Job Description

Schedule:Full-time | 80 hours/pay period | Monday to Friday | 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Pay Range: $225,000 to $260,000/hour (exempt), based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Why You’ll Love Working at Vivie

• Flexible scheduling, autonomy, and work-life support with modern technology that makes your day easier
• Competitive pay with employer-matched retirement, pay-on-demand options, and generous PTO + paid holidays
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits
• Paid documentation time, plus mileage, drive time or car program options
• Career growth through scholarships, training, and professional development

As a Hospice Medical Director, you’ll provide physician leadership that ensures our hospice program delivers high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered care. You’ll partner closely with interdisciplinary teams, support families during deeply meaningful moments, and guide clinical decision-making that honors each patient’s goals and values.

What you'll do as a Medical Director (MD) with Hospice:

Ensure CMS & Regulatory Compliance

• Provide overall medical oversight for the hospice program, fulfilling all Hospice Medical Director responsibilities under CMS Conditions of Participation and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

Oversee Eligibility & Recertification

• Review and approve hospice admissions for eligibility, sign Certifications of Terminal Illness (CTIs), participate in recertifications, and conduct required face-to-face (F2F) encounters when Nurse Practitioner coverage is not available.

Provide Clinical Leadership & Consultation

• Serve as a clinical resource for the interdisciplinary team, supporting symptom management, disease progression, goals-of-care discussions, and complex medical decision-making; provide 24-hour on-call medical consultation.

Collaborate Across Teams

• Partner with attending physicians, hospice clinicians, patients, families, and referral sources to ensure coordinated, compassionate, and patient-centered care.

Support Quality & Program Improvement

• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives, review clinical outcomes, promote consistent clinical standards across the hospice program

Other Duties as Assigned

• The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

This job also requires:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Oseopathic Medicine (DO).
• Current, unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.
• Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, or related specialty.
• Hospice or Palliative Medicine board certification preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CMS Hospice Conditions of Participation.
• Strong expertise in symptom management and end-of-life care.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to engage in emotionally sensitive clinical conversations.
• Ability to pass state mandated background checks.
• Physical capability to perform all essential job functions.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English to ensure effective communication with team members, clients, and families.

Let’s grow together—apply now and discover the difference you can make at Vivie!

Additional Details:

• Employment Type: Salary, exempt
• Department: Administration
• Leadership Received: Director of Hospice
• Division: Hospice
• Travel Requirements: Yes – as needed
• This role does not include supervisory responsibilities

Vivie is an equal opportunity employer.