This is a job for Executive Director Hospice position with the company located in Laurel, MS area.

Job Summary: The Executive Director* *in Palliative Care supervises all aspects of patient care, all activities of professional staff and allied health personnel, regulatory requirements compliance, financial performance, and quality assurance performance improvement activities for agency. The Executive Director or alternate will be available on-site during business hours and additionally, if needed.

Responsibilities: Responsible for compliance with all regulations, laws, policies, and procedures applicable to hospice and Medicare/ Medicaid issues when applicable daily. Immediately available (or has Alternate Designee) to be on-site during business hours or immediately available by telephone when off-site conducting agency business, available after hours as needed. Directs the daily operations of the agency and acts as the Care Management Process driver. The Executive Director or designee RN, such as a Patient Care Manager, will receive daily reports on patients from staff. This process also includes review of patient care paperwork, referral information, recertification processes, discharge information, and event reporting, etc. daily. Reviews monthly financial results relative to all aspects of the operation to assure that quality patient care is delivered in the most cost-effective manner. Participates in the QAPI planning and processes, reporting, and improvement action plans as indicated. This includes chart audits, patient satisfaction, financials, contracts, patient/family complaints, etc. and appropriate follow-up. 

Qualifications: Must be a licensed physician; licensed registered nurse; licensed social worker; or a bachelor's degree college graduate with at least three (3) years of documented success in discipline/field of study and a minimum of one (1) year of full time experience in a hospice, home health, or other health care delivery system setting. Three (3) years of health care leadership preferred. Current CPR certification required for Executive Directors who may provide services to patients in the field. Current Driver's License and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

MS: College graduate with a bachelor's degree must have two years of health care management experience. MS: Must have at least three (3) years' experience as a Registered Nurse with one of those years consisting of full-time experience in direct patient care in a hospice, home health, or oncology setting; or the management of patient care staff in an acute care setting, hospice, or home health. Must be a full-time employee of only the hospice agency.

Equal Opportunity Employer -- minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.