Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Palliative Medicine in Lake Saint Louis, MO

Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO

Employer: VieMed Healthcare Staffing

Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)

Days: 8 hours

Start Date: ASAPAbout the Position 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.

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

What You’ll Do: 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.

What You Need 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. About the Assignment 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 #LiveYourLife .

Benefits: Licensure -Certification - Travel and other reimbursements when applicable