The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for UPMC Family Hospice is a senior physician executive responsible for providing visionary clinical leadership across hospice services within UPMC's Integrated Delivery and Financing System (IDFS). This role is ideal for a physician leader who is passionate about advancing hospice within acute care hospitals, strengthening care transitions, and shaping the future of serious-illness care across a large, integrated academic health system. The CMO plays a critical leadership role in aligning hospice and palliative services with UPMC's system priorities, value-based care strategies, and commitment to excellence. Practice InfoUPMC Family Hospice partners closely with UPMC hospitals, service lines, and the UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute (PSI) to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings Programs include inpatient, hospital-based, SNF, and community settings
Responsibilities:- Lead the integration of hospice and palliative care services within UPMC acute care hospitals, including inpatient units, ICUs, emergency departments, and specialty service lines
- Partner with hospital leadership, physician practices, and community programs to improve timely hospice referrals, GIP utilization, and seamless care transitions
- Serve as the senior physician liaison between Family Hospice, hospitals, and system leadership
- Provide overall medical direction for all hospice programs, including inpatient, hospital-based, SNF, and community settings
- Ensure compliance with CMS, federal, state, and payer requirements
- Oversee physician documentation, billing, and coding to support quality and financial integrity
- Establishes and maintains a schedule of physician services to ensure physician clinical and administrative services are available around-the-clock to support all hospice programs, including hospitals and inpatient units
- Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on patient outcomes, safety, and experience
- Drive clinical program growth aligned with UPMC's value-based and population health strategies
- Collaborate with business development and system leaders to evaluate new models of care and ROISupport innovation in concurrent care, hospital-based hospice, and palliative pathways
- Recruit, mentor, and retain a high-performing physician and APP workforce
- Establish physician competency standards, performance expectations, and professional development pathways
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and clinical excellence
- Collaborate with PSI and the University of Pittsburgh to support fellowship training and physician education
- Provide education to hospital-based clinicians and community partners on hospice and palliative care
- Represent UPMC as a thought leader within regional and national forums
- Serve as Medical Director for the Family Hospice inpatient unit, providing oversight of GIP care and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Participate in clinical coverage and call responsibilities as appropriate
- Serves as UPMC Home Healthcare Medical Director and attends Professional Advisory Committee and makes recommendations to their palliative home care services
- Other duties as assigned
- Participate in annual budgeting and resource planning for the medical department
- Support effective physician staffing models and utilization management
Requirements:- MD or DO with active Pennsylvania medical license (or ability to obtain)
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Demonstrated leadership experience in hospice and/or palliative care
- Strong communication and collaboration skills within complex health systems
Preferred: Prior experience as a Hospice or Palliative Medical Director
Preferred: Academic teaching experience
Preferred: Experience within an integrated delivery system or value-based care environment
Open to visa sponsorship
