Hospice Visit Physician (Field, Inpatient)
Listed compensation
$80k-$90k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Find Your Passion and Purpose as a Hospice Visit Physician
- Location: St. Louis, MO
- Coverage Area: Counties of Jefferson, St. Louis, Charles
- Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
- Schedule: 20 visits per week
Offer Based on Years of Experience
What You Need to Know
AccentCare is seeking a hospice visit physician that can provide compassionate, patient-centered medical care to individuals with serious, advanced, or terminal illnesses. This role is responsible for conducting hospice and/or palliative care visits, evaluating patients for hospice eligibility and recertification, managing pain and symptoms, and supporting patients and families through goals-of-care and advance care planning discussions.
Job Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients for pain, symptom management, and hospice eligibility (admissions and recertifications).
- Counsel patients and families on care options and advance care planning.
- Order tests, initiate treatment, and conduct face-to-face visits as needed.
- Serve as Attending Physician when appropriate.
- Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and communicate with attending physicians to ensure continuity.
- Manage patient medications.
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide 24/7 availability when assigned.
- Complete timely and compliant clinical 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
- 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.
- Excellent communication skills for interaction with patients, families, and providers.
- Ability to manage complex clinical and ethical situations in end-of-life care.
- (Preferred) Hospice or hospice visit experience
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.
Key Responsibilities
The hospice visit physician conducts patient evaluations for hospice eligibility, manages pain and symptoms, and facilitates advance care planning discussions. They also coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and provide 24/7 on-call support as required.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) with an active DEA license and a valid driver's license. Strong clinical judgment and a working knowledge of hospice regulations and Medicare requirements are essential.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $274k (middle half $235k–$288k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Missouri | 382 active | 22,687 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment382 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Hospice and Palliative Medicine hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 46 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 38 postings, 26 closed |
| New Hospice and Palliative Medicine listings | 129 in the last 30 days | 71 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | +3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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