Hospice/Palliative Care Physician Lake Saint Louis, MO
Make a meaningful impact in hospice and palliative care with a primarily remote schedule, full-time weekday hours, and a competitive hourly pay package. This assignment offers a supportive interdisciplinary team, a scheduled start date of 12/14/2026, and the opportunity to provide compassionate care to adult hospice patients.
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Join a leading hospice and home-based care facility in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. You ll work with an interdisciplinary hospice team, nursing staff, and clinical support staff while providing primarily remote hospice and palliative medicine services. Nursing staff support in-person visits and death pronouncements, allowing you to focus on clinical oversight, patient eligibility, symptom management, and continuity of care.
VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( EEO )/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply .
Make a meaningful impact in hospice and palliative care with a primarily remote schedule, full-time weekday hours, and a competitive hourly pay package. This assignment offers a supportive interdisciplinary team, a scheduled start date of 12/14/2026, and the opportunity to provide compassionate care to adult hospice patients.
Quick Facts
- Location: Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
- Start Date: 12/14/2026
- End Date/Duration: 03/15/2027
- Shift: Day shift, Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 4:30 PM; primarily remote with initial on-site orientation and occasional in-person visits as needed
- Hours/Week: 40
- Employment Type: Full-time locum tenens
- License/Certs: Missouri medical license; DEA registration may be required for medication prescribing
- Experience: Hospice experience required or strongly preferred
- Hourly Pay Rate: $162.24
- Competitive pay package
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive W-2 medical benefits
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated support throughout your assignment
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
- Conduct hospice admissions and eligibility assessments.
- Complete recertifications and provide verbal certifications.
- Manage symptoms and prescribe medications as clinically appropriate.
- Provide clinical oversight for hospice patients in collaboration with nursing and support staff.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings every other week.
- Provide rotating telephone-only call coverage every fourth week, Sunday Saturday.
- Complete required clinical documentation and death certificates as needed.
Required
- Active Missouri medical license.
- Hospice experience required or strongly preferred.
- Ability to provide hospice and palliative medicine care for primarily adult patients.
- Availability for a full-time, Monday Friday schedule and rotating telephone-only call coverage.
Preferred
- Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
- Internal Medicine or Hospitalist board certification or background with demonstrated hospice experience.
- Experience with Epic or similar electronic medical record systems.
Join a leading hospice and home-based care facility in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. You ll work with an interdisciplinary hospice team, nursing staff, and clinical support staff while providing primarily remote hospice and palliative medicine services. Nursing staff support in-person visits and death pronouncements, allowing you to focus on clinical oversight, patient eligibility, symptom management, and continuity of care.
VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( EEO )/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply .
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