Hospice directors guide the teams and operations that support patients and families through end-of-life care. These senior leaders help ensure compassionate, coordinated services while overseeing clinical quality, regulatory compliance, staffing, budgets, and organizational performance. Explore hospice director opportunities on Ladders, featuring vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more.
Responsibilities vary by organization and may include directing hospice programs, supervising clinical and administrative teams, developing care policies, monitoring quality outcomes, and coordinating with physicians, nurses, social workers, and community partners. Directors may also manage budgets, support referrals and census growth, and ensure services meet applicable state and federal requirements.
Employers commonly seek experienced healthcare leaders with strong knowledge of hospice or palliative care, team leadership, compliance, and care delivery. Depending on the position, qualifications may include a nursing or other healthcare degree, an active professional license, and significant management experience. Strategic planning, communication, financial oversight, and quality improvement skills can also be important.
Hospice director roles can be found in nonprofit and for-profit hospice organizations, health systems, and community-based care providers. Titles and scope vary: opportunities may focus on clinical services, operations, patient care, or an entire hospice program. Compensation depends on factors such as location, organization size, experience, and responsibilities. Browse Ladders to find vetted hospice director jobs paying $100,000 or more and take the next step in your healthcare leadership career.
Regional Director of Clinical Education
$88K - $105K *
Shape the future of clinical education by leading quality initiatives and compliance efforts across multiple branches, ensuring adherence to regulations while fostering a culture of excellence in pati...
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Regional Director of Clinical Education
$88K - $105K *
Lead the charge in enhancing clinical education and compliance across branches, driving quality initiatives and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards while collaborating with diverse teams to fos...
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Regional Director of Clinical Education
$90K - $110K *
Drive clinical excellence by leading education initiatives and ensuring compliance across branches. Collaborate with diverse teams to enhance quality assurance and address patient concerns effectively...
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$102K - $105K *
Accelerate your career by delivering compassionate nursing care, coordinating patient plans, and collaborating with a dedicated team to enhance patient outcomes in a supportive environment...
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$105K - $115K *
Join us to drive market growth in the healthcare sector by managing sales teams, developing strategies, and ensuring effective community engagement. Your leadership will empower staff and enhance our...
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Hospice Nurse Practitioner (NP)
$110K - $130K *
Empower patients and families by providing compassionate end-of-life care as a Nurse Practitioner. Collaborate with a dedicated hospice team to ensure comfort and dignity for those facing terminal ill...
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Hospice Nurse Practitioner (NP)
$110K - $130K *
Accelerate compassionate end-of-life care by providing expert nursing support to hospice patients and their families, ensuring comfort and dignity through personalized service and collaboration with t...
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$95K - $99K *
Join us to provide compassionate hospice care as a key RN Case Manager, guiding patients and families through their journey with personalized support, skilled nursing, and interdisciplinary collaborat...
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$80K - $91K *
Drive compassionate care as a Hospice RN, guiding patients and families through their hospice journey. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver personalized nursing care, ensuring comfort...
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$85K - $92K *
Deliver compassionate nursing care as you guide patients and families through their hospice journey, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to ensure personalized support and effective symptom m...
6 days ago
$71K - $89K *
Lead compassionate care as a Hospice RN, guiding patients and families through their hospice journey while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to deliver personalized nursing care and support...
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Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager (RN)
$82K - $93K *
Join a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care to patients in various settings. As a vital member of the interdisciplinary team, you'll deliver expert assessments and interventions while...
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$85K - $100K *
Drive regional growth by collaborating with healthcare professionals to enhance home health services. Oversee specialty programs, ensure quality assurance, and achieve referral goals while building st...
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$90K - $110K *
Drive growth by collaborating with leadership to enhance home health care services, ensuring quality execution of specialty programs while meeting referral and admission goals through strategic partne...
6 days ago
$100K - $120K *
Lead the charge in enhancing home health care services by collaborating with healthcare professionals and executing specialty programs to meet referral and admission goals while ensuring compliance wi...
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Community Liaison (Sign on Bonus!)
$90K - $100K *
Elevate community engagement by building trust-based relationships with healthcare partners. Drive growth for hospice services through outreach and advocacy, ensuring families receive compassionate ca...
5 days ago
$85K - $91K *
Shape the future of compassionate care by delivering exceptional social work services to hospice patients and families. Collaborate with a dedicated team to provide emotional support and personalized...
6 days ago
$110K - $130K *
Transform the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization, ensuring accurate and timely payments. Lead a dedicated team, manage vendor relationships, and implement best practices to optimize...
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$110K - $130K *
Champion the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payments. Lead a team, manage vendor relationships, and drive best practices to optimize ope...
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$110K - $130K *
Unlock your potential as you lead the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization, ensuring compliance and timely payments while managing vendor relationships and driving operational excellen...
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$110K - $130K *
Join a team that's redefining hospice revenue cycle management. Lead the charge in optimizing processes, ensuring compliance, and driving financial performance across multiple sites while managing ven...
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$110K - $130K *
Empower the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization, overseeing all aspects from eligibility to final resolution. Lead a team, manage vendor relationships, and drive best practices to ens...
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$110K - $130K *
Advance your career by leading the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization. Drive strategy, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliance while optimizing operations for growth and e...
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$110K - $130K *
Drive the revenue cycle for a multi-state hospice organization, ensuring accurate and timely payments. Lead a team, manage vendor relationships, and implement best practices to optimize operations and...
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$110K - $130K *
Lead our revenue cycle operations, ensuring accurate and timely billing across multiple hospice locations. Drive strategy, manage vendor relationships, and optimize processes to enhance financial perf...
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What does a hospice director do?
A hospice director leads hospice services and teams, overseeing areas such as care quality, clinical or administrative operations, staffing, budgets, compliance, and coordination with patients, families, and care partners.
What qualifications are needed for hospice director jobs?
Requirements differ by employer. Many positions call for substantial healthcare leadership experience and knowledge of hospice or palliative care. Some roles require a relevant degree, professional licensure, or specific clinical credentials.
How much do hospice directors earn?
Pay varies based on location, employer, experience, and the position’s scope. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more.
Where do hospice directors work?
Hospice directors may work for hospice agencies, nonprofit and for-profit providers, health systems, or community-based organizations.
What skills are important for a hospice director?
Commonly valued skills include leadership, communication, operational and financial management, regulatory knowledge, quality improvement, and the ability to support compassionate, coordinated care.