--- title: Hospice Associate Medical Director description: VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region is hiring for the Hospice Associate Medical Director role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/hospice-associate-medical-director-at-vna-and-hospice-of-the-southwest-region-01a13ab9-0bbe-7c10-9c25-31fc1d0ee128 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region as Hospice Associate Medical Director in Bennington, VT. Pays $100–$140 per hour. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/q3nv7l.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region | | **Location** | Bennington, VT | | **Salary** | $100/hr - $140/hr | | **Posted** | Oct 14, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** C · Some flags. Mostly fine, a few things to check. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $225,000 – $290,000 a year (median $245,000). ## Description The **VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region** is looking for a contracted **Hospice Associate Medical Director** in **Bennington county**, **5-10 hours per week**. Would you like to work for a **caring and supportive** home health company that **values its employees**? If so, please read on! **ABOUT VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION** Based in Vermont, we are one of the largest non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care. For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by HomeCare Elite. **A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ASSOCIATE HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTOR** The Associate Hospice Medical Director will have overall responsibility for the medical component of the hospice program. They will provide oversight of physician services by complementing attending physician care, acting as a medical resource to the interdisciplinary group, assuring continuity of hospice medical services, and assuring appropriate measures to control patient symptoms. The Medical director will serve as a hospice champion – promoting and representing the program to physicians, physician groups, discharge planners, other referral sources, community health organizations, and potential donors, as appropriate. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Providing overall medical direction to the program and all employees and those under contract. - Reviewing patients' medical eligibility for hospice services, in accordance with hospice program policies and procedures, and establishing the plan of care in conjunctions with the attending physician and interdisciplinary group prior to providing care. - Adhering to requirements, terms, and conditions required by Medicare Conditions of Participation, accrediting body, and federal and state statutes governing the provision of services. - Acting as a liaison to community providers and other clinical staff by providing consultation and education to colleagues and attending physicians related to admission criteria for hospice and palliative care. - Acting as medical liaison with other physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region. - Providing written certification of the terminal illness for all subsequent benefit periods. - 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. - 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.) - Participating in quality assessment performance improvement (QAPI) plans and monitoring to identify medical education needs in cooperation with the Director/Administrator, Quality Director and/or Clinical Director. Participates in QAPI teams and activities, as needed. - Serving as a hospice champion in the community. **QUALIFICATIONS:** - Licensed as a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the state without restriction or subject to any disciplinary or corrective action - Maintains controlled substances registration with state and federal authorities - Have experience in hospice or palliative care and/or training in end of life care - Participates in ongoing medical education activities related to the medical care of hospice and palliative care patients - Valid state driver's license required. Ability to successfully pass pre-employment driver record, criminal, adult and child abuse background check/review required **READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?** We understand your time is valuable, so we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this job, please fill out our initial **3-minute, mobile-friendly application**. 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