Executive Director (ED) - Hospice (RN)

Req #485

Executive Director (ED) - Hospice - Full Time - San Diego (RN)

RN License Required.

Job Description Summary

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall direction of the hospice or home health. They are responsible for the employment of qualified hospice or home health personnel; is responsible for the provision of hospice or home health, directly, and the delegation to and coordination of personnel evaluations; is responsible for establishing standards of care to comply with federal and state regulations and guidelines. The Executive Director establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice or home health services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Operational planning and budgeting.
• Ensuring organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Assures that all business conduct is above the minimum standards required by law and will not condone any activities that achieve results through violation of the law, unethical business, or patient care practices.
• Monitoring business operations to ensure financial stability.
• Evaluating hospice or home health services and personnel using measurable outcomes and objectives.
• Conflict and complaint management and resolution.
• Establishing and maintaining effective channels of communication including integration or technology, as applicable.
• Ensuring personnel stay current with clinical information and practices.
• Ensuring adequate and appropriate staffing.
• Staff development including orientation, in-service, continuing education, competency testing and quality assessment performance improvement.
• Ensuring that interdisciplinary care is provided.
• Ensuring supportive services are available to personnel. The Executive Director or qualified alternate shall be available on the premises or by telecommunication during normal business hours.
• Ensuring coordination with other departments, services, and senior management, as appropriate.
• Ensuring staff and organization stay current on local and national hospice or home health issues and trends.
• Ensuring that appropriate service policies and procedures are developed and implemented to accomplish identified outcomes.
• Directing staff in performance of their duties including admission, discharge, transfer, revocation, and provision of service to patients.
• Ensuring appropriate staff supervision during all service hours.
• Monitoring service utilization to ensure delivery of comprehensive care.
• Ensuring services provided by other agencies are authorized by hospice or home health.
• Monitoring operational progress toward accomplishing operational and strategic goals.
• Ensuring appropriate data collection and regular, complete reports are received by the Governing Body.
• Ensuring adequate space, equipment and supplies are available.
• Ensuring actionable objectives are derived from evaluation of services and personnel.
• Ensuring that structure and systems promote interdisciplinary care
• Ensuring collaboration with agencies and vendors for effective management of services.
• Ensuring standards of ethical business and clinical practice are maintained.
• Must adhere to the company attendance and reliability guidelines, which are an essential function of the job to ensure quality, and consistent patient care. 

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbent(s) of this job. The incumbent(s) may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in the description.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Master’s Degree in health care or related field preferred.
• Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in health care management.
• Demonstrates an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel. Has an ability to deal tactfully with the community.
• Has knowledge of corporate business management.
• A supervising Physician or Director of Patient Care Services may also be the Executive Director/Administrator. An administrator who is neither a physician nor a registered nurse shall have training and experience in health service administration and at least one year of supervisory experience in home health/hospice care or health related programs.

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to sit frequently for 3-6 hours.
• The ability to frequently stand for 3-6 hours.
• The ability to occasionally drive/ operate foot control for 1-3 hours.
• The ability to walk intermittently on level and or unlevel surface for less than 1 hour.
• The ability to intermittently bend or climb for less than 1 hour.
• The ability to occasionally twist, kneel, crouch and crawl for 1-3 hours.
• The ability to lift 10 pounds occasionally for 1-3 hours. 
• The ability to lift 11-50 pounds intermittently for less than 1 hour.
• The ability to carry up to 10 pounds occasionally for 1-3 hours. 
• The ability to carry 11-50 pounds intermittently for less than 1 hour. 
• The ability to push up to 10 pounds occasionally for 1-3 hours. 
• The ability to push 11-50 pounds intermittently for less than 1 hour. 
• The ability to pull up to 10 pounds occasionally for 1-3 hours.