Hospice Administrator

Job description :

Govig & Associates is partnering with an industry leader in the senior living and end of life care space in search for their next hospice executive director.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Executive Director / Administrator is responsible for the overall direction of the day to day operations of the hospice services. He / she is responsible for the employment of qualified hospice personnel; is responsible for the provision of hospice services, directly, and the delegation to and coordination of hospice personnel evaluations; is responsible for

establishing standards of care to comply with federal and state regulations and guidelines. The Executive Director / Administrator establishes, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice 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.
• Responsible for reviewing outstanding documentation with their Clinical Leadership on an ongoing basis to ensure time billing of claims.
• Responsible for reviewing outstanding claims and account receivables with the billing group on an ongoing basis to ensure timely and accurate billing of claims.
• Ensuring organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Assuring that all business conduct is above 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.
• Evaluating hospice services and personnel using measurable outcomes and objectives.
• Establishing and maintaining effective, open channels of communication including integration or technology, as applicable. Fosters a no-blame culture that encourages reporting of safety and quality of services issues.
• Ensuring hospice personnel stay current with clinical information and practices.
• Staff development including orientation, in-service, continuing education, competency testing and quality assessment performance improvement.
• Job Title / Position : Executive Director / Administrator
• 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 national / local hospice 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.
• Monitoring service utilization to ensure delivery of comprehensive care.
• Ensuring services provided by other agencies are authorized by hospice.
• Monitoring operational progress toward accomplishing operational and strategic goals.
• Ensuring appropriate data collection and regular, complete reports are received by the Governing Body.
• Ensuring actionable objectives are derived from evaluation of hospice 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

Qualification & Preferences :

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.