We are hiring for an Executive Director with Hospice experience. 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.
Other duties and responsibilities :
- Responsible for compliance with all regulations, laws, policies and procedures, that are applicable to hospice and Medicare / Medicaid issues when applicable on a daily basis.
- Ensures that hospice employs qualified individuals (for all staff members) and accepts responsibility for daily agency operations.
- 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.
- Provides oversight for the hospice operations to ensure agency success
- Provides support and coaching to hospice team
- Interview and select potential employees
- Ensures all hospice policies and procedures for compliance with local, state and federal regulations
- Communicate with patients, patient family members, and physicians concerning patient care
- Monitor hospice census and staffing trends
- Maintain departmental budget and financials
- Oversees the implementation of policy, procedures and quality improvement programs
Qualifications :
- Requirements : Flexibility, organization, communication
- 1-3 years of experience of leadership
License Requirements : RN not required
- 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
LA : A licensed social worker must have a Master’s degree. A college graduate with a Bachelor’s degree must have three years of documented management experience in health care service delivery.
May not serve more than two (2) licensed agencies.