RN Hospice Director of Operations

Amedisys, Inc. • Montgomery, AL

9d • $95,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Make a difference every day as an Amedisys director of operations
Join Amedisys-one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.-where flexibility, purpose and growth come together to help patients heal where they feel most comfortable, at home.

Requirements

• Licensed physician, registered nurse or an individual holding a bachelor's or associate degree.
• One year supervisory or administrative experience in hospice or a related health care program.
• Experience in health service administration.
• Possesses current driver's license, required liability insurance and reliable automobile transportation.
• Current CPR certification applicable if licensed healthcare professional.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for care center's compliance and implementation of all regulations, laws, policies, and procedures applicable to hospice and reimbursement issues.
• Educates all staff members about state and federal rules and regulations as well as accrediting body standards, and other regulatory agencies standards.
• Maintains availability and ongoing communication with the care center and branch sites.
• Acts as a liaison between the governing body, staff, patients, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Assists branch directors in resolving patient and/or staff complaints, meeting with staff as appropriate to determine the surrounding circumstances, investigating and documenting the events and notifying the person lodging the complaint to resolve the issues.
• Meets with medical director periodically and determines medical records for utilization review from branch offices.
• Ensures all services are billed as provided to the proper payor source.
• Provides input, guidance and feedback related to marketing activities and agency marketing plan to ensure that goals for growth are met.
• Participates in staff recruitment, hiring, orientation, training, assignment, evaluation and guidance to ensure employment of an adequate number of qualified staff.
• Responsible for employment decisions for direct report staff, including decisions to hire, fire, advance, promote or change status.
• Monitors and evaluates employee performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Choice of PPO or HSA medical plans with free telehealth.
• Paid time off.
• Up to $1,000 in free healthcare services with Amedisys HSA plan.
• Up to $500 in wellness rewards for activities-use for spa, gym, sports, hobbies, pets and more.
• Mental health support with up to five free counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance program.
• 401(k) with a company match.
• Family support with infertility treatment coverage, adoption reimbursement, paid parental and family caregiver leave.
• Fleet vehicle program (restrictions apply) and mileage reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees