Hospice Registered Nurse Administrator 1
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Conyers, GA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About the job
Requirements
- A registered nurse with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing is required.
- A current license to practice nursing in the state of employment is required, if applicable.
- Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license are required.
- Current CPR certification is required.
- At least one year of management or supervisory experience is required.
- At least two years of hospice or home care experience is required.
- The candidate must meet all state-specific requirements for the Administrator role.
- A strong understanding of hospice regulations, compliance, and Medicare conditions of participation is required.
- The candidate must be able to manage teams, budgets, and interdisciplinary operations.
- The position is safety-sensitive.
- The employee must meet applicable state-specific requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on leadership for a hospice program, with accountability for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion.
- Incorporate continuous quality improvement principles into day-to-day activities and use statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
- Promote and monitor compliance with accrediting, licensing, regulatory, state, and federal requirements relevant to the areas of responsibility.
- Require employees to demonstrate technical knowledge and effective job-related skills; ensure policies and procedures are followed.
- Remain current with trends, developments, and technologies relevant to the work by pursuing self-development, attending in-services, and circulating relevant information to employees.
- Develop, recommend, and implement policies and procedures with the Governing Body to guide and support service delivery.
- Promote positive communications, keep employees informed of changes, and ensure appropriate staff meetings are conducted and documented; be available to employees when issues arise.
- Provide core, location-specific, and job-specific orientation, in-service training, and continuing education for employees, volunteers, and contract personnel; conduct educational programs for outside agencies as needed.
- Recommend sufficient qualified and competent personnel to provide services; select, supervise, and evaluate interdisciplinary team members; determine employee qualifications and competence.
- Collaborate with the Governing Body, corporate leadership, and employees to establish performance goals and standards, monitor progress, and redirect efforts when goals are not met.
- Complete performance evaluations by their due dates and take timely, documented disciplinary action in accordance with policy.
- Assign work according to employees’ abilities and limitations and ensure fair, consistent workload distribution.
- Direct multiple teams at the assigned location, when applicable, and plan and organize tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
- Set priorities, measure progress toward goals, take corrective action on projects as appropriate, and achieve predetermined objectives.
- Consider the effect of department, location, and provider decisions on the company and its hospice affiliates; review relevant facts when developing plans of action.
- Participate in selecting outside service providers and maintain contracts for services from outside vendors and providers.
- Assess and improve branch or department performance and individual team performance; ensure service documentation is accurate and timely.
- Monitor and supervise the quality of patient care at assigned locations, process emergency calls and requests for assistance, and help solve patient problems in all settings.
- Prepare, monitor, and review monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursement, payroll, and other expenses.
- Recommend market opportunities for new programs or services in the service area and ensure marketing and public information materials and activities are accurate.
- Provide a safe environment for patients, visitors, customers, and employees; investigate and report incidents, accidents, grievances, complaints, medication errors, and other problems within required time frames, and implement corrective or preventive action immediately.
- Work with physicians, patients, families, staff, and others to address problems, needs, and concerns; supervise and evaluate family satisfaction surveys.
- Include safety topics in staff meetings, review safety policies and procedures including the Emergency Preparedness Plan, and ensure employees understand their safety responsibilities.
- Complete financial reviews on schedule and submit budget worksheets by their deadlines; keep annual expenditures within budget except for approved volume-driven variances.
- Anticipate resource needs, plan budgets within known parameters, and justify budget variances on a regular schedule.
- Seek cost reductions without affecting quality and control overtime and temporary personnel use except when justified by increased volume or decreased staffing.
- Recommend space and other resources for needed services.
- Perform routine visits to patient homes or institutional settings and/or participate in the on-call schedule when asked.
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing is preferred.
- Three to five years of healthcare sales or management experience is preferred.
- Three years of direct patient care experience in a clinical setting is preferred.
About the company
Gentiva provides in-home hospice, palliative, and home health care across the United States through a national network. Care is delivered by clinicians and therapists in patients’ homes, including an Advanced Illness Management model for those not yet hospice-eligible. The company differentiates itself with an integrated at-home care platform and strategic acquisitions, such as ProMedica’s home health, palliative, and hospice operations. Its goal is to help patients stay at home, reduce avoidable hospitalizations, and support families and caregivers throughout the care continuum.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
Founded
2004
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Humana agreed in June 2026 to sell its remaining Gentiva stake for $900 million.
- Gentiva signed the Addus Personal Care divestiture, sharpening focus on hospice and home health.
- CMS included Gentiva facilities in FY2026 hospice compliance lists, sustaining Medicare visibility.
What critics are saying
- The 2024 DOJ settlement imposed $19.4 million over ineligible hospice claims and kickbacks.
- Another False Claims Act case triggers payer exclusions and cripples growth.
- Hospice reimbursement scrutiny and survey risk threaten margins if CMS tightens enforcement in 2027.
What makes Gentiva unique
- Gentiva runs 317 hospice locations across 35 states, with Texas and North Carolina anchors.
- Its hospice, palliative, and home health mix spans end-of-life through recovery care.
- The 2023 ProMedica integration added 4,000 employees and expanded the Heartland footprint.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Wellness Program
- Professional Development Budget
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits