Executive Director RN, Home Health & Hospice

Overview

The Executive Director serves as the home health and hospice Administrator for all Carle Health regions in Illinois. Covering a 42-county licensed service area, this role is responsible for ensuring efficient and effective operations; regulatory and accreditation compliance; high-quality care and services; budgeting and enhancing profitability; program/service development; marketing; staff recruitment, retention, and development; and coordinating and facilitating initiatives to support the immediate and long-range strategic objectives of Carle Health.

The Executive Director collaborates with other home health, hospice, and system team members as well as other entities to optimize, align, and integrate work to form a seamless, coordinated continuum of care delivery.

Certifications:

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN, IL.) and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - within 30 days and
• National Nursing Certification - within 4 years

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree:
  Nursing and
• Master's Degree:
  Related - within 5 years

Work Experience:

• Home Health and/or Hospice Leadership - 5 years (Manager level and above)

Specialized Knowledge & Skill:

• 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 time frames.
• 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.

• Works with the Vice President and Medical Director to develop vision, strategic direction, and tactical plans
• Achieves current and future Carle Health strategic objectives
• Exceed home health and hospice industry standards.
• Ensures operations across regions are consistent, aligned, and integrated
• Ensures associated care delivery and services are high quality, efficient, and effective.

• Prioritizes and oversees quality improvement activities
• Ensure timely implementation, action plan completion, and ongoing monitoring is occurring.
• Responsible for the overall recruitment, retention, and development of a dynamic team
• Dedicated to attaining optimal outcomes.
• Provides oversight of personnel functions including, but not limited to hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, transfers, and disciplinary issues.

• Demonstrates financial stewardship.
• Responsible for formulation of budgets, cost containment strategies, and ongoing financial/revenue cycle review.
• Analyzes available financial data, identifies trends, and initiates appropriate plans of action.
• Ensures home health and hospice are in compliance with all regulations, laws accreditation standards, and policies and procedures.

• Prepares necessary reports for the Board and other necessary stakeholders as indicated and within time frames.
• Develops and implements marketing activities and plans to ensure attainment of budgeted volume levels.
• Collaborates with other Carle Health teams as well as other entities
• Optimize, align, and integrate work to form a seamless, coordinated continuum of care delivery.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

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