Regional Vice President - Hospice

As a Regional Vice President at Care Hospice, your primary responsibilities include providing strategic leadership for regional operations, managing budgets, analyzing market expansion opportunities, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving quality improvement initiatives, overseeing financial performance, and developing talent within your teams. You’ll be instrumental in establishing new hospice locations while enhancing community relationships.

To qualify for the Regional Vice President position at Care Hospice, candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree and have at least 5 years of healthcare experience, specifically in the hospice industry. A minimum of 4 years in a management role is also required, along with expertise in multi-site management, marketing, or business development within healthcare. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software is essential.

In the Regional Vice President role at Care Hospice, you can expect to travel approximately 75% of your time within the Mid-Atlantic Region. This travel is crucial for managing multiple hospice sites in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, establishing new programs, and maintaining community relationships.

Care Hospice offers a robust benefits package for the Regional Vice President role, including comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Additional perks include company matching 401(k), generous PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and reimbursement for cell phone, mileage, and gym memberships, ensuring both work-life balance and professional growth.

The Regional Vice President at Care Hospice plays a critical role in driving initiatives for continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery. By overseeing operational efficiency, managing patient satisfaction metrics, and engaging with staff and the community, you will be key to ensuring that Care Hospice maintains its high standards of care.

An effective leadership style for a Regional Vice President in hospice care is transformational leadership, focusing on inspiring and motivating teams to excel in patient-centered care. Highlight how you foster collaboration, build trust, and encourage staff development to enhance overall service quality.

In answering this question, emphasize your experience in developing and managing budgets, tracking financial performance, and ensuring that financial goals align with organizational strategies. Provide specific examples of how you contributed to improving financial outcomes in previous roles.

When discussing regulatory compliance, illustrate your understanding of state and federal regulations affecting hospice operations. Share how you ensure that your teams are trained and updated on compliance issues and how you maintain operational standards to avoid violations.

To effectively discuss market expansion strategies, consider outlining methods you've used for assessing market needs, identifying growth opportunities, and implementing successful plans. Sharing specific examples where you've led expansions will illustrate your ability to drive results.

You should discuss your approach to evaluating team performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), patient satisfaction surveys, and regular feedback sessions. Explain how you use this data to identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Communication is crucial in the Regional Vice President role. You can discuss how effective communication fosters teamwork, ensures alignment with goals, and builds strong relationships with external stakeholders. Highlight your ability to communicate with clarity and empathy, especially in hospice settings.

Use this opportunity to share a relatable challenge regarding resource allocation, maintaining consistent care across locations, or addressing local community needs. Discuss the strategies you implemented to overcome these challenges while emphasizing collaboration and team engagement.

When discussing initiatives for improving patient care delivery, focus on areas such as staff training programs, patient engagement strategies, or technology-based solutions. Explain your reasoning behind each initiative and how it aligns with Care Hospice's mission.

In addressing conflicts, emphasize your conflict resolution skills, focusing on open communication and mediation techniques. Describe a specific instance where you successfully resolved a team conflict and improved workplace harmony.

Share insights on trends shaping the future of hospice care, such as increased emphasis on holistic approaches or incorporating technology. Outline how you would pursue these trends through strategic planning, team engagement, and community involvement.