What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Director Hospice position at LHC Group?
Summary
We are hiring for an Executive Director for Palliative Care.
At Deaconess Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a leader, you can expect:
- leadership and engagement with diverse teams across the operation
- opportunities to create strategies that drive best-in-class care for patients & families
- flexibility for true work-life balance
- career and leadership development
If you love nursing and have an interest in healthcare operations, this is a great opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
The Executive Director in Palliative Care supervises all aspects of patient care, all activities of professional staff and allied health personnel, regulatory requirements compliance, financial performance, and quality assurance performance improvement activities for agency. The Executive Director or alternate will be available on-site during business hours and additionally, if needed.
- Responsible for compliance with all regulations, laws, policies, and procedures applicable to hospice and Medicare/ Medicaid issues when applicable daily.
- 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.
- Directs the daily operations of the agency and acts as the Care Management Process driver. The Executive Director or designee RN, such as a Patient Care Manager, will receive daily reports on patients from staff. This process also includes review of patient care paperwork, referral information, recertification processes, discharge information, and event reporting, etc. daily.
- Reviews monthly financial results relative to all aspects of the operation to assure that quality patient care is delivered in the most cost-effective manner.
- Participates in the QAPI planning and processes, reporting, and improvement action plans as indicated. This includes chart audits, patient satisfaction, financials, contracts, patient/family complaints, etc. and appropriate follow-up.
Education and Experience
License Requirements
- Must be a licensed physician; licensed registered nurse; licensed social worker; or a Bachelor's degree college graduate with at least three (3) years of documented success in discipline/field of study and a minimum of one (1) year of full time experience in a hospice, home health, or other health care delivery system setting.
- Three (3) years of health care leadership preferred.
- Current CPR certification required for Executive Directors who may provide services to patients in the field.
- Current Driver's License and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
Additional State Requirements
- MS: College graduate with a Bachelor’s degree must have two years of health care management experience.
If the Executive Director is also serving as the clinical supervisor, then the following state specific additional requirements must also be met:
- MS: Must have at least three (3) years experience as a Registered Nurse with one of those years consisting of full-time experience in direct patient care in a hospice, home health, or oncology setting; or the management of patient care staff in an acute care setting, hospice, or home health. Must be a full-time employee of only the hospice agency.
