OPT Hospice Director Jobs
Hospice Director jobs on OPT require employers to navigate clinical licensure, multidisciplinary team oversight, and CMS compliance alongside your work authorization timeline. Most roles fall under STEM or healthcare administration, giving you up to 36 months of authorized work to build leadership experience in end-of-life care.
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The primary responsibility of this role is referral processing and admission scheduling. This position will be based at HMC; however, the team member may be required to work at other locations as needed to support business operations.
The Hospice Liaison Nurse is responsible for conducting clinical assessments and admitting patients to hospice services. This role facilitates discharge planning from the acute inpatient setting and collaborates closely with healthcare partners, facilities, patients, and their loved ones to coordinate care and ensure a smooth transition to hospice services.
What We're Looking For:
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
What You'll Do:
Education: H4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required; BSN preferred.
Experience: Minimum three years' experience in home care or hospice, required. Previous experience in managed care, infusion care, and case management and previous home health/hospice case management experience, preferred.
Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
Additional Skills (required):
- Ability to provide direct patient care, demonstrate excellent nursing skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and basic math skills
- Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying and demonstrates competency in pain and symptom management with EOL care
- Ability to interpret information to identify each patient’s requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs
- Ability to prioritize, organize and handle varying and unpredictable situation such as emergencies or crisis situations
- Must be flexible, versatile, adaptable to change, with good critical thinking, problem solving and diplomacy skills
- Knowledge of procedures and nursing standards of practice, both general and specific to the specialties of medical-surgical nursing
- Ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of authority, in teams and on committees
- Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application
- Must have computer experience and have reliable transportation to and from all work related assignments and activities
- Must be flexible to travel as needed between different locations, as assigned, in all weather conditions and on roads in varying degrees of repair
- Must be available for after hours call on rotational basis
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, night driving, and ability to adjust and focus
What We Offer:
The primary responsibility of this role is referral processing and admission scheduling. This position will be based at HMC; however, the team member may be required to work at other locations as needed to support business operations.
The Hospice Liaison Nurse is responsible for conducting clinical assessments and admitting patients to hospice services. This role facilitates discharge planning from the acute inpatient setting and collaborates closely with healthcare partners, facilities, patients, and their loved ones to coordinate care and ensure a smooth transition to hospice services.
What We're Looking For:
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
What You'll Do:
Education: H4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required; BSN preferred.
Experience: Minimum three years' experience in home care or hospice, required. Previous experience in managed care, infusion care, and case management and previous home health/hospice case management experience, preferred.
Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
Additional Skills (required):
- Ability to provide direct patient care, demonstrate excellent nursing skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and basic math skills
- Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying and demonstrates competency in pain and symptom management with EOL care
- Ability to interpret information to identify each patient’s requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs
- Ability to prioritize, organize and handle varying and unpredictable situation such as emergencies or crisis situations
- Must be flexible, versatile, adaptable to change, with good critical thinking, problem solving and diplomacy skills
- Knowledge of procedures and nursing standards of practice, both general and specific to the specialties of medical-surgical nursing
- Ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of authority, in teams and on committees
- Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application
- Must have computer experience and have reliable transportation to and from all work related assignments and activities
- Must be flexible to travel as needed between different locations, as assigned, in all weather conditions and on roads in varying degrees of repair
- Must be available for after hours call on rotational basis
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, night driving, and ability to adjust and focus
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Hospice Director
Target nonprofit and faith-based hospice organizations
Nonprofit and faith-based hospices often have more flexible hiring processes and longer-term workforce planning. They're more likely to invest in OPT candidates and initiate H-1B visa sponsorship discussions early, especially in underserved regions facing director shortages.
Confirm your degree qualifies for STEM OPT extension
Hospice Director roles often fall under healthcare administration or health services management. If your degree is on the STEM designated degree program list, you may qualify for a 24-month extension, giving you up to 36 months of authorized work experience.
Quantify your clinical and operational leadership experience
Hiring committees for Hospice Director roles want measurable outcomes: patient census growth, survey deficiency reductions, staff retention rates. Frame your experience with specific metrics to distinguish yourself from domestic candidates and justify the sponsorship investment.
Engage hospice-specific recruiters who understand OPT timelines
Specialized healthcare recruiters who place hospice leadership candidates are more familiar with work authorization constraints than general staffing agencies. Be upfront about your OPT status and remaining authorized period so they can align searches with your timeline.
Pursue interim or associate director roles strategically
If full director roles require domestic licensure you haven't yet obtained, interim director or assistant director positions let you build qualifying experience under OPT while working toward state administrator licensure, making you a stronger sponsorship candidate later.
Research state licensure requirements before applying
Most states require hospice administrators to hold a specific license tied to education and experience. Understanding your state's requirements before applying ensures the role is reachable within your OPT window and avoids wasted applications at employers who need immediate licensure.
Hospice Director OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as a Hospice Director?
Yes, F-1 OPT students can work as a Hospice Director as long as the role is directly related to your field of study, typically healthcare administration, public health, or a related discipline. You must maintain valid OPT authorization through your EAD, and your employment must begin within your authorized OPT period. Some states also require a specific hospice administrator license, so verify state requirements before accepting an offer.
Does a Hospice Director role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree, not the job title. If your degree, such as a Master of Health Administration or a healthcare-related STEM field, appears on the STEM designated degree program list, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. The Hospice Director role itself must also meet the practical training requirement of being directly related to your program of study. Confirm eligibility with your DSO before applying.
How can I find Hospice Director jobs that are open to OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT and visa-sponsored job seekers, so searching there surfaces Hospice Director roles at employers who are open to or actively sponsoring international candidates. Standard job boards rarely filter by sponsorship willingness, which wastes time during a limited OPT window. Migrate Mate lets you focus your search on positions that match your authorization status from the start.
Will employers sponsor an H-1B visa for a Hospice Director after OPT?
Some hospice employers, particularly larger regional providers, nonprofit networks, and hospital-based hospice programs, do sponsor H-1B visas for director-level roles. Sponsorship is more likely when you've already demonstrated performance in the role during your OPT period. Raising the sponsorship conversation early, ideally during the offer stage, gives both parties time to plan around the April H-1B cap registration window.
What happens to my OPT authorization if I change hospice employers?
You can change employers during OPT, but the new role must still be directly related to your field of study, and you must report the change to your DSO within 10 days. There is no need to apply for a new EAD, but your DSO must update your SEVIS record. For STEM OPT holders, a new Form I-983 training plan must be completed with the new employer before you begin work.