RN Executive Director - Hospice

LHC Group; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LHC Group is seeking an Executive Director - RN with hospice experience to lead patient care operations at Suncrest Hospice in Knoxville, TN. This role involves ensuring regulatory compliance, financial management, and providing leadership to staff while maintaining quality patient care. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in healthcare leadership and a commitment to enhancing patient care.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Career and leadership development opportunities

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed RN or healthcare professional.
• Minimum of three years of success in a healthcare leadership role.
• Experience in hospice or home health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all aspects of patient care and staff activities in hospice.
• Ensure compliance with all regulations and financial performance.
• Direct daily operations and manage care management processes.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Financial management

Patient care management

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare or a related field

Licensed registered nurse

CPR certification

Job description

Summary

We are hiring for an Executive Director - RN, with Hospice experience.

At Suncrest Hospice in Knoxville, TN, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

As a leader, you can expect:

• leadership and engagement with diverse teams across the operation

• opportunities to create strategies that drive best-in-class care for patients & families

• flexibility for true work-life balance

• career and leadership development

If you love nursing and have an interest in healthcare operations, this is a great opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

The Executive Director (Registered Nurse, RN) in Hospice supervises all aspects of patient care, all activities of professional staff and allied health personnel, regulatory requirements compliance, financial performance, and quality assurance performance improvement activities for agency. The Executive Director or alternate will be available on-site during business hours and additionally, if needed.

• Responsible for compliance with all regulations, laws, policies, and procedures applicable to hospice and Medicare/ Medicaid issues when applicable daily.

• Immediately available (or has Alternate Designee) to be on-site during business hours or immediately available by telephone when off-site conducting agency business, available after hours as needed.

• Directs the daily operations of the agency and acts as the Care Management Process driver. The Executive Director or designee RN, such as a Patient Care Manager, will receive daily reports on patients from staff. This process also includes review of patient care paperwork, referral information, recertification processes, discharge information, and event reporting, etc. daily.

• Reviews monthly financial results relative to all aspects of the operation to assure that quality patient care is delivered in the most cost-effective manner.

• Participates in the QAPI planning and processes, reporting, and improvement action plans as indicated. This includes chart audits, patient satisfaction, financials, contracts, patient/family complaints, etc. and appropriate follow-up.

Education and Experience

License Requirements

• Must be a licensed physician; licensed registered nurse; licensed social worker; or a Bachelor's degree college graduate with at least three (3) years of documented success in discipline/field of study and a minimum of one (1) year of full time experience in a hospice, home health, or other health care delivery system setting.
• Three (3) years of health care leadership preferred.
• Current CPR certification required for Executive Directors who may provide services to patients in the field.
• Current Driver's License and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Additional State Requirements

• TN: One-year supervisory or administrative experience in home health, hospice, or related health programs .Must not serve more than one (1) licensed organization unless the organization provides other categories of services under the same ownership and at the same location.

Company OverviewLHC Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
At LHC Group we are proud to offer benefits that support your physical and emotional wellbeing. Review LHC Group's comprehensive benefits and perks: https://bit.ly/LHCGBenefits

Suncrest Hospice Knoxville a part ofLHC Group family of providers – the preferred post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families nationwide. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective care that supports our patients when and where they need it. From our home health, hospice, and community-based services to inpatient care at our clinics and hospitals, our mission is to reach more patients and families with effective and efficient healthcare. More hospitals, physicians, and families choose LHC Group because we are united by a single shared purpose:It's all about helping people.