Enjoy the challenges and rewards of leading an interdisciplinary group of compassionate caregivers dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients and families in transition.

Bristol Hospice desires growth that promotes the highest level of compassion, respect, and quality of care for our patients and their families. Your role in guiding your team on that mission will be to establish and implement goals and objectives for hospice services that promote that philosophy. In supporting your team with understanding and an eye toward their professional growth, you will ensure the continued high level of quality care that we provide Bristol Hospice clients.

We are seeking an Executive Director who finds motivation in increasing the quality of life of others and a gift for understanding and communicating tactfully with members of the community.

JOB SUMMARY: In accordance with 42 CFR 418l100A governing body designates the Executive Director to assume full legal authority and responsibility for the management of the hospice, the provision of all hospice services, its fiscal operations, and continuous quality assessment and performance improvement. A qualified administrator appointed by and reporting to the governing body is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the hospice. The administrator must be a hospice employee and possess education and experience required by the hospice’s governing body.

Additional functions and responsibilities:

• Operational planning and budgeting.
• Ensuring organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements
• Monitoring business operations to insure financial stability
• Evaluating hospice services and personnel using measurable outcomes and objectives
• Conflict and complaint management and resolution.
• Establishing and maintaining effective channels of communication including integration or technology, as applicable.
• Ensuring hospice personnel stay current with clinical information and practices
• Ensuring adequate and appropriate staffing
• Staff development including orientation, in-service, continuing education, competency testing and quality assessment performance improvement.
• Ensuring that interdisciplinary care is provided
• Ensuring supportive services are available to personnel.
• Ensuring coordination with other departments, services and senior management, as appropriate.
• Ensuring staff and organization stay current on local / national hospice issues and trends.
• Ensuring that appropriate service policies and procedures are developed and implemented to accomplish identified outcomes.
• Directing staff in performance of their duties including admission, discharge, transfer, revocation, and provision of service to patients.
• Ensuring appropriate staff supervision during all service hours.
• Monitoring service utilization to ensure delivery of comprehensive care.
• Ensuring services provided by other agencies are authorized by hospice.
• Monitoring operational progress toward accomplishing operational and strategic goals.
• Ensuring appropriate data collection and regular, complete reports are received by the Governing Body.
• Ensuring adequate space, equipment and supplies are available.
• Ensuring actionable objectives are derived from evaluation of hospice services and personnel.
• Ensuring that structure and systems promote interdisciplinary care
• Ensuring collaboration with agencies and vendors for effective management of services.
• Ensuring standards of ethical business and clinical practice are maintained