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Job Details: <b><u>General Manager</b></u>

 
Description: At Odyssey HealthCare, we improve the quality of life for patients facing terminal diagnoses and provide support for their loved ones.
At Odyssey HealthCare, we improve the quality of life for patients facing terminal diagnoses and provide support for their loved ones. We've been meeting this need since 1996. Today, Odyssey is one of the largest hospice providers in the country, offering end-of-life care and support to thousands of patients and their families across the country each day.

Our team of caregivers consist of registered nurses, physicians, home healthcare aides, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors and trained volunteers. Patients typically receive our services in their own homes or in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. But we also serve patients in hospitals and, in Odyssey's own freestanding hospice facilities.

General Manager
Responsible for the overall operation at the local office. Employment of qualified Hospice personnel and provision of Hospice services. Delegation and coordination of Hospice personnel evaluations. Establish and maintain standards of high quality care and customer service in compliance with federal and state regulations and guidelines. Establish implement and evaluate goals and objectives for Hospice services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to the total organization and philosophy. Maintain compliance with all legal rules and regulations. Meet growth and development targets and actively establish and maintain market acceptance and allegiance throughout the local service area.

The commitment and spirit of Odyssey team members who provide care and support 24 hours a day/seven days a week is embodied in a simple phrase team members wear on their collars:

"YCCOM: You Can Count on Me."

Odyssey's Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

1. Minimum age requirement of 18
2. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field; or equivalent experience and knowledge required. Masters degree in business or related field preferred
3. Experience in health care sales and/or management with P&L responsibility
4. Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel
5. Demonstrated history of sales and profit growth.
6. Knowledge of business management and a working knowledge of the Medicare Hospice Benefit preferred
7.Understanding of Hospice care and the services provided to patient/family/caregiver through an interdisciplinary team
8. Compliance with accepted professional standards and practices and state and local administrative licensure requirements
9. Physical exam in accordance with state law requirements
10. Valid driver's license with maintenance of good driving record and an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or Odyssey requirements and is in good working order
11. Satisfactory references from employers and/or professional peers
12. Satisfactory criminal background check
13. Excellent observation and communication skills.
14. Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision
15. Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling all obligations
16. Must be computer literate
www.odsyhealth.com
rvraa@odsyhealth.com
Posting Date: Mar 31 08

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