Hospice Clinical Director

About the role

This is a senior clinical leadership position for someone who understands hospice, knows what survey readiness really means, and can bring structure, accountability, and confidence to a growing clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine and targeted chart audits
• Ensure Plan of Care accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Maintain continuous survey readiness
• Monitor eligibility documentation, certifications, and recertifications
• Identify documentation gaps and lead corrective action
• Support quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives
• Ensure clinical practice aligns with Medicare hospice regulations and state requirements
• Provide direct supervision to RN Case Managers and clinical leadership staff
• Support performance evaluations and competency validation
• Oversee clinical orientation and ongoing staff training
• Coach nursing staff on documentation, compliance, workflow, and clinical standards
• Strengthen accountability, follow-through, and workflow consistency
• Help build a strong, dependable, and professional clinical team
• Lead structured IDG meetings
• Ensure strong collaboration between nursing, social work, chaplain, aide services, and administration
• Review complex cases and guide care planning
• Promote clear communication standards across disciplines
• Support appropriate escalation and resolution of clinical concerns
• Keep the team focused on patient eligibility, quality care, and documentation accuracy
• Ensure EMR documentation is timely, complete, and compliant
• Monitor productivity, visit documentation, and workflow timelines
• Support efficient use of hospice software and internal systems
• Partner with administration on operational improvement
• Help create structure around clinical processes, audits, reporting, and follow-through

Requirements

• Active, unencumbered Illinois Registered Nurse license
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
• Minimum 4 years of hospice experience required
• Supervisory or clinical leadership experience strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of Medicare hospice regulations and Conditions of Participation
• Experience conducting chart audits and documentation reviews
• EMR proficiency and Microsoft Office skills
• Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making skills
• Ability to lead with structure, accountability, and professionalism

Qualifications

• Primarily office-based clinical leadership role in Palatine, IL
• Focused on compliance, documentation, audits, staff supervision, and clinical operations
• Participation in leadership on-call rotation as needed
• Ability to assist with patient care when required
• Collaboration with administration, IDG team members, and field clinicians
• Strong leadership presence expected within the clinical team

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $120,000 - $145,000 annually
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off
• 401(k) options
• Mileage reimbursement per policy
• Executive-level clinical leadership influence
• Opportunity to help shape clinical standards, team structure, and program growth