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Gentiva

In-home hospice, palliative, and health services

Hospice RN Administrator 1

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAmes, IA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A registered nurse with a minimum Associate’s Degree in Nursing 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.
  • The candidate must hold a current license to practice nursing in the state of employment, where applicable.
  • The candidate must hold CPR certification.
  • The candidate must have current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
  • The position requires a strong understanding of hospice regulations, compliance, and Medicare conditions of participation.
  • The candidate must demonstrate the ability to manage teams, budgets, and interdisciplinary operations.
  • The candidate must be committed to high-quality, compassionate care for patients and families.
  • The position is safety-sensitive.

Responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on leadership for a hospice program, accountable for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion.
  • Apply continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities and use statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
  • Promote and monitor compliance with accrediting and licensing agency requirements, regulatory standards, and applicable state and federal law.
  • Ensure employees demonstrate the technical knowledge and skills required for their jobs, and 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 sharing relevant information with employees.
  • Develop, recommend, and implement policies and procedures with the Governing Body to guide and support services.
  • Promote communication with employees, keep them informed of changes, ensure appropriate staff meetings are conducted and documented, and be available 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, evaluate, and determine the qualifications and competence of interdisciplinary team members.
  • 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 and document timely, appropriate action in disciplinary situations.
  • Assign work according to employees’ abilities and limitations and ensure fair, consistent workload distribution.
  • Direct multiple teams at the assigned location, when applicable, and organize tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
  • Set priorities, measure progress toward goals, take corrective action on projects, and consider the broader effects of location and provider decisions on the company and hospice affiliates.
  • Review relevant facts and information when developing plans of action and make informed decisions to achieve objectives and goals.
  • Participate in selecting outside service providers and maintain contracts for vendor and provider services.
  • Assess and improve branch, department, 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 across care settings.
  • Prepare, monitor, and review monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursements, 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 document incidents, accidents, grievances, complaints, medication errors, and other problems within required time frames, and promptly implement corrective or preventive action.
  • Work with physicians, patients, families, staff, and others to address problems, needs, and concerns.
  • Supervise and evaluate family satisfaction surveys and incorporate safety topics into staff meetings.
  • Review safety policies and procedures, including the Emergency Preparedness Plan, and ensure employees understand their roles in those procedures.
  • Complete financial reviews and budget worksheets on schedule; keep annual expenditures within approved budgets, justify variances, anticipate resource needs, and plan budgets accordingly.
  • Seek cost reductions without compromising quality and control overtime and temporary staffing except when justified by volume increases or reduced staffing.
  • Recommend space and other resources for needed services.
  • Perform routine visits to patient homes or institutional settings and/or participate in an on-call schedule when requested.

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

In-home hospice, palliative, and health services

Gentiva provides in-home hospice, palliative, and home health care through a nationwide network of locations. It delivers care by coordinating in-home visits from clinicians and therapists, including skilled nursing, therapy services, and pain and symptom management, with an Advanced Illness Management model for patients not yet eligible for hospice. Gentiva differentiates itself with an integrated in-home care platform and strategic growth through acquisitions, such as ProMedica’s home health, palliative, and hospice operations. Its goal is to help patients stay at home while receiving comprehensive care and to reduce avoidable hospitalizations for families and caregivers.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
2004

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