HOSPICE DIRECTOR

VNAcare; Apple Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive orientation/on-the-job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Life / AD&D

Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

Retirement Plan with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Assistance / Continuing Ed

Sick, Vacation, Holiday Pay

Mileage reimbursement

Competitive salaries

Job summary

VNAcare in Apple Valley, CA is seeking a Hospice Director to lead and oversee hospice services, ensuring compassionate patient care and adherence to regulatory standards. The role supports a full-time exempt schedule with opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

The candidate will bring nursing leadership, regulatory knowledge, and 3–5 years of hospice management experience to drive program success while collaborating across departments and with community

Qualifications

• Registered nurse license in California is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of successful hospice management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and align with the agency’s mission, vision, and values.
• Implement and monitor initiatives to achieve strategic goals.
• Coordinate with Medical Director and hospice physicians to meet patient needs and regulatory requirements.
• Manage budget development and adherence, and provide oversights to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Business Development to grow the hospice program while maintaining eligibility criteria.

Skills

Hospice leadership

Regulatory awareness

Education

RN license (California)

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Description

VNAcare, a not-for-profit leader in hospice care, is looking for dedicated healthcare professionals to join our team.

Join our team and provide compassionate care to patients in your community! We are a leader in Hospice services that offers the best programs available in the High Desert communities. Come on board with us as a Hospice Director!!!

With offices throughout Southern California, you can become part of the team who continues to be a leader in providing professional and comprehensive care to critically, chronically or terminally ill patients in our community.

Our clinicians enjoy flexible schedules including limited weekends/after-hours/on-call which promotes a healthy work-life balance.

We offer competitive salaries, mileage reimbursement and a generous benefits package for this position.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive orientation/on-the-job training program
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life / AD&D
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plan with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance / Continuing Education
• Sick, Vacation, Holiday Pay

The Hospice Director position is open in our Apple Valley location. This is a Full-time, exempt position.

Requirements of the Hospice Director:

• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of California.
• A registered nurse with a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing or another health-related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years successful management experience in hospice care.

Hospice Director Duties Include:

• Demonstrate support and fulfillment of the agency's mission, vision, values.
• Implements and monitors agency initiatives to achieve strategic goals.
• Communicates, collaborates and coordinates in a positive and professional manner with all peers, leaders and staff. Cooperates with all departments by sharing information as requested or needed in a timely manner.
• Supports a healthy work environment by promoting effective communication, collaboration, cooperation, and conflict resolution with all departments and all levels of staff.
• Maintains compliance with Medicare regulations and accreditation standards, as well as other state and federal regulations and payer requirements. Provides implementation guidance to managers/supervisors, and holds them accountable for implementing strategies to meet compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
• Maintains current knowledge of hospice regulations, and develops and implements educational programs to ensure that staff are informed and trained. Informs executive management of how regulatory changes will impact the Agency's operations and develops systems and processes to comply with ongoing regulatory changes.
• Coordinates with Medical Director and hospice physicians to meet patient needs and regulatory compliance.
• Works collaboratively with Business Development to facilitate growth of the hospice program while adhering to hospice admission eligibility criteria. Participates in building effective relationships with referral sources and community outreach.
• Participates in the agency-wide QAPI program and performance improvement projects.
• Assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Actively participates in the development of the annual budget. Works with direct reports to determine growth projections and budgetary needs. Assimilates and provides that data to CFO and President/CEO to finalize budget. Manages to the finalized budget.
• Reviews, authorizes and processes all hospice related expenses (pharmacy, DME, transportation, etc.).
• Understands the chain of command and utilizes proper channels of communication.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with all levels of co-workers, peers, supervisors and staff. Cooperates and easily provides information that is requested or needed by other departments in a timely manner.

EEO, M/F/Protected Veterans/Individual with Disability