Director of Hospice Operations

Vitality Hospice and Palliative Care

$90K — $125K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of healthcare operations leadership experience
  • Hospice or home health experience strongly preferred
  • Proven success in leading intake, scheduling, or administrative teams
  • Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with process improvement and operational performance metrics
  • Financial awareness related to staffing efficiency and budget oversight
  • RN or clinical background preferred but not required
  • Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, or related field preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage hospice intake, scheduling, team coordinators, and administrative teams
  • Ensure a smooth, compassionate, and efficient experience for patients and families from referral through admission
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and service quality
  • Monitor operational performance metrics related to access, scheduling, and patient/family satisfaction
  • Partner with finance on staffing models, budgets, and productivity oversight
  • Serve as an escalation point for service recovery, patient/family concerns, and referral partner issues
  • Collaborate with business development on account reviews and operational support
  • Support compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with performance-based incentive opportunity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Supplemental Insurances through Aflac
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Employee referral program
  • Auto Service Discount Program
  • Employee Discount Program
Full Job Description
Director of Hospice Operations

Location: In Office
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $90,000-$125,000 annually + performance-based incentive tied to operational, access, and satisfaction outcomes
Job Summary

Vitality Hospice is seeking a Director of Hospice Operations to lead intake, scheduling, team coordinators, and administrative support teams. This role is critical to ensuring timely patient access, strong communication, and a seamless patient and family experience from referral through admission.

This is a newly created leadership position with meaningful influence over front-end hospice operations, service recovery, and operational improvement. Compensation includes a competitive base salary with performance-based incentives tied to operational excellence, patient access, and satisfaction metrics.
What You'll Do
  • Lead and manage hospice intake, scheduling, team coordinators, and administrative teams
  • Ensure a smooth, compassionate, and efficient experience for patients and families from referral through admission
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and service quality
  • Monitor operational performance metrics related to access, scheduling, and patient/family satisfaction
  • Partner with finance on staffing models, budgets, and productivity oversight
  • Serve as an escalation point for service recovery, patient/family concerns, and referral partner issues
  • Collaborate with business development on account reviews and operational support
  • Support compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards
What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of healthcare operations leadership experience
  • Hospice or home health experience strongly preferred
  • Proven success leading intake, scheduling, or administrative teams
  • Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with process improvement and operational performance metrics
  • Financial awareness related to staffing efficiency and budget oversight
  • RN or clinical background preferred but not required
  • Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, nursing, or related field (preferred)
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary with performance-based incentive opportunity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Supplemental Insurances through Aflac
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Employee referral program
  • Auto Service Discount Program
  • Employee Discount Program
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