Director of Hospice

Corus Health • Albuquerque, NM

2d

About The Position

At Corus Health, the Director of Hospice leads the team supporting patients and families through the end-of-life journey, ensuring compassionate, high-quality, compliant care. The Director partners closely with the Executive Director and serves as their designee when needed, setting the standard for hospice care at Corus. The role leads a multidisciplinary team and oversees hospice staff, clinical care planning, quality assurance, compliance, and community relationships. Local travel between patient homes, care facilities, and Corus offices is required.

Requirements

• A Registered Nurse license in the state of practice, or another clinical license that meets state hospice requirements.
• A bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of progressive leadership experience in hospice or end-of-life care, including at least 1 year in a clinical management role.
• Ability to develop people, build trust, and manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with EMR systems and Microsoft Office.
• A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel locally between patient homes, care facilities, and offices.

Nice To Haves

• A master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team, including the Clinical Manager, chaplain, social work, bereavement, volunteer, scheduling, and nurse practitioner colleagues.
• Oversee hospice staff hiring, orientation, evaluation, and development, including staffing patterns and on-call rotations.
• Ensure individualized care plans are developed and updated in accordance with physician orders and Medicare Conditions of Participation.
• Direct interdisciplinary group meetings, family care conferences, and quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Review clinical records and monitor practices to support outcomes, patient and family satisfaction, and compliance.
• Build relationships with physicians, referral partners, community organizations, and the Professional Advisory Committee.
• Represent hospice in community education about the hospice benefit.
• Coordinate with other providers and service lines to support seamless transitions of care, including to and from palliative care.
• Partner with the Executive Director and serve as their designee when needed.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• PTO
• 401(k)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Access to the Duke City Urgent and Primary Care Partnership at no cost if enrolled in a Corus medical plan
• Verizon employee discount
• Hardship Fund available once per year with no repayment required
• Monthly birthday celebrations, potlucks, community outreach events, and annual “Balloons and Breakfast” during Balloon Fiesta

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director