Hospice Executive Director

The Executive Director provides leadership for the branch and ensures quality of patient care in the home. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, growth, and culture of the home health/hospice branch. The primary function is for the overall administration of clinical and administrative departments and monitoring of appropriate staffing and productivity of the branch. Coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.

Job Qualifications

Education:                                 

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

• Must meet state minimum required education.

License/Certification:

• Current Driver’s License

• Registered Nursing License, preferred

• Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance       

Experience:                          

• Minimum of 3-5 years in recent management experience, 1 year of recent minimum management experience required in health-related setting, such as hospital, nursing facility, hospice, outpatient rehabilitation,

Knowledge and Skills:   

• Must be able to read and write in English and follow instruction

• Should possess reasonable knowledge in computer systems and be able to communicate well both verbally and written

• Must be professional, organized and able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing as well as prepare and present education material to Agency employees and community referral sources utilizing computers/electronics equipment

• Knowledgeable of state licensure laws, Conditions of Participation (CoPs), and other regulatory requirements related to Hospice.​

Travel:  Will oversee both Portland & Salem Hospice branch locations. Must be willing to travel between branches.

Environmental and Working Conditions: 

Works in a variety of settings and office environments, promoting functioning and coordination with all agency activities to ensure the highest level of professional care. Ability to work a flexible schedule.

Physical and Mental Effort: 

Work requires sitting for long periods, bending, and stretching for files and office supplies. May occasionally require lifting files or paper weighing up to 30 pounds

Essential Functions:

• The Executive Director will oversee both Portland & Salem Hospice branch locations.

• Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of the agency daily. Provide day-to-day leadership and management to the agency that mirrors the missions and core values of the company.

• In collaboration with the Branch Director, coordinates clinical and office staff of branches, assumes responsibility for continuity, quality and safety of services delivered in compliance with State and Federal regulations.

• Maintain full responsibility of the overall functions of the financial areas and cost controls, adhere to the company’s accounting policies and procedures, and manage expenditures in a fiscally responsible manner.

• Supports the Branch Director in the recruitment and retention of quality personnel.

• Monitors the progress of performance improvement of personnel.

• Ensures all personnel receive appropriate and timely performance reviews by the Executive Director and/or Branch Director.

• In collaboration with the Branch Director and Human Resources determines merit-based pay increases or bonus pay for all personnel.

• Monitors branch productivity and overtime.

• Reviews and coordinates, daily, branch admissions, upcoming discharges, transfers, deaths and revocations.

• Oversee all programs of the branch to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and the agency’s policies and procedures.

• Responsible for driving the branch to achieve and surpass census goals and business goals and objectives.

• Works collaboratively with the Branch Director to supervise operations and agency processes. Take action, make decisions, and shape team priorities to achieve agency operational goals.

• Ensures appropriate branch supervision and coverage after hours, serving as the Executive Director on Call and supporting operations on nights and weekends.

• Motivate and lead high performance team; attract, recruit, and retain required members for the branch. Ensure effective and on-going on the job training of team members, evaluate and record individual and team performance, provide coaching and counseling and make appropriate developmental recommendations.

• Partner with the sales team to develop approaches that best position services or ideas for the marketplace

• Supervise the QAPI meeting quarterly and ensure that the QAPI committee members submit all appropriate documentation for the agency.

• Partner with the Branch Director to complete the Annual Agency Evaluation and ensure it is memorialized.

• Establish and maintain effective communication within and between offices.

• Meets or exceeds the budgeted revenue, admission targets and EBITDA targets on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Responsible for the overall financial operations of the home health/hospice branch.

• Maintain knowledge of all federal and state conditions for payment, and quality measures. Alter agency processes to accommodate regulatory changes.

• Regularly review the agency’s quality scores documented in public records, analytic websites such as SHP and share the information with clinical staff.

Benefits & More:
Traditions Health is highly invested in not only your overall health, but also your future. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the opportunities we make available to our employees. Benefits for eligible employees include:

• Full range of health insurance-medical (BCBS with 3 medical plan options), dental & vision.
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Accident & Critical Illness
• Employee Assistant Program
• Generous PTO (that increases with your tenure)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Mileage reimbursement
• Continuing education opportunities
• Leader performance incentive program

Traditions’ Health aspires to maintain a market competitive, internally equitable, and performance-based rewards program in order to attract, retain, and motivate employees. This philosophy includes to pay commensurate with experience, skills, competencies, and individual performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.