POSITION PURPOSE 

The PRN Stand-In Medical Director has an important role supporting the Medical Director in actively helping provide quality care, including the implementation of client care policies and the coordination of medical care. These two roles provide the basis for the functions and tasks discussed in this guidance. These roles and functions require the Physician or Nurse Practitioner serving in that capacity to be knowledgeable about current standards of practice in caring for Hospice clients. The PRN Stand-In Medical Director plays a pivotal role in providing clinical leadership regarding application of current standards of practice for client care and new or proposed treatments, practices, and approaches to care. The Physician Assistant’s role promotes the attainment of optimal client care.  

ORGANIZATION 

This is a PRN position that reports to the Hospice Medical Director. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS  

• The PRN M.D. or N.P. serves as a stand-in for the Physician Medical Director 

• Helps the hospice staff identify, evaluate, and address/resolve medical and clinical concerns and issues that:  Affect client care, medical care or quality of life. 

• Helping educate and provide information to staff, practitioners, clients, families and others. 

• Providing information to the facility practitioners from sources such as nationally recognized medical care societies and organizations where current clinical information can be obtained 

• Resolve issues related to continuity of care and transfer of medical information between Hospice and other care settings. 

• Documentation of care notes and death certificates with signatures on any patients which care has been overseen by the Stand-In Medical Director and the interdisciplinary Hospice team. 

• Signing and dating all orders, such as medications, admission orders, re-admission orders, death certificates. 

• Attend case conference, once per quarter 

• Review, update, sign policies in relation to PCH 

• Order management for vaccines 

• Other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE 

• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program  

• Active Oklahoma Medical license- in good standing 

• 1-2 years recent Hospice experience 

• Active Oklahoma driver’s license  

• Current car insurance and registration  

• Required vehicle  

• Medical knowledge, patience, compassion, kindness, critical thinking skills, knowledge of infection control practices, stamina, and physical endurance, observational skills, knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules, communication skills, leadership, empathy 

MACHINES & EQUIPMENT 

The PRN Stand-In Medical Director must be able to effectively operate the current computer system, telephone system, and other office machines such as a copier. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work requires moderately heavy physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as: extensive driving, assisting client in transfer activities (wheelchair, to bed, to tub, to commode) and providing substantial support to individuals in ambulation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, to handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  

WORKING CONDITIONS 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  

• General office, patient home setting, exposure to infectious diseases, automobile. 

Security and privacy training will be provided as part of this role to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PCS’ associate and customer data. 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.