Hospice Executive Director — Chicago Growth Leader

Full Spectrum Search Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Full Spectrum Search Group is representing a growth-focused hospice provider seeking a Hospice Executive Director to lead its Chicago, IL branch. This is a build-and-lead hospice opportunity for an experienced administrator who knows the Chicago referral landscape and can establish a newer branch as a trusted local provider.

You will own census growth, lead a fully staffed team, and bring sound clinical and operational judgment to an early-stage operation.

Qualifications

• Hospice administrator, executive director, or comparable senior hospice operations leadership experience.
• Active RN license strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading hospice census growth, particularly within a small branch, start-up, de novo, or early-stage operation.
• Established knowledge of the Chicago hospice market and local referral-source dynamics.
• Existing relationships with Chicago-area referral partners strongly preferred.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary hospice teams and partnering effectively with clinical, business development, and volunteer leadership.
• Working knowledge of hospice operations, regulatory expectations, survey readiness, and quality oversight.
• Ability to balance strategic market development with hands-on operational leadership during a branch's growth phase.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day hospice branch operations, aligning clinical, operational, marketing, volunteer, and administrative functions around census growth and quality care delivery.
• Build and execute a local growth plan focused on meaningful referral relationships with hospitals, physicians, skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, home health partners, and other appropriate referral sources.
• Partner closely with the Director of Marketing to expand community visibility, referral activity, admissions opportunities, and sustainable census growth.
• Lead and coach the local leadership team.
• Maintain readiness for hospice regulatory requirements, quality expectations, documentation standards, and survey activity.
• Monitor branch performance, admissions activity, staffing needs, care delivery, and operational barriers that could affect growth or patient service.
• Build a culture of accountability, responsiveness, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strong patient and family service.
• Represent the hospice professionally in the Chicago market and establish the branch as a credible, reliable community partner.

Skills

Hospice leadership

Census growth

Regulatory readiness

Referral development

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Full Spectrum Search Group is representing a growth-focused hospice provider seeking a Hospice Executive Director to lead its Chicago, IL branch. This is a build-and-lead hospice opportunity for an experienced administrator who knows the Chicago referral landscape and can establish a newer branch as a trusted local provider.

You will own census growth, lead a fully staffed team, and bring sound clinical and operational judgment to an early-stage operation.