Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV), formerly based in Melville, Long Island, New York and now in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the largest providers of home health care and related services in the United States.
Gentiva is a Fortune 1000 company with approximately $1.1 billion in annual revenue. Gentiva is also a member of the S&P 600 index, developed by Standard & Poor's, featuring small capitalization U.S.-based stocks.
The company offers a range of services, including nursing, physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy, cardiac and pulmonary care, disease and pain management, and other health and medical services.[1]
Gentiva provides health services to over half a million patients annually[2] through over 380 U.S. locations in 39 states.[3] According to Morningstar, "Gentiva is a gentle giant...the nation's largest home health care services firm."[4]
Gentiva companies include Donelson, Emerald Coast, Gilbert's, Healthfield Group, Heritage, Horizon, Hospice of Charleston, Lazarus House, Tar Heel, Total Care and Wiregrass.[5]
In 2002, Gentiva sold its specialty pharmaceutical services division, which administered infusion and injectable pharmaceuticals to patients with both acute and chronic disease, to Accredo Health Inc. for $415 million in cash and stock.[6] Accredo, in turn, was acquired by Medco (NYSE:MHS), a former division of Merck & Co., for $2.2 billion in February 2005.[7]
In 2006, Gentiva acquired the Atlanta, Georgia-based Healthfield Group, a U.S. provider of home care and pharmaceutical services, for $454 million in cash and stock.[8] In 2008, Gentiva sold a majority stake of its benefit management business, CareCentrix, to Water Street Healthcare Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.[9]
On May 24, 2010, Gentiva announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase Odyssey Healthcare, a Dallas-based national provider of hospice services, for $1.1 billion in cash. The acquisition is expected to increase Gentiva's revenue to approximately $1.8 billion annually.
Sixty-nine percent of health care organizations report having moderate to great trouble retaining employees with critical skills, compared with 43% of organizations across all industries, according to a report released Wednesday by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, the AP/Arizona Republic reports. Jamie Hale of Watson Wyatt said the high-stress environment in hospitals explains why some workers choose to leave. Chronic shortages of nurses and physical therapists needed at hospitals and clinics exacerbate employee retention problems, Hale added. Health care workers almost always have job opportunities elsewhere. For example, a pharmacist could work at a retailer instead of a hospital and a nurse could work for a health insurer. In addition, the report -- which is based on survey responses from 110 health organizations -- finds that 42% of health care organizations offer total reward strategies, such as retirement plans and vacations, compared with 70% of other industries. Hale said that instead of simply raising salaries to quickly fill positions, employers in the health care industry should consider adding more perks to help improve retention, the AP/Republic reports
Through our award-winning education and training center, associates have access to continuing education and job aids throughout their career with the company. As a 24/7 online educational resource, Gentiva University provides a full array of continuing education courses for clinicians, allowing them to earn CE credits at no additional cost.
Benefits
Depending on your status as a part-time or full-time employee, our competitive salary and benefits package may include:
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life and disability insurance (including dependent life insurance)
Retirement savings plan
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off and holidays
Tuition assistance program
Home healthcare is one of today’s fastest-growing business sectors – a multibillion-dollar industry that is expected to grow exponentially into the next decade. It is an industry with the resources to provide unparalleled opportunity for establishing a long and stable career
Great Healthcare Has Come Home®
Gentiva® brings clinically advanced treatment to patients right where they live. Caring for nearly half a million patients each year affords us the opportunity to create best practices and develop them into industry-leading protocols and specialties. With Gentiva's help, many patients are able to shorten their hospital stay, recover more quickly, and play a more active role in their own treatment.
Making a Difference
For clinicians, homecare provides a unique opportunity to deliver on the promise that led them to a career in healthcare in the first place. Providing care in the patient's home is a personal, one-to-one experience that other healthcare jobs can't match. Allowing the clinician to focus on the specific needs of the patient without other distractions is something that patients, family members and the clinicians themselves can really appreciate.
The Right Team, The Right Path
At Gentiva, we value collaboration. That's why we apply a team concept to everything we do. Even when clinicians are treating patients one-to-one in their homes, they have the support and skill of their fellow clinicians, program directors and administrators behind them.
Working at Gentiva® means unparalleled opportunity for career growth – especially for our clinicians. In fact, many of our Gentiva branch management and specialty directors began their careers as home health clinicians.
To address a full range of patient needs, multiple disciplines are often called on to work together as a team to provide a diverse range of services that includes disease and pain management, cardiac care, wound care, infusion therapy, respiratory services and home medical equipment, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. In some of our locations, we also provide hospice services to meet a growing desire from communities for in-home end-of-life care.
As a member of Gentiva’s clinical team, you will:
Work one-on-one with patients
Handle a wide range of diagnoses
Partner with other highly skilled clinicians
Utilize a functional, patient-centered approach
Receive continuous education, training and support
Benefit from our dedication to clinical excellence
In addition, Gentiva is leading the homecare revolution through innovative specialty programs that provide even more opportunities for our clinicians. Designed and administered by experts, these groundbreaking programs feature advanced clinical training, new technology, care delivery protocols and measurement of clinical outcomes. Offered in select cities throughout the country, Gentiva specialties include:
Gentiva Safe Strides® for balance dysfunction and fall prevention
Gentiva Orthopedics for joint replacements and other orthopedic diagnoses
Gentiva Cardiopulmonary for comprehensive disease management of heart- and lung-related diagnoses
Gentiva Neurorehabilitation for stroke, Parkinson’s, MS and other neurological diagnoses
Gentiva Senior Health for senior independence and to promote safely aging in their residences
Gentiva is a Fortune 1000 company with approximately $1.1 billion in annual revenue. Gentiva is also a member of the S&P 600 index, developed by Standard & Poor's, featuring small capitalization U.S.-based stocks.
The company offers a range of services, including nursing, physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy, cardiac and pulmonary care, disease and pain management, and other health and medical services.[1]
Gentiva provides health services to over half a million patients annually[2] through over 380 U.S. locations in 39 states.[3] According to Morningstar, "Gentiva is a gentle giant...the nation's largest home health care services firm."[4]
Gentiva companies include Donelson, Emerald Coast, Gilbert's, Healthfield Group, Heritage, Horizon, Hospice of Charleston, Lazarus House, Tar Heel, Total Care and Wiregrass.[5]
In 2002, Gentiva sold its specialty pharmaceutical services division, which administered infusion and injectable pharmaceuticals to patients with both acute and chronic disease, to Accredo Health Inc. for $415 million in cash and stock.[6] Accredo, in turn, was acquired by Medco (NYSE:MHS), a former division of Merck & Co., for $2.2 billion in February 2005.[7]
In 2006, Gentiva acquired the Atlanta, Georgia-based Healthfield Group, a U.S. provider of home care and pharmaceutical services, for $454 million in cash and stock.[8] In 2008, Gentiva sold a majority stake of its benefit management business, CareCentrix, to Water Street Healthcare Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.[9]
On May 24, 2010, Gentiva announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase Odyssey Healthcare, a Dallas-based national provider of hospice services, for $1.1 billion in cash. The acquisition is expected to increase Gentiva's revenue to approximately $1.8 billion annually.
Sixty-nine percent of health care organizations report having moderate to great trouble retaining employees with critical skills, compared with 43% of organizations across all industries, according to a report released Wednesday by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, the AP/Arizona Republic reports. Jamie Hale of Watson Wyatt said the high-stress environment in hospitals explains why some workers choose to leave. Chronic shortages of nurses and physical therapists needed at hospitals and clinics exacerbate employee retention problems, Hale added. Health care workers almost always have job opportunities elsewhere. For example, a pharmacist could work at a retailer instead of a hospital and a nurse could work for a health insurer. In addition, the report -- which is based on survey responses from 110 health organizations -- finds that 42% of health care organizations offer total reward strategies, such as retirement plans and vacations, compared with 70% of other industries. Hale said that instead of simply raising salaries to quickly fill positions, employers in the health care industry should consider adding more perks to help improve retention, the AP/Republic reports
Through our award-winning education and training center, associates have access to continuing education and job aids throughout their career with the company. As a 24/7 online educational resource, Gentiva University provides a full array of continuing education courses for clinicians, allowing them to earn CE credits at no additional cost.
Benefits
Depending on your status as a part-time or full-time employee, our competitive salary and benefits package may include:
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life and disability insurance (including dependent life insurance)
Retirement savings plan
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off and holidays
Tuition assistance program
Home healthcare is one of today’s fastest-growing business sectors – a multibillion-dollar industry that is expected to grow exponentially into the next decade. It is an industry with the resources to provide unparalleled opportunity for establishing a long and stable career
Great Healthcare Has Come Home®
Gentiva® brings clinically advanced treatment to patients right where they live. Caring for nearly half a million patients each year affords us the opportunity to create best practices and develop them into industry-leading protocols and specialties. With Gentiva's help, many patients are able to shorten their hospital stay, recover more quickly, and play a more active role in their own treatment.
Making a Difference
For clinicians, homecare provides a unique opportunity to deliver on the promise that led them to a career in healthcare in the first place. Providing care in the patient's home is a personal, one-to-one experience that other healthcare jobs can't match. Allowing the clinician to focus on the specific needs of the patient without other distractions is something that patients, family members and the clinicians themselves can really appreciate.
The Right Team, The Right Path
At Gentiva, we value collaboration. That's why we apply a team concept to everything we do. Even when clinicians are treating patients one-to-one in their homes, they have the support and skill of their fellow clinicians, program directors and administrators behind them.
Working at Gentiva® means unparalleled opportunity for career growth – especially for our clinicians. In fact, many of our Gentiva branch management and specialty directors began their careers as home health clinicians.
To address a full range of patient needs, multiple disciplines are often called on to work together as a team to provide a diverse range of services that includes disease and pain management, cardiac care, wound care, infusion therapy, respiratory services and home medical equipment, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. In some of our locations, we also provide hospice services to meet a growing desire from communities for in-home end-of-life care.
As a member of Gentiva’s clinical team, you will:
Work one-on-one with patients
Handle a wide range of diagnoses
Partner with other highly skilled clinicians
Utilize a functional, patient-centered approach
Receive continuous education, training and support
Benefit from our dedication to clinical excellence
In addition, Gentiva is leading the homecare revolution through innovative specialty programs that provide even more opportunities for our clinicians. Designed and administered by experts, these groundbreaking programs feature advanced clinical training, new technology, care delivery protocols and measurement of clinical outcomes. Offered in select cities throughout the country, Gentiva specialties include:
Gentiva Safe Strides® for balance dysfunction and fall prevention
Gentiva Orthopedics for joint replacements and other orthopedic diagnoses
Gentiva Cardiopulmonary for comprehensive disease management of heart- and lung-related diagnoses
Gentiva Neurorehabilitation for stroke, Parkinson’s, MS and other neurological diagnoses
Gentiva Senior Health for senior independence and to promote safely aging in their residences