Full-time Hospice Physician
Columbus Hospice in
Columbus, Georgia seeks an MD or DO board certified in their ABMS specialty
or the DO equivalent for the position of Hospice Physician. This
position will oversee the hospice teams for approximately 120 patients of
this freestanding, community hospice. This is an opportunity to serve both
hospice patients and to provide palliative care services and consultations
to the community.
Columbus Hospice is a
non-profit, community hospice that has served the Columbus, Georgia area
since 1979. Columbus Hospice serves west Georgia and east Alabama and has
offices in both states. As a fully licensed hospice, which is certified for
both Medicare, and Medicaid Columbus Hospice has also been accredited by the
JCAHO since 1996. Columbus Hospice currently serves an average daily census
of over 300 patients per day, which includes our Medicare-certified 18-bed
inpatient facility.
The Columbus, Georgia
Metropolitan area has a population of over 280,000 and offers many cultural
and recreational opportunities. This area has an average December high of
62 degrees and boasts many fine golf courses, museums, and hospital
facilities, including two facilities that sponsor family practice
residency-training programs. Columbus is approximately a 3 to 4 hour drive
to both the Florida gulf coast beaches as well as to the Smoky Mountains.
The preferred candidate
will be board certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine. Palliative
care experience or the completion of a palliative care fellowship is highly
desirable, but not required. The selected candidate must be or will become
licensed in Georgia and Alabama.
A highly competitive
salary and benefits package will be offered. For further information and to
discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact:
Mike
Smajd, CEO / Executive Director
Phone (direct line): (706) 569-1851
Toll-free: (800) 950-4244, X: 113
E-mail:
m.smajd@columbushospice.com
Web address:
www.columbushospice.com
Home Team Staff RNs
Love the work you do on a hospice home care team as a staff RN
managing a team of hospice patients. Full-time with benefits, working
primarily Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with minimal on call. GA
&/or AL RN license required. Recent RN experience required, with some
hospital staff RN experience required. Drug screen and background check
(criminal and driving record) will be required prior to orientation.
Applications to:
donnamorgan@mindspring.com
or fax to
ATTN: DPCS 706-569-8560 or download, complete, & return Columbus Hospice
application.
No telephone calls please; selected applications will be contacted for
interview.
CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)
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