Vice President of Hospice Homecare

Overview

Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care, is seeking an experienced executive to lead our hospice homecare business through its next phase of growth and innovation. The ideal candidate brings a strong record of successfully leading complex healthcare organizations while remaining deeply committed to exceptional patient and family-centered care.

Location: Madison, WI

Provide executive leadership for Agrace's home-based hospice operations with full accountability for performance, growth, access, and operational excellence. Lead existing hospice homecare services while identifying and executing opportunities for expansion into new markets and geographies. Design, implement, and optimize centralized and decentralized admissions and access models to ensure timely, equitable access to care. Ensure delivery of consistent, high-quality clinical services that reflect Agrace's mission and values as a nonprofit healthcare organization, while maintaining strong financial and operational performance.

As a member of the executive leadership team, help shape and execute organizational strategy to expand access, strengthen care delivery systems, enhance partner relationships, and improve outcomes for patients and families.

• Home Care Hospice Operations
  • Lead all hospice homecare operations across all markets.
  • Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality patient care aligned with regulatory standards and clinical best practices.
• Growth, Market Expansion, and Access Strategy
  • Execute strategy for expansion into new markets, geographies, and service lines.
  • Develop scalable operating models that support growth while maintaining quality and consistency.
  • Oversee the design, integration, and performance of centralized and decentralized components of admissions and access functions.
  • Ensure timely, equitable access to care across all markets, with accountability for referral management, intake, and admissions outcomes.
  • Partner with Strategy, Finance, and Business Development to evaluate market opportunities, including volume projections, staffing models, and financial viability.
  • Align growth strategy with workforce capacity, regulatory requirements, and community needs.
  • Monitor growth and access metrics, and take corrective action when performance falls short.
• Access and Admission Leadership
  • Provide executive oversight of Access, ensuring alignment with clinical operations and growth strategy.
  • Define clear roles, workflows, and accountability across centralized intake and local market teams.
  • Improve referral conversion, admission cycle time, and overall patient access experience.
  • Ensure smooth transition from referral through admission and initiation of care.
  • Align admissions performance with capacity planning and financial targets.
• Leadership and Enterprise Contribution
  • Serve as a senior leader shaping organizational strategy, priorities, and performance.
  • Lead design of systems that integrate clinical care, access, and growth across markets.
  • Drive alignment across centralized and decentralized functions to reduce variation and improve outcomes.
  • Hold leaders accountable for results across quality, growth, and access metrics.
  • Build strong relationships with external partners to support growth and community presence.
  • Represent Agrace in local, state, and national forums related to hospice and end-of-life care.
  • Support Board engagement by educating and informing on operational and clinical strategy.
• Financial Stewardship
  • Accountable for financial performance of hospice homecare services, including budget management and cost control.
  • Ensure alignment between growth strategy, staffing, and financial outcomes.
  • Monitor admissions performance and its impact on census and revenue.
  • Identify performance gaps and take corrective action to maintain financial health.
• Other Job Functions
  • Maintain regulatory compliance and survey readiness across all services.
  • Support organization-wide initiatives and strategic projects.
  • Complete required education and perform other duties as assigned.

• BSN, with MBA or Master’s in Healthcare Administration or MSW required.
• Minimum of 5 years prior leadership experience in a healthcare business, including experience on a cross-functional executive leadership team, developing organizational culture, strategy and policy.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant leadership and progressive supervisory experience in an administrative position, including full accountability for both quality and financial outcomes, preferably in a hospice, home health or related program.
• Demonstrated successful performance leading the clinical services of a healthcare entity with integrity, compassion, collaboration, excellence and stewardship.
• Demonstrated experience in proactively seeking opportunities to monitor and improve patient and family care outcomes.
• Experience developing collaborative partnerships, including…