Hospice RN Executive Director

Job Title

Executive Director - RN (Hospice)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to lead our Hospice team as an Executive Director. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence through focusing on quality care and/or service.
• Incorporate continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities.
• Promote and monitor compliance with requirements and standards established by accrediting or licensing agencies, regulatory agencies and state or federal law relevant to areas of responsibility.
• Recommend and implement policies and procedures.
• Manage Human Resources effectively.
• Promote positive communications and keep employees informed of changes by ensuring meetings with appropriate staff are conducted and documented. Is available to employees when issues arise.
• Promote/provides for core orientation, at the direction of the Administrator, plus location and job specific orientation, in-service training and continuing education for employees, volunteers and contract personnel.
• Responsible for the selection, supervision, and evaluation of interdisciplinary team members.
• Manage teams to goals and standards for performance; reviews and monitors progress regularly and redirects efforts where goals are not being met.
• Makes appropriate assignments among employees in accordance with their personal abilities and limitations; ensures fair and consistent workload distribution.
• Plans and organizes tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
• Ensures documentation of services is accurate and timely.
• Monitors and supervises quality of patients' care of assigned location(s). Processes emergency calls and requests for assistance.
• May be asked to perform routine visits to patient homes or institutional settings 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.
• Responsible for supervision and evaluation of family satisfaction surveys in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Completes financial reviews in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Ensures annual expenditures are within annual budget. Prepares, monitors, and reviews monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursement, payroll and other expenses.

About You

• Education:
• Registered Nurse with minimum of Associate's Degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing preferred.
• Master's degree in business, nursing or related field preferred.
• Experience:
• Minimum one year management/supervisory experience required.
• Two or more years' experience in hospice/home care required (if also functioning as the Clinical Nursing Supervisor for the office location). Experience could also be as Clinical Director, Hospice Director, Director of Nursing (DON), RN Administrator, Executive Director.
• Three years' experience in direct patient care in a clinical setting preferred.
• Three to five years healthcare sales/management experience preferred.
• 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.
• Equipment/Tools/Work-Aids: Must be able to effectively operate computer, facsimile equipment, copier and cell phone. Must have and maintain transportation to be used for work.

We Offer

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health Insurance, 401k Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO.
• Opportunity to Participate In a Fleet Program.
• Competitive Salaries.
• Mileage Reimbursement.
• Professional Growth and Development Opportunities.

Legalese

• This is a safety-sensitive position.
• Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits.
• Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements.
• We are proud to be an EEO employer.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace.