East Providence, Rhode island
Director of Operations Job Opening in East Providence, Rhode island - Why Join the Amedisys Family?
We are a growing company that values and rewards our team members, recognizes your special skills and experience and offers opportunities for growth. Join more than 14,000 team members who help change lives every day and share a mission of delivering high quality home health, hospice and private duty care at home.
Unique clinical environment:
Lead a full interdisciplinary team with varied expertise to care for hospice patients, one on one, and in their most preferred environment ? at home.
Culture of teamwork:
Lead, promote and support a multi-disciplinary team while serving as the key leader of the care center
Ongoing support:
Continuing education and training, tuition assistance, technology and more
Advancement:
Goal planning and opportunities to develop skills for higher level positions
Clinical distinction:
High-level clinical services with outstanding outcomes
Healthcare leader:
Progressive, stable company with 30 years of experience in delivering care at home
If you?re looking for a home where you can put your skills and experience to work, make a difference every day and pursue your goals for the future, join our team.
What You Will Do:
As the Director of Operations you will serve a key role for the organization as a leader with responsibility to lead and develop people and processes to provide the highest quality hospice and palliative care to patients. With responsibility for overall organization and financial management of the hospice agency, you will ensure the delivery of quality care to patients, enhancement of business development, and continuous improvement of agency efficiency and fiscal success.
Responsible for and causes compliance with all regulations, laws, policies and procedures applicable to hospice and reimbursement issues. Educates all staff members about state and federal rules and regulations as well as ACHC, and other regulatory agencies standards. Oversees the implementation of agency policies and procedures.
Manages and evaluates the health services program to ensure quality of service and maintenance of policy standards and makes home visits and physician calls with staff as needed, as appropriate.
Is responsible for and ensures a comprehensive quality assessment and performance improvement program for the agency.
Participates with the physician, referral sources, and professional staff in decisions regarding patient eligibility and suitability for the hospice program.
Acts as a liaison between staff, patients, physicians, and other health care providers.
Work with all members of the medical community to promote home care services.
Recruit, hire, assign, evaluate and develop staff to ensure delivery of quality care to patients.
Assists and coordinates, with the senior management, the budget development process, implementation and evaluation.
Qualifications
Required:
Registered nurse OR a health care professional licensed to practice in the state with supervisory or management experience in a health care setting* OR an individual with education, training and experience in health service administration with management experience in a health care setting*.
Minimum of three (3) years experience as a registered nurse with one (1) of these years consisting of full time experience in providing direct patient care in the home care setting.
More than one (1) year supervisory or administrative experience in home health care, hospice care, or related health programs.
Possesses current driver?s license, agency required liability insurance, and reliable automobile transportation.
Current CPR certification is required if the DOO is a licensed clinician
*some requirements are state specific and require a Registered Nurse with a Baccalaureate or higher degree and specific supervisory and experience in a home care setting up to 4 or 5 years in home care
Preferred:
Baccalaureate or Masters degree in Nursing
Financial management experience
Minimum of two (2) years experience in hospice setting
Benefits and More
Amedisys cares for our team members with the same commitment we have to our patients. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the opportunities we make available to our team. Benefits for eligible employees include:
Paid Time Off/Holidays
Health benefits (medical, dental, vision); health spending account
401 (K) plan; employee stock purchase plan available
Continuing education
Fleet car for eligible employees
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
registered nurse: 3 years
direct patient care in a home care setting: 1 year
supervisory: 1 year
Required licenses or certifications:
CPR
Driver's License
Registered Nurse (RN)
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