Hospice Medical Director
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Job Description
- Find Your Passion and Purpose as a Hospice Medical Director
- Location: King of Prussia, PA
- Position Type: Part-time
- Remote/Virtual Position: Hybrid
- Schedule: 2 hours/week
AccentCare is seeking a skilled and compassionate Hospice Medical Director ready to promote excellence in patient care through active participation in care planning, quality improvement, physician mentorship, and staff education.
In addition to internal clinical leadership, the Hospice Medical Director serves as a key ambassador for the hospice program by building relationships with community physicians, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and healthcare organizations.
Through education, consultation, and advocacy for hospice and palliative care, the Medical Director advances the organization's mission of providing comfort, dignity, and expert care to patients and families facing life-limiting illness.
Offer Based on Years of Experience
What You Need to Know
Key Responsibilities
- Provide medical leadership and oversight for hospice services to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.
- Support clinical excellence, hospice eligibility determinations, care planning, symptom management, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote quality outcomes and continuous improvement.
- Lead and support hospice physicians through recruitment, development, mentorship, and performance management.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, hospitals, long-term care providers, and other referral partners.
- Participate in professional, educational, and community activities that further the organization's mission.
- Provide direct patient care and clinical consultation as needed.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of organizational objectives.
- 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.
- Experience with oversight of clinical programs
- (Preferred) Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- (Preferred) Ten or more years of clinical experience
- (Preferred) Five or more years in a medical director or other administrator role
Why AccentCare?
Caring for others is more than what you do — it’s who you are. At AccentCare, you’ll join a purpose-driven, collaborative culture that sets the standard for excellence and gives you the trust and tools to do your best work. You’ll belong to a team that cares deeply for patients and each other; a team committed to consistently providing exceptional care.
We’re proud to be named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2026 by Newsweek — a reflection of our shared commitment to excellence, integrity and compassion as we shape the future of aging in place. When you thrive, so does the community of care we’re building together.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed M.D. or D.O. with an active DEA license and a strong understanding of primary medical care. Preferred qualifications include board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and over ten years of clinical experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$308k (373 salary observations; 2,537 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,952 salary observations; 57,496 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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