Director of Clinical Excellence – Home Health & Hospice

Director of Clinical Excellence – Home Health & Hospice

Join Pennant to lead clinical excellence across our Home Health & Hospice portfolio.

At Pennant, our most valuable resource is our people. We live our culture defined by our core values:

• Customer Second – Prioritizing and supporting our team to deliver exceptional care.
• Accountability – Owning work and outcomes.
• Passion for Learning – Growing continuously with curiosity.
• Love One Another – Building authentic, respectful, trusting relationships.
• Intelligent Risk Taking – Innovating and challenging the status‑quo.
• Celebrate – Recognizing the small wins that add up.
• Ownership – Acting as the CEO of your role.

• Provide high-level leadership and strategic direction for hospice clinical programs, policies, and practices that ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Lead efforts to improve clinical quality, safety, risk management, infection control, and patient outcomes across multiple locations.
• Work closely with clinical leaders to ensure agencies are survey‑ready, offering tools, resources, and training to foster operational readiness and compliance.
• Partner with leadership teams to develop and implement performance improvement initiatives, track clinical and operational data, and refine processes to achieve consistently high standards of care.
• Direct the coordination and creation of educational programs that enhance staff competency, new hire orientation, and ongoing training initiatives, ensuring clinical teams are always equipped with the latest regulatory and clinical standards.
• Compile and analyze clinical quality data to identify trends and implement improvement strategies, reporting on patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, and customer satisfaction to drive decision‑making and improvements.
• Stay up to date with evolving healthcare regulations (e.g., Value‑Based Purchasing, PDGM, quality measures) and ensure the organization remains compliant.
• Travel approximately 2‑3 days a week, either planned or flexible.

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse or related licensed discipline (e.g., PT/OT/ST).
• Minimum of five years of experience in hospice (highly preferred).
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing the hospice industry.
• Ability to work with all levels of management on all aspects of clinical services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for explaining complex and/or confidential information.
• Excellent time‑management and organizational skills to handle multiple projects and prioritize workloads.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with employees.
• Proficiency in anticipating and identifying problems, using sound judgment and fact‑based analysis to develop effective and efficient solutions.
• Software skills, including Microsoft Office and web‑based applications.

Eagle, , California, or Washington.

Approximately up to 50% or 26 weeks per year.

$100,000‑$140,000 DOE.

• True work‑life balance – we believe in taking care of yourself first.
• Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match).
• Paid time off, holiday pay, and professional development.
• Your voice matters – work with passionate, high‑achieving leaders who care deeply about patient outcomes and team success.

We support over 180 home health, hospice, senior living, and home‑care operations across 14 states. Our Service Center model empowers local leadership while providing centralized clinical, legal, HR, IT, and compliance support to help ensure high‑quality care.

Employer:

The Pennant Group, Inc. – a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries providing healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care