Hospice Leadership Academy

Lead a hospice team people don’t leave.

For clinical managers, directors of clinical services, administrators, and executive directors. The habits, systems, and conversations that build hospice teams that stay together, hit their metrics, and never lose the mission.

What you’ll learn

Topic 1

The First 90 Days as a Manager

How new hospice managers earn credibility fast without burning out.

Topic 2

Coaching & Accountability

The weekly 1:1 rhythm that actually moves clinical performance.

Topic 3

Employee Engagement

Recognition, career development, and stay-interviews that keep your best nurses.

Topic 4

Caseload & Productivity

Balancing acuity, geography, and staffing without over-driving your team.

Topic 5

Burnout Prevention

Spot compassion fatigue early, and design a team culture that recovers from grief.

Topic 6

IDG Leadership

Run interdisciplinary group meetings that clinicians actually value.

Topic 7

QAPI & Quality Programs

Build a QAPI operating rhythm — not a binder for the surveyor.

Topic 8

Referral Conversion & Census

What admissions leaders track daily, and how to move the numbers.

Topic 9

Recognition & Career Ladders

The clinical-ladder architecture that gives senior nurses a next step without leaving the bedside.

Content grounded in authoritative sources

NHPCO Leadership Development FrameworkAHA/AONL leadership standardsCMS QAPI ToolkitHHS OIG hospice compliance guidanceCAPC leadership resources

Educational content only. Not a substitute for your organization’s policies, your medical director’s clinical judgment, or current CMS guidance. See individual pages for author/reviewer bylines and last-reviewed dates.

Learn hospice. Master hospice. Stay in hospice.

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