Hospice RN Executive Director I

About the role

Lead with Compassion. Serve with Purpose. Transform Hospice.

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a RN Hospice Executive Director to join our leadership team in Selma, AL. 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.
• Uses statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
• Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities.
• Manages Human Resources effectively.
• Ensures assigned Hospice location delivers outstanding service, while upholding the company’s mission, vision and values.
• Leads and develops interdisciplinary teams.
• Manages Office Operations effectively.
• Monitors and supervises quality of patients' care of assigned location(s).
• Processes emergency calls and requests for assistance.
• Affords problem solving for patients in all settings.
• Prepares, monitors, and reviews monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursement, payroll and other expenses.
• Makes recommendations for service area regarding market opportunities for new programs or service.
• Ensures accuracy of marketing materials, public information materials and activities in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Manages financial resources prudently and effectively.
• Controls use of overtime and temporary personnel, in collaboration with the Administrator, except when justified by increased volume or decreased staffing levels.
• Recommends space and other resources for needed services.

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.
• Minimum one year management/supervisory experience required.
• Two or more years’ experience in hospice/home care required.
• Three years’ experience in direct patient care in a clinical setting preferred.
• Three to five years healthcare sales/management experience 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.
• Licenses, Certifications and/or Registration: Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment, if applicable.
• CPR Certification.
• Current automobile insurance and valid driver’s license.