Hospice Executive Director – HS Operations

Lifecare-Home-Health-Family-1; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nestmed AI Scribe

Competitive pay

401k

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible schedules

Career growth

Continuing education

Supportive culture

Job summary

Life Care Home Health Family in the United States seeks a Hospice Executive Director to oversee administrative and clinical services, quality metrics, and coordination with the executive leadership team. The role reports to the Vice President of Operations and directs staffing, policy development, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will be a licensed RN with a master’s degreepreferred, bringing at least three years of hospice supervisory or management experience to supervise

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with licensure in company locations.
• Minimum of three (3) years of Hospice supervisory or management experience.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of administrative and clinical services, quality metrics, and act as liaison to executive leadership.
• Interview, hire, orient, and train new staff, ensuring compliance with all state/local/federal regulations.
• Develop hospice service philosophies and standards reflecting national hospice and palliative care guidelines.
• Ensure staffing levels meet patient care and expectations; supervise staff through coaching and goal setting, coordinating with Clinical Director.
• Facilitate ancillary contracts with standard terms and conditions for approval by the executive team.
• Consult with staff, physicians, and management on problems and interpretation of guidelines; develop policies with IDT and implement them.
• Review operational results and compare to goals to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Staff leadership

Education

Bachelor/Master degree options

Job description

Description

Join Life Care Home Health Family!

Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services.

Why Work With Us?

• Nestmed AI Scribe: Less charting, more caring!
• Competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance
• Flexible schedules & career growth opportunities
• Continuing education & recognition programs
• Supportive, family-like team culture

Make a difference in patients' lives while enjoying work-life balance.

General Position Description:

The Hospice Executive Director provides general oversight of administrative and clinical services, quality metrics, and acts as a liaison to executive leadership team. The Hospice Executive Director reports to the Vice President of Operations.

Role Expectations:

• The Hospice Executive Director evaluates the performance of the hospice and its staff through feedback from patients, customers, employees and vendors.
• Is responsible for the interviewing, hiring, orientation and training of new staff, which includes the evaluation of potential staff ensuring compliance with all state/local/federal regulations.
• Generates and supports the hospice service philosophies and standards that reflect national hospice and palliative care standards.
• Validates that we are staffed at an appropriate level to exceed patient care and patient expectations. Supervises the staff through coaching, counseling, and goal setting to meet staff expectations. Works with the Clinical Director to ensure the proper staffing and resources are available for ongoing patient care and assumes that role as needed to ensure staffing.
• Facilitates ancillary contracts with standard terms and conditions for approval by the executive team.
• Consult with staff, physicians, and management on problems and interpretation of organizational guidelines to ensure patient expectations are exceeded. Works with the IDT team to develop new policies and procedures that are consistent with the organizational guidelines and in the best interest of the patients and the organization. Is ultimately responsible for assuring that the policies and procedures are implemented after their development.
• Reviews operational results and compares them with established goals and objectives working toward continuous improvement.

Requirements

Education and experience:

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing, health service administration, business administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Registered Nurse with licensure in company locations.
• A minimum of three (3) years of Hospice supervisory or management experience in managing day-to-day operations of home health, hospice, or a related healthcare organization is required.
• Proven ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel in a multi-site home health/hospice environment.