Area VP of Hospice & Palliative Operations - Southern CA

Company: Bridge Home Health and Hospice
Location: San Diego
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Bridge Home Health and Hospice is a leading post-acute healthcare provider in California. Our mission is simple, "Committed to excellence in serving our community." Our goal is to become the premier provider of post-acute services. We are currently looking for healthcare and administrative professionals who share our Mission, Vision, and Values and want to become part of our growing family. Area VP of Hospice & Palliative Operations - Southern CA ID 2022-4097 Category Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians Position Type Regular Full-Time Overview Are you looking for a place where you can make a genuine difference in our patient's lives? With over 25 locations and growing, Bridge Home Health & Hospice's culture of love for our patients and employees is the top priority. Our commitment to our Core Values allows us to be the provider and employer of choice. We embrace a diverse workforce and understand that our employees are key to providing quality care and our most important resource. Join us today and grow with us! Responsibilities The AVP is a role that is responsible for the overall direction of the hospice and palliative services. The AVP establishes, implements, and evaluates goals and objectives for hospice services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Operational planning and budgeting branches.
2. Ensures organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
3. Monitors business operations in ensure financial stability and puts plans in place to assist where there are deficiencies.
4. Evaluates hospice and palliative services and personnel using measurable outcomes and objectives.
5. Conflict and complaint management and resolution. Works with local Business Office Manager (BOM) and Bridge Group to help resolve employee relations matters timely.
6. Establishes and maintains effective, open channels of communication including integration or technology, as applicable. Fosters a no-blame culture that encourages reporting of safety and quality of services issues.
7. Ensures hospice and palliative personnel stay current with clinical information and practices.
8. Ensures adequate and appropriate staffing. Assists local Regional Executive Director with staffing ratios to ensure appropriate levels of staffing.
9. Takes the lead in to help develop and establish a Palliative Care Program. 10.Staff development including orientation, in-service, continuing education, competency testing and quality assessment performance improvement
11. Ensures that consistent interdisciplinary care is provided.
12. Ensures local branches coordinate with senior management as appropriate.
13. Ensures staff and organization stay current on local and national hospice and palliative issues and trends through education, training, and knowledge sharing.
14. Ensures that appropriate service policies and procedures are developed and implemented to accomplish identified outcomes.
15. Ensures services provided by other agencies are authorized by hospice and an appropriate contract is in place.
16. Monitors operational progress toward accomplishing strategic goals.
17. Ensures appropriate data collection and regular, complete reports are received by the VP, Operations.
18. Ensures actional objectives are derived from evaluation of hospice and palliative services and personnel.
19. Ensures that structures and systems promote interdisciplinary care.
20. Ensures collaboration with agencies and vendors for effective management of services.
21. Ensures standards of ethical business and clinical practice are maintained. Qualifications 1. A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Master's Degree in health care or related field preferred. 2. Six (6) to eight (8) years' experience in health care management required with multiple location oversight. Both hospice and palliative care management experience preferred. 3. Demonstrates an ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel. 4. Has an ability to deal tactfully with the community.

5. Has knowledge of corporate business management.

6. Understands hospice and palliative care and the services provided to patient and
family/caregiver through an interdisciplinary group.

7. Well versed in Medicare Conditions of Participation (COP) Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.

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