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Medical Director, Hospice and Pallative - Las Vegas Nevada
Company: Optum
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted On: 05/13/2025
Optum NV is seeking a Medical Director, Hospice and Pallative to join our team in Las Vegas, NV. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
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As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.
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At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
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Southwest Medical Associates (SMA), an Optum company, is Nevada's largest multi-specialty practice, with over 350 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Our facilities include 22 medical offices, with 6 urgent cares clinics, 7 Convenient Care Clinics, two lifestyle centers catering to seniors and two outpatient surgery centers. The practice is fully integrated and includes home health, complex disease management, pharmacy services, medical management and palliative care. SMA is actively engaged in population health management, with an emphasis on outcomes, and offers patients compassionate, innovative and high-quality care throughout Nevada. SMA is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The team is looking for a Medical Director to manage our hospice and palliative team in the Las Vegas area. The role will also involve seeing hospice patients, as well as cross coverage for the palliative team.
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The Medical Director of the Optum Nevada hospice and palliative program will lead our nurse practitioner and physician team that provides hospice and palliative care in the home, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and OptumCare Cancer Center. -
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Primary Responsibilities:
This role includes oversight of the hospice and palliative team of providers, including the team's schedule management and clinical deployment strategies
As part of the leadership team, the position will work closely with senior leadership to support the clinical and business priorities of the program -
Clinical care responsibilities include direct patient care and leading IDG meetings for both the hospice and palliative programs. Also, in this role you will support the training and development of support staff such as nurses and social workers in the hospice and palliative programs
Other activities include the promotion of the SMA palliative and hospice programs to employed physicians, community physicians, and facilities. And as part of Southwest Medical Associates, you will part of the total care continuum and work closely with primary care physicians, SNFists, hospitalists and other specialty clinicians to delivery holistic patient care
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Position Highlights:
Monday through Friday schedule 8 am to 5 pm
Call shared with other MD/DO's approximately every 3rd week
Seeing hospice patients in different settings (home, facility, inpatient) as well as palliative cross coverage
Managing a team of hospice and palliative providers, both physicians and APC's -
Leading interdisciplinary teams weekly
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You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:
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