Hospice Administrator

Heartland Hospice•Creve Coeur, MO

About The Position

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Hospice Administrator to join our leadership team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced healthcare professional with a background in hospice leadership, home health administration, or clinical operations management to make a meaningful impact in end-of-life care. If you’re a natural leader who is passionate about patient-centered care, team development, and clinical excellence, we invite you to bring your talent to a place where you can truly make a difference. The Administrator Non-RN provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for assigned Hospice location with a developing census. Appointed by the Governing Body, this role will oversee and lead the day-to-day operations, including managing and directing interdisciplinary teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and patient-centered care, fostering a culture of compassion, respect and integrity to meet business and organizational goals, regulatory standards, and community needs. Responsibilities include leadership and development, financial performance, community outreach, human resources, office operations and communication and relationship building with the Governing Body, referral partners, the community. In this role, the Administrator ensures assigned Hospice location delivers outstanding service, while upholding the company’s mission, vision and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or related field (preferred)
3+ years of experience in hospice, home health, or healthcare operations leadership
Strong understanding of hospice regulations, compliance, and Medicare conditions of participation
Proven ability to manage teams, budgets, and interdisciplinary operations
Exceptional communication, organizational, and leadership skills
Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care for patients and families
Current automobile insurance and valid driver's license

Responsibilities

Provides hands-on leadership for a hospice program with growth opportunity, accountable for clinical quality, operational performance, and sustainable census expansion.
Demonstrates a commitment to excellence through focusing on quality care and/or service.
Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities.
Uses statistical and qualitative information to manage quality.
Requires employees to exhibit technical knowledge and effective skill education related to their job.
Promotes and monitors compliance with requirements and standards established by accrediting or licensing agencies, regulatory agencies and state or federal law relevant to areas of responsibility.
Ensures that policies and procedures are followed.
Accepts responsibility for remaining current in the latest trends, developments and technologies relative to area of work by: Actively pursuing self-development, attending in-services, and circulating relevant information to appropriate employees.
Develops, recommends and implements policies and procedures, in collaboration with the Governing Body, that guide and support the provision of services.
Manages Human Resources effectively.
Shows consistency between words and actions.
Promotes positive communications and keeps employees informed of changes by ensuring meetings with appropriate staff are conducted and documented. Is available to employees when issues arise.
Promotes/provides for core orientation plus location and job specific orientation, in service training and continuing education for employees, volunteers and contract personnel.
Conducts educational programs for outside agencies as deemed necessary.
Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide services.
Responsible for the selection, supervision, and evaluation of interdisciplinary team members.
Collaborates with the Governing Body, Corporate leadership and employees to establish goals and standards for performance; reviews and monitors progress regularly and redirects efforts where goals are not being met.
Determines qualifications and competence of employees.
Completes all performance evaluations prior to due date.
Takes appropriate and timely action in disciplinary situations; documents actions taken in accordance with policy.
Makes appropriate assignments among employees in accordance with their personal abilities and limitations; ensures fair and consistent workload distribution.
Manages Office Operations effectively
Directs the multiple teams of the assigned location, if applicable.
Plans and organizes tasks and resources to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
Consistently demonstrates the ability to recognize, establish and deal with priorities.
Measures progress toward set goals; takes corrective action on projects, as appropriate.
Considers the impact of department/location/provider decisions on the overall functioning of the company and its hospice affiliates.
Reviews and analyzes facts of a situation when developing a plan of action; considers all relevant information to make the most informed decision possible.
Achieves predetermined objectives and goals.
Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services.
Ensures contract management is maintained for services from outside vendors/providers
Assesses and improves branch/department performance as well as individual team's performance.
Ensures documentation of services is accurate and timely.
Monitors and supervises quality of patients' care of assigned location(s).
Processes emergency calls and requests for assistance.
Assists with problem solving for patients in all settings.
Prepares, monitors, and reviews monthly bills, supply costs, expense requests, mileage reimbursement, payroll and other expenses.
Makes recommendations for service area regarding market opportunities for new programs or service.
Ensures accuracy of marketing materials, public information materials and activities.
Provides a safe environment for patients, visitors, customers and associates.
Investigates and completes detailed reports of any incidents/accidents, grievances, complaints, medication errors and other problems within the time frames established by policy, and implements corrective and/or preventive action immediately.
Works with physicians, patients, families, staff and others regarding problems, needs and concerns.
Responsible for supervision and evaluation of family satisfaction surveys.
Incorporates safety topics into staff meetings.
Regularly reviews safety policies and procedures (to include the Emergency Preparedness Plan); ensures that all employees are oriented to and understand their role in safety policies and procedures.
Manages Financial Resources prudently and effectively
Completes financial reviews on recommended schedule.
Budget worksheets are completed and submitted by scheduled deadlines.
Ensure annual expenditures are within annual budget except where variances are volume driven and have been approved.
Resource needs are anticipated, and budgets are planned to meet those needs within known parameters.
Budget variances are justified on a regularly scheduled basis.
Continually seeks ways to reduce costs without affecting quality.
Controls use of overtime and temporary personnel except when justified by increased volume or decreased staffing levels.
Recommends space and other resources for needed services.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
401(k) with Company Match
Career Advancement Opportunities
National & Local Recognition Programs
Teammate Assistance Fund
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Mileage Reimbursement or Fleet Vehicle Program
Generous Paid Time Off + 7 Paid Holidays
Wellness Programs (Telemedicine, Diabetes Management, Joint & Spine Concierge Care)
Education Support & Tuition Assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN)
Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Company-paid Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Voluntary Benefits (Pet, Critical Illness, Accident, LTC)