Executive Director

Company: Traditions Health Care
Location: Bakersfield, CA

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Traditions Health is seeking experienced, self-driven and highly motivated individuals to join our team.

Job Summary:
The Executive Director provides leadership for the branch and ensures quality of patient care in the home. The Executive Director
is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, growth and culture of the home health/hospice branch. The primary
function is for the overall administration of clinical and administrative departments and monitoring of appropriate staffing
and productivity of the branch. Coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.
Job Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors degree, or equivalent experience
Licensure: Current drivers license
Experience: Minimum of 5 years in recent management experience, preferably in the health sector
Skills: Must be able to read and write in English and follow instruction. Also, the employee should possess reasonable
knowledge in computer systems, and be able to communicate well both verbally and written.
Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current auto insurance.
Environmental and Working Conditions:
Works in an office environment, promoting, functioning and coordination with all agency activities to insure the highest level
of professional care. Ability to work a flexible schedule.
Physical and Mental Effort:
Must be able to work under stressful conditions and time constraints of the agency or projects. Prolonged sitting required.
Ability to operate office equipment which may include heavy lifting, bending, and standing. Requires working under some
stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition.
Essential Functions:

  • Provide day-to-day leadership and management to the agency that mirrors the missions and core values of the company.
  • Directs and coordinates clinical and office staff of branches, assumes responsibility for continuity, quality and safety of services delivered in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
  • Maintain full responsibility of the overall functions of the financial areas and cost controls, adhere to the company’s accounting policies and procedures and manage expenditures in a fiscally responsible manner.
  • Monitors branch productivity and overtime
  • Reviews and coordinates, on a daily basis, branch admissions, upcoming discharges, transfers, deaths and revocations.
  • Oversee all programs of the branch to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and the agency’s policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for driving the branch to achieve and surpass census goals and business goals and objectives.
  • Monitors systems and identifies problem areas to
  • Administrator both verbally and through written reports. Take action, make decisions and shape team priorities to achieve agency operational goals.
  • Motivate and lead high performance team; attract, recruit and retain required members for the branch.
  • Ensure effective and on-going on the job training of team members, evaluate and record individual and team performance, provide coaching and counseling and make appropriate developmental recommendations.
  • Partner with the Sales and Marketing team to develop approaches that best position services or ideas for the marketplace
  • Establish and maintain effective communication within and between offices.
  • Meets or exceeds the budgeted revenue, admission targets and EBITDA targets on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Responsible for the overall financial operations of the home health/hospice branch.

Benefits:
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status*

  • Competitive Pay
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
  • Dental and Vision
  • Company Sponsored Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • PTO
  • 401K Matching
  • Continuing Education Opportunities

Traditions Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us:

Traditions Health is a rapidly growing, innovative provider in home health care and hospice. It is our mission to promote health and independence in the patients we serve, to attract and retain exceptional healthcare professionals and to conduct our business with compassion and integrity. We believe that our core values of Integrity, Compassion, Patient Satisfaction, Team Attitude, Compliance, Professionalism, and Commitment are the foundation of our success.