Hospice RN Administrator I - $10K Sign-On Bonus

About the role

Lead with Compassion. Serve with Purpose. We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a RN Hospice Administrator to join our leadership team. This role is ideal for a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with strong leadership experience in hospice care, home health, or clinical operations management. If you’re a natural leader who is passionate about patient-centered care, team development, and clinical excellence, we invite you to bring your talent to a place where you can truly make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on leadership for a hospice program with growth opportunity, accountable for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion.
• Demonstrates a commitment to excellence through focusing on quality care and/or service.
• Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities.
• Promotes and monitors compliance with requirements and standards established by accrediting or licensing agencies, regulatory agencies and state or federal law relevant to areas of responsibility.
• Uses statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
• Requires employees to exhibit technical knowledge and effective skill education related to their job.
• Accepts responsibility for remaining current in the latest trends, developments and technologies relative to area of work by: Actively pursuing self-development, attending in-services, and circulating relevant information to appropriate employees.
• Develops, recommends and implements policies and procedures, in collaboration with the Governing Body, that guide and support the provision of services.
• Manages Human Resources effectively.
• Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Promotes positive communicationsand keeps employees informed of changes by ensuring meetings with appropriate staff are conducted and documented.
• Is available to employees when issues arise.
• Promotes/provides for core orientation plus location and job specific orientation, in service training and continuing education for employees, volunteers and contract personnel.
• Conducts educational programs for outside agencies as deemed necessary.
• Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide services.
• Responsible for the selection, supervision, and evaluation of interdisciplinary team members.
• Collaborates with the Governing Body, Corporate leadership and employees to establish goals and standards for performance; reviews and monitors progress regularly and redirects efforts where goals are not being met.
• Determines qualifications and competence of employees.
• Completes all performance evaluations prior to due date.
• Takes appropriate and timely action in disciplinary situations; documents actions taken in accordance with policy.
• Makes appropriate assignments among employees in accordance with their personal abilities and limitations; ensures fair and consistent workload distribution.
• Manages Office Operations effectively.
• Directs the multiple teams of the assigned location, if applicable.
• Plans and organizes tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to recognize, establish and deal with priorities.
• Makes recommendations for service area regarding market opportunities for new programs or service.
• Safeguards the environment for patients, visitors, customers and employees.
• Investigates and completes detailed reports of any incidents/accidents, grievances, complaints, medication errors and other problems within the time frames established by policy, and implements corrective and/or preventive action immediately.
• Works with physicians, patients, families, staff and others regarding problems, needs and concerns.
• Responsible for supervision and evaluation of family satisfaction surveys.
• Incorporates safety topics into staff meetings.
• Regularly reviews safety policies and procedures (to include the Emergency Preparedness Plan); ensures that all employees are oriented to and understand their role in safety policies and procedures.
• Manages Financial Resources prudently and effectively.
• Completes financial reviews on recommended schedule.
• Budget worksheets are completed and submitted by scheduled deadlines.
• Anual expenditures are within annual budget except where variances are volume driven and have been approved.
• Resource needs are anticipated and budgets are planned to meet those needs within known parameters.
• Budget variances are justified on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Continually seeks ways to reduce costs without affecting quality.
• Controls use of overtime and temporary personnel except when justified by increased volume or decreased staffing levels.
• Recommends space and other resources for needed services.
• May be asked to perform routine visits to patient homes or institutional setting and/or participate in on-call schedule.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with minimum of Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• Three to five years’ healthcare sales/ management experience preferred.
• Minimum one year management/supervisory experience required.
• Two or more years’ experience in hospice/home care required.
• Meets all state-specific requirements for the Administrator role.
• Three years’ experience in direct patient care in a clinical setting preferred.
• Strong understanding of hospice regulations, compliance, and Medicare conditions of participation.
• Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, and interdisciplinary operations.
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care for patients and families.
• CPR Certification.
• Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment, if applicable.
• Current automobile insurance and valid driver’s license.

Skills

• Leadership
• Quality Improvement
• Compliance
• Team Management
• Financial Management
• Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Compassion
• High-Quality Care
• Medicare Conditions of Participation
• Hospice Regulations
• Compliance
• Quality Service
• Continuous Quality Improvement
• Statistical and Qualitative Information
• Self-Development
• Attending In-services
• Circulating Relevant Information
• Developing Policies and Procedures
• Collaborating with Governing Body
• Managing Human Resources
• Showing Consistency Between Words and Actions
• Promoting Positive Communications
• Ensuring Meetings with Appropriate Staff
• Being Available to Employees
• Core Orientation
• Location and Job Specific Orientation
• In-Service Training
• Continuing Education
• Recommendations for Services
• Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Team Members
• Collaboration with Governing Body, Corporate Leadership, and Employees
• Determining Qualifications and Competence of Employees
• Completing Performance Evaluations
• Taking Action in Disciplinary Situations
• Making Assignments Among Employees
• Managing Office Operations
• Planning and Organizing Tasks and Resources
• Recognizing Priorities
• Making Recommendations for Market Opportunities
• Safeguarding Environment
• Investigating Incidents
• Completing Detailed Reports
• Implementing Corrective and Preventive Action
• Working with Physicians, Patients, Families, Staff, and Others
• Supervision and Evaluation of Family Satisfaction Surveys
• Incorporating Safety Topics into Staff Meetings
• Reviewing Safety Policies and Procedures
• Ensuring Orientation to Safety Policies and Procedures
• Managing Financial Resources
• Completing Financial Reviews
• Justifying Budget Variances
• Controlling Use of Overtime and Temporary Personnel
• Recommending Space and Other Resources
• Performing Routine Visits to Patient Homes or Institutional Setting
• Participating in On-Call Schedule

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• National & Local Recognition Programs
• Teammate Assistance Fund
• Additional Full-Time Benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Mileage Reimbursement or Fleet Vehicle Program
• Generous Paid Time Off + 7 Paid Holidays
• Wellness Programs (Telemedicine, Diabetes Management, Joint & Spine Concierge Care)
• Education Support & Tuition Assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN)
• Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
• Company-paid Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits (Pet, Critical Illness, Accident, LTC)

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If you’re an experienced healthcare leader looking for your next challenge, we want to hear from you. Join a team that values compassion, leadership, and meaningful work—when life matters most.