Description
Summary of Position:
The Director manages daily operations, ensuring high-quality, compliant patient care by overseeing employees, developing policies, managing budgets, handling recruitment/training, and ensuring adherence to Medicare/state regulations for hospice and home health agencies. The Director establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice or home health services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy. Maintains regulatory accreditations.
Requirements
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) required
Advanced degree (MSN/MBA/MHA) preferred.
Experience:
Three (3) years’ experience within the last five years in a home health agency, hospice, primary care clinic, or health facility and at least 1 year of that experience in a supervisory or administrative capacity required.
Strong understanding of compliance in California and Nevada, quality improvement and clinical policy development.
Two years’ progressive experience in health care management with increasing level of administrative responsibility and authority.
Experience in staffing, budget and finance.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Suite and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to establish working relationships with patients, staff and physicians.
Highly effective collaboration skills, written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with various departments in and outside of the Barton Health System in order to provide consistently exceptional patient care.
Attention to detail, meticulous development and maintenance of regulatory paperwork.
Ability to analyze and interpret financial documents
Certifications/Licensure:
Current California and Nevada RN licenses or ability to obtain prior to start date
Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date
Valid California or Nevada Driver’s license (depending on state of employee’s residence) or ability to obtain prior to start date
Current vehicle insurance
