Vice President Clinical Services

Pathways Hospice has an immediate opening for a Vice President of Clinical Services.  RN license required.

Location: Ft. Collins, CO

Status: Full-time

Schedule: 40 hours per week

Annual Pay Range: $123,507.74 - $145,121.60

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

CULTURE AND BENEFITS:

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear 
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

 REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

The Vice President of Clinical Services oversees strategic planning, operational management, and quality assurance for all clinical programs at Pathways Hospice, ensuring regulatory compliance, excellent patient care, and efficient resource utilization. Key duties include developing policies, managing clinical teams, overseeing budgets, driving quality improvement initiatives, and fostering a positive clinical culture. 

• Provides enterprise-aligned clinical leadership, advancing hospice care strategy and anticipating emerging trends in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Leads the planning, organization, and delivery of hospice clinical operations to ensure high-quality, compassionate patient care.
• Establishes and manages department budgets; monitors expenditures, resource utilization, and staffing to ensure cost-effective, sustainable service delivery.
• Directs clinical workforce planning, ensuring appropriate staffing, skill mix, scheduling, onboarding, and competency development.
• Oversees clinical technology and equipment needs to support efficient service delivery and documentation.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes hospice quality and performance metrics, emphasizing patient outcomes, family satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Ensures full compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including CMS Conditions of Participation, accreditation standards, and internal policies.
• Leads and evaluates clinical quality improvement initiatives; standardizes processes and drives evidence-based practice across teams.
• Provides strategic direction, coaching, and leadership to clinical managers and interdisciplinary team leaders; ensures accountability for performance and service excellence.
• Mentors and develops clinical staff, fostering professional growth, retention, and a culture of continuous learning.
• Champions a mission-driven culture of dignity, respect, and collaboration across interdisciplinary care teams.
• Partners cross-functionally with Operations, Business Development, Compliance, Human Resources, Finance, and Medical Leadership to proactively address barriers and optimize patient care, growth, and operational outcomes.
• Represents the organization in community, regulatory, and industry settings to advance hospice advocacy, innovation, and care delivery standards.
• Drives readiness for accreditation, surveys, and audits; leads corrective action planning when needed.
• Oversees patient/family complaint resolution and service recovery efforts.
• Ensures integration and oversight of bereavement, volunteer, and supportive services as required by hospice regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum Education: BSN required. Master of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum Experience: 7-10 years demonstrated experience.  Must have leadership development expertise.

• Required License: Unencumbered Colorado Nursing License. Valid Colorado State driver’s license and auto insurance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift/carry a minimum of 30 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.