Our Executive Director will:

• 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