Hospice Operations Director - Lead Care & Growth

UnitedHealth Group; Beaufort (SC); On-site; USD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Hospice Director of Operations to lead care center operations, ensure regulatory compliance, drive performance improvement, and partner with clinical leadership for high-quality patient-centered hospice care. The role includes overseeing staffing, budgeting, and regulatory adherence across sites.

Responsibilities include compliance with hospice regulations, staff education on rules, and ensuring accurate billing.

Qualifications

• Must have supervisory or administrative experience in hospice or related health care program.
• Experience in health service administration.
• Current CPR certification if licensed healthcare professional.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with hospice regulations, laws, policies, and reimbursement issues.
• Educate staff on state/federal rules and accrediting body standards.
• Maintain communication with care center and branch sites; liaison with governing body, staff, patients and providers.
• Assist branch directors with patient/staff issues; investigate and document complaints to resolve them.
• Review medical records for utilization and ensure services billed to proper payor sources.
• Contribute to marketing plans and growth goals; participate in staff recruitment and evaluation.
• Make employment decisions for direct reports; monitor performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Health service administration

CPR certification (current)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Licensed physician (MD/DO)

Registered nurse (RN)

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Hospice Director of Operations to lead care center operations, ensure regulatory compliance, drive performance improvement, and partner with clinical leadership for high-quality patient-centered hospice care. The role includes overseeing staffing, budgeting, and regulatory adherence across sites.

Responsibilities include compliance with hospice regulations, staff education on rules, and ensuring accurate billing.