Area Executive Director Hospice - Travel
About The Position
The Area Executive Director oversees assigned hospice agencies, ensuring administrative practices, agency philosophy, goals, and policies are implemented and maintained in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. The role coordinates projects that support immediate and long-range company objectives, improves agency profitability, motivates and retains qualified staff, and ensures the quality of services delivered. The Area Executive Director also serves as a liaison with management staff and other company departments. This position oversees operational, clinical, quality, financial, and compliance performance across assigned agencies. It leads quality improvement and risk-management efforts, manages financial performance, and partners with local leadership and sales to support business development and market growth. The role also provides leadership oversight for staffing, talent decisions, mentoring, performance management, staff engagement, and ongoing education. The Area Executive Director of Operations may not hold simultaneous or concurrent employment with another licensed health care or hospice agency, except in Arkansas and West Virginia.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- At least 3 years of documented experience in the discipline, including at least 1 year of full-time experience in a hospice, home health, or oncology setting.
- Must not hold simultaneous or concurrent employment with another licensed health care or hospice agency, except in Arkansas and West Virginia.
- Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Nice To Haves
- Currently licensed to practice in the state of employment as a physician, registered nurse, or social worker.
Responsibilities
- Oversee operational, clinical, quality, financial, and compliance performance for assigned agencies, ensuring adherence to the Care Management Model and regulatory requirements.
- Lead quality improvement and risk-management efforts, including QAPI processes, trend and complaint reviews, patient satisfaction, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Review and manage financial performance, budgets, forecasts, metrics, census, and productivity; partner with divisional leadership to address variances and promote cost-effective care delivery.
- Partner with local leadership and sales to support business development, market growth, and referral relationships, and communicate service lines, competitive advantages, and payer guidelines.
- Provide leadership oversight for staffing, talent decisions, mentoring, performance management, staff engagement, and ongoing education across assigned agencies.
- Coordinate assigned projects to support the company's immediate and long-range objectives.
- Enhance agency profitability, motivate and retain qualified staff, and assure the quality of services delivered.
- Act as a liaison with management staff and other company departments.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
