Hospice RN Administrator 1
$86k - $114.7k
Mid
Bachelor's, Associate's
Hermantown, MN, 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.
- CPR certification is required.
- At least one year of management or supervisory experience is required.
- At least two years of experience in hospice or home care is required.
- Applicants 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 role requires the ability to manage teams, budgets, and interdisciplinary operations.
- The role requires communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
- A commitment to high-quality, compassionate care for patients and families is required.
- This is a safety-sensitive position.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on leadership for a hospice program, with accountability for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion.
- Apply continuous quality-improvement principles in daily 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 technical knowledge and job-related skills, and ensure policies and procedures are followed.
- Maintain current knowledge of trends, developments, and technologies by pursuing self-development, attending in-services, and sharing relevant information with employees.
- Develop, recommend, and implement service policies and procedures in collaboration with the Governing Body.
- Promote communication with employees, keep them informed of changes, ensure appropriate staff meetings are conducted and documented, and remain available when issues arise.
- Provide or arrange 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; and complete performance evaluations by their due dates.
- 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.
- Take timely disciplinary action and document it according to policy.
- Assign work according to employees’ abilities and limitations and ensure fair workload distribution.
- Direct the assigned location’s teams, where applicable, and plan and organize tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals.
- Establish priorities, measure progress toward goals, and take corrective action on projects as appropriate.
- Assess the effect of department, location, and provider decisions on the company and its hospice affiliates; analyze relevant facts when deciding on a course of action.
- Participate in selecting outside service providers and maintain contracts with 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 resolve 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 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, and implement corrective or preventive action promptly.
- 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 and review safety policies and procedures, including the Emergency Preparedness Plan, ensuring employees understand their safety responsibilities.
- Complete financial reviews and budget worksheets on schedule, keep annual expenditures within budget except for approved volume-driven variances, anticipate resource needs, and justify budget variances regularly.
- Seek cost reductions without affecting quality, control overtime and temporary staffing unless justified by volume or staffing needs, and recommend space and other resources for services.
- Perform routine visits to patients’ homes or institutional settings and/or participate in the 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 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