Vice President of Intake Home Health

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Vice President of Intake. Being a part of something this great, starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer delivering unparalleled care, we need a Vice President of Intake with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

As a growing organization, we invite you to share your information with us for consideration for future career opportunities. This is an exciting chance to connect with our compassionate and dedicated team, who truly value your unique skills and experiences in delivering exceptional care to those we serve.

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules
• Supportive and collaborative environment
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a Vice President of Intake, you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Oversee daily intake operations, ensuring timely and compliant patient onboarding and service initiation.
• Lead intake, care coordination, customer relations, and patient experience teams to build a high-performing, service-focused culture.
• Develop and execute strategies to optimize intake workflows, improve referral conversion, and enhance the customer experience.
• Ensure all referrals are accepted, staffed, and tracked efficiently to support census and agency growth.
• Utilize Microsoft Office and data tools to monitor performance metrics and drive informed decisions.
• Promote continuous improvement and alignment of workflows to support quality care and coordinated services.
• Manage department budgets, productivity goals, and identify process improvements and cost savings.
• Develop training programs for intake staff on EMR usage, service standards, and compliance protocols.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and integrate innovations like referral platforms and EMR systems.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with marketing, operations, sales, and clinical teams to ensure intake excellence.
• Performs other duties/projects as assigned.

What is Required?

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, nursing, social work, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in intake, operations, or customer service.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory or administrative role.
• Prior experience in home health operations management is required.
• Strong understanding of home health agency regulations and standards.
• RN license strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Teams, and Outlook.
• Experience with EMR systems and referral platforms (e.g., Epic, Homecare Homebase).
• Skilled in using dashboards, reporting tools, and systems integration.
• Experience with HHA Exchange or similar intake software is preferred.
• Travel as needed for business meetings, site visits, and team management.

This is a remote position, with a preference for candidates located in the Central or Eastern time zones.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities; a full job description will be provided.

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We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 

Elara Caring participates in E-Verify and we will provide the Federal Government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers like Elara Caring can only use E-Verify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I-9.

At Elara Caring, pay and compensation are determined by a variety of factors, including education, job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience. Our compensation structure reflects the cost of labor across different U.S. geographic markets, and may vary based on location.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities and requirements; upon request, a job description can be provided.

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