supporting patients with terminal illnesses, partnering with attending physicians, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered hospice care, including coverage of our Virtual Inpatient Unit
This position offers the opportunity to work closely with nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals while making a meaningful impact on patients and families during critical moments in their healthcare journey.
Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as a clinical leader within the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), contributing to care planning, team discussions, and quality improvement efforts.
• Provide medical care and guidance for hospice patients, including symptom management, medication review, and support
• Participate in developing, reviewing, and updating individualized Plans of Care to ensure patient and family needs are met.
• Complete required certifications, recertifications, and face-to-face encounter attestations in accordance with hospice regulations.
• Collaborate with Attending Physicians, referring providers, patients, and families regarding care plans, prognosis, and medical decisions.
• Participate in on-call coverage to ensure continuous (24/7) physician availability and provide timely clinical support.
• Support appropriate hospice admissions, recertifications, revocations, and discharges.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation.
If you meet these qualifications, we would love to meet you:
• Must be a licensed Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) in the state(s) of practice, with training or experience in caring for chronically or terminally ill patients
• Maintains active DEA license
• Valid driver’s license
• Strong understanding of primary medical care principles.
• Working knowledge of hospice and palliative care, including pain and symptom management.
• Familiarity with hospice regulations and Medicare requirements.
• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Attending Physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills for interaction with patients, families, and providers.
• Ability to manage complex clinical and ethical situations in end-of-life care.
• (Preferred) Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• (Preferred) Five or more years of clinical experience
• (Preferred) Oversight of clinical program(s)
Why AccentCare?
Come As You Are
At AccentCare, you’re part of a community that cares — for patients and each other. You can rest assured we offer equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age or disability.
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