Physician - Hospice Medical Director
- Employer
- SSM Health
- Location
- Wentzville, MO
- Closing date
- Feb 2, 2024
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Job Details
BC Physician - Hospice/Palliative Care - Directorship need - Metro St Louis
SSM Health at Home operates hospice services across four states out of 15 branch locations. In total, we serve approximately 500 patients per day with one-third of those patients residing in the St. Louis area.
There is a tremendous opportunity for growth in our St. Louis market where SSM Health operates eight hospitals. SSM Health at Home has three per diem hospice physicians and one physician with a dedicated time between the two St. Louis hospice branches. The hospice providers serve in the daily operational needs and provide for after-hours coverage. SSM inpatient units are requesting more assistance and collaboration in the medical care of patients at end-of-life, it is difficult not to have full-time coverage in the Medical Directorship role. The addition of a Medical Director for hospice and palliative care is needed to join the teams in St. Louis.
Wentzville & St. Louis Communities
Wentzville, MO has been the fastest growing city in Missouri, by percentage population increase, for two consecutive decades from 2000 to 2020. As the site of the Rotary Park, Wentzville is host to the St. Charles County Fair and the St. Louis Renaissance Festival.
St. Louis, MO is an affordable place to live with 2.8 million residents and activities for everyone! Highlights include the world renown St. Louis Arch, the St. Louis Symphony, Fox Theater, Art Museum, Science Center, Missouri Botanical Gardens and one of the best zoos in the country. St. Louis is a big-league city where the best fans in baseball cheer on the 11-time World Series champions - the St. Louis Cardinals - along with the 2019 Stanley Cup winning NHL St. Louis Blues. In 2023, an MLS expansion team, St. Louis City SC, will begin play.
Qualifications
Physician - State of Work Location
SSM Health at Home operates hospice services across four states out of 15 branch locations. In total, we serve approximately 500 patients per day with one-third of those patients residing in the St. Louis area.
There is a tremendous opportunity for growth in our St. Louis market where SSM Health operates eight hospitals. SSM Health at Home has three per diem hospice physicians and one physician with a dedicated time between the two St. Louis hospice branches. The hospice providers serve in the daily operational needs and provide for after-hours coverage. SSM inpatient units are requesting more assistance and collaboration in the medical care of patients at end-of-life, it is difficult not to have full-time coverage in the Medical Directorship role. The addition of a Medical Director for hospice and palliative care is needed to join the teams in St. Louis.
Wentzville & St. Louis Communities
Wentzville, MO has been the fastest growing city in Missouri, by percentage population increase, for two consecutive decades from 2000 to 2020. As the site of the Rotary Park, Wentzville is host to the St. Charles County Fair and the St. Louis Renaissance Festival.
St. Louis, MO is an affordable place to live with 2.8 million residents and activities for everyone! Highlights include the world renown St. Louis Arch, the St. Louis Symphony, Fox Theater, Art Museum, Science Center, Missouri Botanical Gardens and one of the best zoos in the country. St. Louis is a big-league city where the best fans in baseball cheer on the 11-time World Series champions - the St. Louis Cardinals - along with the 2019 Stanley Cup winning NHL St. Louis Blues. In 2023, an MLS expansion team, St. Louis City SC, will begin play.
Qualifications
Physician - State of Work Location
Company
Practice with Presence
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Everything you’ve been looking for is waiting for you at SSM Health, one of the leading health systems in the nation. We believe in the healing power of presence: The better we know our patients as individuals, the better we can care for them.
- More practice setting locations and options. Our healing ministry features 23 hospitals, more than 290 physician offices and outpatient care sites, and 10 post-acute facilities throughout an integrated system covering Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
- More support to help you succeed in your practice. We partner with our physicians to make sure that they have the technologies, in-network specialists, highly trained staff and infrastructure (such as an Epic® EHR) to allow you to provide best-in-class care for your patients.
- More voice. Our physicians are the hearts and hands of our system. Here you can contribute to building new programs, expand the reach of our system and contribute to ongoing quality initiatives to help us shape the future of care.
- More purpose. Our core values and mission unite us to work closely together in a more meaningful way. Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.
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- Website
- http://www.joinssmhealth.com/
- Telephone
- 844-776-1400
- Location
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12312 Olive Blvd
Ste 650
St. Louis
Missouri
63141
US
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