Hospice Operations Leader

Jobtome; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Hospice Director of Operations to lead a hospice care center's clinical, regulatory and financial performance. You will partner with clinical leadership to ensure patient-centered care and drive compliance across all regulations and reimbursement requirements.

The role requires supervisory experience in hospice or health services administration, a licensed clinician or equivalent degree, and ability to supervise staff, manage budgets, and support

Qualifications

• Licensed physician, registered nurse or an individual holding a bachelor's or associate degree.
• 1+ years of supervisory or administrative experience in hospice or a related health care program.
• Experience in health service administration.
• Current driver’s license, required liability insurance and reliable automobile transportation.
• Current CPR certification applicable if licensed healthcare professional.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for care center's compliance and implementation of all regulations, laws, policies, and procedures applicable to hospice and reimbursement issues.
• Educates all staff members about state and federal rules and regulations as well as accrediting body standards, and other regulatory agencies standards.
• Maintains availability and ongoing communication with the care center and branch sites.
• Acts as a liaison between the governing body, staff, patients, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Assists branch directors in resolving patient and/or staff complaints, meeting with staff as appropriate to determine the surrounding circumstances, investigating and documenting the events and notifying the person lodging the complaint to resolve the issues.
• Meets with medical director periodically and determines medical records for utilization review from branch offices.
• Ensures all services are billed as provided to the proper payor source.
• Provides input, guidance and feedback related to marketing activities and agency marketing plan to ensure that goals for growth are met.
• Participates in staff recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, assignment, evaluation and guidance to ensure employment of an adequate number of qualified staff.
• Responsible for employment decisions for direct report staff, including decisions to hire, fire, advance, promote or change status.
• Monitors and evaluates employee performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travel within the assigned service area to supervise staff, support operations, and participate in community and off‑site meetings as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Health services administration

Licensed clinician or degree

Driver's license

CPR certification

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Hospice Director of Operations to lead a hospice care center's clinical, regulatory and financial performance. You will partner with clinical leadership to ensure patient-centered care and drive compliance across all regulations and reimbursement requirements.

The role requires supervisory experience in hospice or health services administration, a licensed clinician or equivalent degree, and ability to supervise staff, manage budgets, and support