Hospice Director of Clinical Services | Pierce County

Puget Sound Home Health of King County
  • Tacoma, Washington
  • $130,000–$160,000 Per Year
6 days ago

Job Description

Hospice Director of Clinical Services (DCS/DON)

Puget Sound Home Health & Hospice is seeking an experienced Hospice Director of Clinical Services (DCS/DON) to lead our growing hospice program based in Tacoma, WA.

Position Details

  • Location: Tacoma, WA (Hybrid)
  • Schedule: Full-Time
  • Salary: $130,000-$160,000 DOE
  • Industry: Hospice & Palliative Care

Why Join Us?

  • Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
  • 401(k) with company match
  • PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
  • Life insurance, STD, LTD, FSA & HSA options
  • Tuition reimbursement and paid training
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Supportive leadership team
  • Flexible hybrid work environment

Why Puget Sound Home Health & Hospice?

For over 35 years, we've built a culture where employees come first, because we believe exceptional patient care starts with supported caregivers.

Our CAPLICO values guide everything we do:

  • Customer Second (Employee First)
  • Accountability
  • Passion for Learning
  • Love One Another
  • Intelligent Risk Taking
  • Celebration
  • Ownership

What You'll Do

  • Provide leadership and oversight for hospice clinical operations.
  • Ensure compliance with Medicare, state, and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop clinical managers and staff.
  • Oversee hiring, onboarding, performance management, and retention efforts.
  • Drive quality improvement initiatives and maintain survey readiness.
  • Partner with agency leadership on budgeting, staffing, and strategic growth.
  • Support exceptional patient and family care through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

Required

  • Active Washington RN license (or ability to obtain).
  • BSN required.
  • Current BLS certification.
  • 3+ years of healthcare leadership experience.
  • 1+ years of hospice leadership or management experience.
  • Strong knowledge of hospice regulations and Medicare Conditions of Participation.
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Preferred

  • MSN.
  • Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience.
  • Hospice certification.

Apply Today

If you're a hospice leader who values clinical excellence, staff development, and high-quality patient care, we'd love to speak with you.

Marta Wells, Recruiter425-320-9683

www.pugetsoundhh.com

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.  The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.  Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.  More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

Numbers & Facts

LocationTacoma, Washington
Salary$130,000–$160,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Clinical Medicineunmatched
  • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)unmatched
  • Driver's Licenseunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Home Careunmatched
  • Hospice Careunmatched
  • Information Assetsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Life Insuranceunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Medicareunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Palliative Careunmatched
  • Patient Careunmatched
  • Performance Managementunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Recruiting Strategyunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Staff Developmentunmatched
  • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
  • Tuition Reimbursementunmatched

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