Hospice Executive Director — Lead with Compassion & Growth

Image Strategic Partners; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cura-HPC Hospice in Pueblo, CO is seeking a Director of Patient Care Services to oversee hospice operations, ensure compassionate patient care, and lead a dedicated team of clinicians and support staff across departments.

Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, substantial leadership experience in long-term care, hospice, or post-acute settings, strong knowledge of state regulations, excellent communication and problem-solving skills; willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Substantial marketing/sales experience in hospice or post-acute area.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in long-term care, hospice, home health, palliative care, or hospital environment.
• Prior experience in roles such as Director of Patient Care Services or Administrator.
• Strong knowledge of state regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and directs on-going functions of hospice
• Assures that the documentation of services provided is accurate and timely
• Must ensure that substantially all core services are routinely provided directly by Hospice employees
• Maintains professional, financial and administrative responsibility of all services and implements Quality Assurance processes
• Directs and participates in the financial management of Hospice (i.e. payroll, approval of purchase orders, determination of "no-pay" status and preparation of annual budget).
• Develops marketing strategies, public relations and community education goals and represents Hospice in the community and supports fund raising activities as directed by the Board (i.e. grant proposals, fund raising event attendance, etc)
• Participates in long-range planning and prepares monthly reports for Governing Board and other committees concerning various programs of Hospice
• Recruits, employs, assigns, orients, supervises and assures appropriate training of Hospice personnel and contractors
• Confers regularly with Medical Director on medically related administrative concerns and patient care concerns
• Monitors, implements and evaluates Hospice programs, services and personnel. Prepares an annual evaluation
• Maintains patient rights and dignity. Assures the care of the dying patient, optimizing his/her comfort and dignity

Skills

Marketing/Sales experience

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Regulatory knowledge

Nonprofit fundraising knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Cura-HPC Hospice in Pueblo, CO is seeking a Director of Patient Care Services to oversee hospice operations, ensure compassionate patient care, and lead a dedicated team of clinicians and support staff across departments.

Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent, substantial leadership experience in long-term care, hospice, or post-acute settings, strong knowledge of state regulations, excellent communication and problem-solving skills; willingness to travel as needed.