Physician

Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in northwest Illinois. We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.

The majority of our direct patient care is in the field with Lightways team members providing care in the home, nursing facility or assisted living facility.  We also have a 20-bed inpatient unit in Joliet.  Non-clinical staff are based out of our Joliet administrative offices.

We currently have an opening for full time Physician working a minimum of 30 hours per week.  The Physician responsibilities will include:

• Review patients’ medical eligibility for hospice services, in accordance with hospice program policies and procedures, and establishing the plan of care in conjunctions with attending physician and interdisciplinary group prior to providing care written certification of terminal illness.
• Provide written certification of the terminal illness for all subsequent benefit periods.
• Perform face-to-face encounters within thirty (30) days of the third and subsequent hospice benefit certification periods and attest to the encounter. (NP may complete the encounter and report findings to the hospice physician).
• Consult with attending physicians regarding pain and symptoms management for hospice patients.
• Manage oversight of the patient’s medications and treatments.
• Act as medical resource to the hospice interdisciplinary group.
• Attend interdisciplinary group meetings and working in a team approach with the group.
• In conjunction with the attending physician and interdisciplinary group, reviewing and updating the plan of care at least every 15 days, or more frequently as needed.
• Document care provided in the patient’s clinical record, providing evidence of progression of the end-stage disease process.
• Act as primary physician for patients whose referring/attending physicians desire to relinquish that care and/or if the referring/attending physicians are not available for further contact.

The qualified candidate will be a Licensed Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the State of Illinois without restriction or subject to any disciplinary or corrective action. Candidates should also have solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.  Previous Hospice or Palliative experience preferred.

Lightways has a generous benefit plan which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) and a 401K plan with a company match.