Executive Director

Overview

Hopewell House is seeking an exceptional Executive Director to lead its 12-bed residential hospice home in Oregon, focusing on stability and sustainability. A seasoned, compassionate leader will steward a history of dignity, comfort, and end-of-life care.

Founded over 35 years ago and reopened as a nonprofit residential care facility in 2023, Hopewell House provides refuge, dignity, and support at the end of life. The organization serves residents in a 12-bed hospice home and values: compassion, humility, respect, mindfulness, and hope.

The Executive Director is the chief executive and operational leader, overseeing day-to-day operations while advancing long-term sustainability and impact. This role blends hands-on operational leadership with strategic vision, financial stewardship, philanthropy, and community engagement. The successful candidate will ensure regulatory compliance and high-quality resident care, lead an interdisciplinary team of 40 staff and 150 volunteers, partner with the Board, and cultivate resources for mission sustainability.

• Providing executive leadership to advance the mission, values, and strategic priorities; foster a healthy culture grounded in trust, accountability, equity, and collaboration.
• Serving as administrator of record and operational steward of the home, ensuring safe, compliant operation.
• Overseeing financial health, sustainability, and revenue generation; stewarding an approximately $2.5 million operating budget.
• Serving as primary ambassador and public face; enhancing visibility and reputation through community engagement.
• Collaborating with the Board to set strategic priorities and ensure governance compliance.

We seek a thoughtful, emotionally intelligent leader with strong operational and financial acumen and a deep capacity for empathy. The ideal candidate has experience leading complex organizations, comfortable navigating regulated environments, and a commitment to compassionate end-of-life care.

• Bachelor’s degree (healthcare, social sciences, or related field preferred) with five years of senior management experience in health services, community-based care, or related areas.
• Strong facility and operational management skills with attention to detail.
• Sound financial and business judgment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Active Residential Care Facility (RCF) Administrator License, or ability to obtain within 60 days.

• Master’s degree in healthcare, social services, or nursing.
• Leadership experience in community-based care, ideally end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of the local hospice and healthcare landscape.
• Familiarity with highly regulated healthcare environments; preference for CBC facilities.
• Demonstrated passion for compassionate end-of-life care.
• Experience with crisis management and complex operational challenges.

Hopewell House offers fair, transparent compensation. The Executive Director position includes a competitive salary based on experience, plus health benefits. This is a full-time, onsite, exempt position. The organization is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging; candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Position Overview
The Executive Director is the chief executive and operational leader responsible for day-to-day operation, management, and stewardship of the 12-bed residential hospice home and 501(c)(3) nonprofit, while leading strategy, financial sustainability, philanthropy, community engagement, and vision.

• 1. Executive Leadership
  • Provide executive leadership to advance the mission, values, and strategic priorities.
  • Hire, develop, supervise, and retain leadership and support staff.
  • Provide direct supervision of senior leadership.
  • Foster a healthy organizational culture grounded in trust, accountability, equity, and collaboration.
• 2. Operational Oversight
  • Administer the home; ensure safe, compliant operation.
  • Oversee daily operations and administration.
  • Ensure…