Director of Home Care & Hospice

The Director of Home Care & Hospice is responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining programs, policies, and management systems to promote efficient and effective delivery of high quality care and to maintain financial viability of home health and hospice business units. Provides supervision and management of clinical programs providing 24/7 customer focused service delivery, and ensuring high quality, cost effective services that lead to best practice performance with maximum and timely reimbursement.

Certifications:

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) and
• National Nursing Certification within 3 years

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree, Nursing or
• Bachelor's Degree, Related Field

Work Experience:

• Home Health & Hospice Leadership

Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Ability to work autonomously with minimal oversight.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Independent and sound decision making and creative thinking skills.
• Dependable with the ability work well under pressure and within strict timeframes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to grow and mentor staff.
• Organized and responsive.
• Ability to hold oneself and others accountable.

• Provides leadership, vision, and management to assigned department(s).
• Establishes departmental strategic direction
• Develops appropriate tactical plans tactics
• Meet current and future strategic objectives consistent with industry standards for delivery and coordination of all home services.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility.

• Captures all legitimate revenue; conservative in expenses and resource use
• Provides appropriate and high quality service to patients.
• Oversees the selection, training, and evaluations of all personnel functions throughout the departments/regions including, but not limited to hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, transfers, and disciplinary issues.
• Responsible for formulation of budgets, cost containment strategies, and ongoing financial/revenue cycle review and analysis.
• Ensures reaccreditation and compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

• Coordinates Quality Improvement activities with timely implementation of corrective action plans and ongoing monitoring.
• Prepares necessary reports for the Board of Directors and other necessary stakeholders as indicated and within time frames.
• Develops and implements marketing activities and plans to ensure attainment of budgeted volume levels.
• Contributes to the operational and clinical objectives of the fully vertically integrated health system through collaboration with system leadership.
• Recruits, directs, and develops a dynamic team dedicated to attaining optimal outcomes.

• Provides leadership, vision, and management to assigned department(s).
• Establishes departmental strategic direction
• Develops appropriate tactical plans tactics

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.

Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.