Hospice RN Executive Director I

About the role

Lead with Compassion. Serve with Purpose. Transform Hospice. We are opening a new branch in Hillsborough!

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a RN Hospice Executive Director 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.
• Uses statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
• Requires employees to exhibit technical knowledge and effective skill education related to their job.
• 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.
• 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.
• Processes emergency calls and requests for assistance.
• Aids in problem-solving for patients in all settings.
• Monitors and supervises quality of patients' care of assigned location(s).
• 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.
• May be asked to perform routine visits to patient homes or institutional setting and/or participate in on-call schedule (only if a Registered Nurse).
• Works with physicians, patients, families, staff and others regarding problems, needs and concerns.
• Supervises and evaluates family satisfaction surveys in collaboration with the Administrator.
• 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 in collaboration with the Administrator on recommended schedule.
• Budget worksheets are completed and submitted by scheduled deadlines.
• Annual expenditures are within annual budget except where variances are volume driven and have been approved.
• Anticipates resource needs and plans to meet those needs within known parameters.
• Budget variances are justified on a regularly scheduled basis.
• 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.