[Hiring] Vice President of Clinical Excellence @VitalCaring Group

Role Description

The Vice President of Clinical Excellence is a senior clinical leader responsible for advancing quality, outcomes, and performance across home health and hospice services. This role drives enterprise-wide clinical strategy aligned with value-based care, ensuring delivery of high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered care while optimizing clinician experience and documentation integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Quality & Strategic Improvement:
  • Lead and execute enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that improve clinical quality outcomes, patient satisfaction (CAHPS), and employee engagement and retention.
  • Develop long-term clinical strategies aligned with HHVBP and hospice quality programs.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Documentation Integrity & Clinical Excellence:
  • Ensure documentation is accurate, complete, and defensible.
  • Streamline workflows to reduce burden while maintaining compliance.
  • Drive OASIS-E accuracy and support audit readiness.
• Clinical Resource Team Oversight:
  • Oversee Clinical Resource/Review Team responsible for Plan of Care validation, OASIS accuracy, and coding integrity.
  • Ensure consistency across regions and use audit trends to drive improvement.
• Quality Outcomes Team Supervision:
  • Supervise Quality Outcome Specialist team responsible for overseeing quality and outcome initiatives within their assigned regions.
  • Coordinate the organization-wide outcomes measurement and reporting program, working with clinicians and branch leaders to improve clinical documentation.
  • Ensure accuracy of OASIS comprehensive assessments and tie assessments back to quality outcomes that contribute to value-based care and publicly reported outcomes.
• Value-Based Care & Performance Optimization:
  • Drive HHVBP performance, Star Ratings, and reduction in hospitalizations.
  • Align clinical performance with financial outcomes and reimbursement optimization.
• Data, Analytics & Technology Enablement:
  • Leverage analytics, EMR optimization, and predictive tools to improve outcomes and reduce variability.
• Workforce Strategy & Experience:
  • Improve clinician engagement, retention, and productivity while reducing burnout and enhancing workflow efficiency.
• Regulatory & Compliance Leadership:
  • Ensure compliance with CMS and accreditation standards.
  • Maintain survey readiness and operationalize regulatory changes.
• Quality Data Preparation & Reporting:
  • Participate in preparation of quality data to report to the executive team and board of directors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leadership in home health/hospice.
• Expertise in OASIS-E, HHVBP, PDGM, documentation integrity, and strategic quality improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active RN license preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.

Success Metrics

• HHVBP Improvement
• Star Ratings Gains
• Documentation Accuracy
• Reduced Audit Risk
• Improved Patient and Employee Satisfaction

Benefits

• Health & Wellness
  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Mental Health & Virtual Care Support
  • FSAs & HSAs
  • Supplemental Health & Life Insurance
• Financial & Protection
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Identity Theft Protection & Legal Plans
• Flexibility & Perks
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Tuition & Continuing Education Reimbursement
  • Pet Insurance