Director of Care Coordination Jobs
Director of Care Coordination jobs are open across health systems, managed care organizations, hospice and home health agencies, and community health centers, from coordinator to senior director level, with specializations in transitions of care, utilization management, and population health. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Top stateNew York
Top cityQueens, NY
Work type80% Remote
Top credentialDoctoral degree
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Clinical Director, Hospital - Coordination of Care
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Kaiser Permanente
Clinical Director, Hospital - Coordination of Care
Sacramento, California
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Personnel Analyst, Bureau of Division Management & Systems Coordination
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Personnel Analyst, Bureau of Division Management & Systems Coordination
Queens, New York
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UN Women - Senior Evaluation Consultant – Evaluation of UN Women’s Coordination Mandate, Home-based
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United Nations Development Programme
UN Women - Senior Evaluation Consultant – Evaluation of UN Women’s Coordination Mandate, Home-based
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Pediatric Dental Office Insurance Coordinator(2+Years of Dental Insurance Coordination Needed)
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Big Smiles Ranch
Pediatric Dental Office Insurance Coordinator(2+Years of Dental Insurance Coordination Needed)
Midland, Texas
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Chief Engineer/Director of Project Coordination
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South Shore Hospital (Chicago)
Chief Engineer/Director of Project Coordination
Chicago, Illinois
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Clinical Director, Hospital - Coordination of Care
Kaiser Permanente·Sacramento, California
Job functions:
$217k - $280k/yr
Managed Registered Nurses (RNs)
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Job Summary:
In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for establishing best practice models; performing strategic planning and designing patient care delivery systems and practice standards in several locations; leading the investigation of patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; partnering with leaders to target diseases/conditions/services that would benefit from a multidisciplinary approach; directing interdisciplinary teams to design assessment tools, interventions, and care management plans that improve member outcomes throughout the continuum of care; managing resource needs in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; evaluating the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; assuming accountability for patient and employee safety; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as required. Collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement. Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs. Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams. Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives. Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
- Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues. Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
- Directs hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: approving timelines, considering the development of strategies with stakeholders to identify factors contributing to business value; developing and reviewing ad hoc reports and workflows, directing department response and assuming accountability for department performance targets; championing short- and long-term operational initiatives and directing program, services, and/or systems development; aligning cross-functional programs including workplace and patient safety, human resources (e.g., recruitment, selection, promoting active recruitment, performance evaluation and management), labor relations, training and development, and quality/risk management issues with KPs mission and values; directing continuous survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and reviewing prepared audit documentation, information, and reports; and overseeing the development of budgets for assigned areas (e.g., branch office, staffing, business services departments) and ensuring overall financial performance meets expectations.
- Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: partnering with physicians and other clinical leaders to align key care delivery initiatives across KP, providing oversight over all workstreams; overseeing the development and implementation of long-term plans, policies, and processes for data-gathering and analysis while ensuring guideline and regulation alignment; driving cross-functional patient management solutions with internal and external leaders; aligning resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; directing multidisciplinary hospital team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance; collaborating on and overseeing the design of emergency preparedness programs; adjusting departments emergency preparedness and recovery plans as needed, ensuring managers and staff are trained and understand expectations for during and after an emergency; providing strategic direction to project teams leading initiatives and ensuring implementation, equitable distribution of resources, and delivery on objectives; and overseeing teams responsible for the delivery of nursing services and patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards.
- Directs improvements to operations and technology processes by: driving internal and external strategic projects designed to achieve goals related to issue remediation and improved quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency; defining standards for clinical teams to identify root causes of escalations, make recommendations, and implement solutions to improve the performance of operations system processes and address quality and safety issues; driving the development of strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated services across the continuum of care in alignment with enterprise-wide goals; and consulting with senior and executive management to identify and implement relevant performance metrics to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects.
- Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: developing and implementing strategies to support the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; holding managers accountable for maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and establishing and monitoring outcome objectives including overseeing design and implementation for systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
- Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Constructive Feedback
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
- Emergency Preparedness
- Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
- Patient Safety
- Business Process Improvement
- Change Management
- Compliance Management
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Employee Training
- Financial Acumen
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Quality Standards
- Information Systems
- Legal And Regulatory Requirements
- Maintain Files and Records
- Microsoft Office
- Stakeholder Management
- Workforce Planning
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
- Bachelors degree in a Business, Nursing, Health Care, or directly related field AND minimum seven (7) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR minimum ten (10) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field.
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Basic Life Support required at hire
Physician Assistant License (California) required at hire OR Registered Dietitian required at hire OR Surgical First Assistant Certificate required at hire OR Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Certification required at hire OR Pharmacist License (California) required at hire OR Speech-Language Pathologist License (California) required at hire OR Occupational Therapist License (California) required at hire OR Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California) required at hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) required at hire OR Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire OR Physical Therapist License (California) required at hire -
Preferred Qualifications:
- Seven (7) years of experience in direct patient care delivery.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification in location where applicable.
PrimaryLocation : California,Sacramento,S. Sacramento Hospital South
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 04:30 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level : Director/Senior Director
Job Category : Nursing & Care Delivery Leadership
Department : So Sacramento Hospital North - UR-Discharge Planning - 0201
Travel : No
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
Kaiser Permanente
Clinical Director, Hospital - Coordination of Care
Sacramento, California
Added 1d ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$217k - $280k/yr
Managed Registered Nurses (RNs)
Job Description
Job Summary:
In addition to the responsibilities below, this position is also responsible for establishing best practice models; performing strategic planning and designing patient care delivery systems and practice standards in several locations; leading the investigation of patient/family/member concerns regarding patient care and services; partnering with leaders to target diseases/conditions/services that would benefit from a multidisciplinary approach; directing interdisciplinary teams to design assessment tools, interventions, and care management plans that improve member outcomes throughout the continuum of care; managing resource needs in clinical areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; evaluating the use and maintenance of equipment, supplies and medications; assuming accountability for patient and employee safety; maintaining clinical expertise, providing clinical supervision, competency and licensing necessary to fulfill job responsibilities and to direct the provision of care in the unit; delegating tasks and duties that are aligned to scope of practice; and performing clinical duties as required. Collaborates with Nursing Clinical Practice to ensure assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement. Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs. Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams. Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives. Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
- Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues. Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
- Directs hospital administrative functions to support patient care by: approving timelines, considering the development of strategies with stakeholders to identify factors contributing to business value; developing and reviewing ad hoc reports and workflows, directing department response and assuming accountability for department performance targets; championing short- and long-term operational initiatives and directing program, services, and/or systems development; aligning cross-functional programs including workplace and patient safety, human resources (e.g., recruitment, selection, promoting active recruitment, performance evaluation and management), labor relations, training and development, and quality/risk management issues with KPs mission and values; directing continuous survey readiness activities including mock rounds and mitigating issues to maintain compliance and regulatory standards, and reviewing prepared audit documentation, information, and reports; and overseeing the development of budgets for assigned areas (e.g., branch office, staffing, business services departments) and ensuring overall financial performance meets expectations.
- Manages care delivery operations and programs within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: partnering with physicians and other clinical leaders to align key care delivery initiatives across KP, providing oversight over all workstreams; overseeing the development and implementation of long-term plans, policies, and processes for data-gathering and analysis while ensuring guideline and regulation alignment; driving cross-functional patient management solutions with internal and external leaders; aligning resources in hospital areas to ensure appropriate assignment and utilization; directing multidisciplinary hospital team(s) and holding team(s) accountable for performance; collaborating on and overseeing the design of emergency preparedness programs; adjusting departments emergency preparedness and recovery plans as needed, ensuring managers and staff are trained and understand expectations for during and after an emergency; providing strategic direction to project teams leading initiatives and ensuring implementation, equitable distribution of resources, and delivery on objectives; and overseeing teams responsible for the delivery of nursing services and patient care within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment in alignment with cost, quality, and clinical and utilization standards.
- Directs improvements to operations and technology processes by: driving internal and external strategic projects designed to achieve goals related to issue remediation and improved quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency; defining standards for clinical teams to identify root causes of escalations, make recommendations, and implement solutions to improve the performance of operations system processes and address quality and safety issues; driving the development of strategic plans with the goal of achieving integrated services across the continuum of care in alignment with enterprise-wide goals; and consulting with senior and executive management to identify and implement relevant performance metrics to monitor the success of strategic improvement projects.
- Ensures safe, quality, and standardized care delivery within a twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week operational environment by: developing and implementing strategies to support the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of clinical practices, services, and operations for patients and staff; holding managers accountable for maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., Nursing Practice Act, The Joint Commission [TJC], federal, state, and local requirements) updated by governmental and regulatory agencies; and establishing and monitoring outcome objectives including overseeing design and implementation for systems, processes, and methods to evaluate and improve patient care within assigned department and across the continuum of care.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
- Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
- Attention to Detail
- Business Knowledge
- Communication
- Constructive Feedback
- Critical Thinking
- Cross-Group Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Dependability
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
- Drives Results
- Facilitation Skills
- Health Care Industry
- Influencing Others
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Learning Agility
- Organizational Savvy
- Problem Solving
- Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Topic-Specific Communication
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
- Emergency Preparedness
- Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
- Patient Safety
- Business Process Improvement
- Change Management
- Compliance Management
- Confidentiality
- Conflict Resolution
- Employee Training
- Financial Acumen
- Health Care Compliance
- Health Care Quality Standards
- Information Systems
- Legal And Regulatory Requirements
- Maintain Files and Records
- Microsoft Office
- Stakeholder Management
- Workforce Planning
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum two (2) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
- Bachelors degree in a Business, Nursing, Health Care, or directly related field AND minimum seven (7) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field OR minimum ten (10) years of experience in business operations, clinical health care, or a directly related field.
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Basic Life Support required at hire
Physician Assistant License (California) required at hire OR Registered Dietitian required at hire OR Surgical First Assistant Certificate required at hire OR Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Certification required at hire OR Pharmacist License (California) required at hire OR Speech-Language Pathologist License (California) required at hire OR Occupational Therapist License (California) required at hire OR Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California) required at hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (California) required at hire OR Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire OR Physical Therapist License (California) required at hire -
Preferred Qualifications:
- Seven (7) years of experience in direct patient care delivery.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification in location where applicable.
PrimaryLocation : California,Sacramento,S. Sacramento Hospital South
HoursPerWeek : 40
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WorkingHoursStart : 08:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 04:30 PM
Job Schedule : Full-time
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level : Director/Senior Director
Job Category : Nursing & Care Delivery Leadership
Department : So Sacramento Hospital North - UR-Discharge Planning - 0201
Travel : No
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of care coordination jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in nursing, social work, or a related health field
- Active RN license, LCSW, or equivalent clinical credential
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) credential preferred or required
- Three or more years of experience in care coordination or case management leadership
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems and care management platforms
- Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care utilization review processes
Tips for Your Director of Care Coordination Job Search
Quantify patient outcomes on your resume
Hiring managers for care coordination leadership roles want to see measurable impact. Replace vague statements with numbers: readmission rates reduced, care team size led, or caseload volume managed. Outcomes-focused bullets outperform duty-list bullets every time.
Match certifications to each posting
Some postings require a CCM, others prioritize an RN license or LCSW, and some list all three as preferred. Read each posting carefully and lead your resume with the credential that maps directly to what that employer listed first.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of care coordination openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by care setting specifically
A health system director role emphasizes interdisciplinary team leadership and discharge planning, while a managed care role leans on utilization review and payer contracts. Search by care setting, not just title, to find openings where your background is a direct fit.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers at this level typically present real workflow problems: a spike in avoidable readmissions, a breakdown between nursing and social work, or a payer denial trend. Rehearse structured responses that walk through your assessment, decision, and measurable outcome.
Negotiate scope before accepting any offer
Before accepting, clarify team size, reporting structure, and whether the role owns budget authority or only advisory input. Directors hired into under-resourced or poorly scoped roles rarely last 18 months, so align on operational authority before you sign.
Director of Care Coordination Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of care coordinations?
The companies hiring the most director of care coordinations right now include New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New River Community College, and Big Smiles Ranch, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems, managed care organizations, and home health networks tend to post the highest volume of these roles.
How many director of care coordination jobs are remote?
About 80% of director of care coordination openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote availability concentrated in managed care, insurance utilization management, and telehealth-based population health programs. Roles tied to inpatient discharge planning or facility-based care teams are almost always on-site.
How do you become a director of care coordination?
Most directors start as bedside nurses, medical social workers, or case managers before moving into team lead or supervisor roles. From there, earning a CCM credential and taking on program oversight responsibilities positions you for a director title. A graduate degree in nursing leadership, health administration, or social work strengthens candidacy for roles at large health systems.
Can you get hired as a director of care coordination with limited leadership experience?
It's possible if your clinical background is strong and you've led projects, chaired committees, or supervised staff informally. Smaller organizations, federally qualified health centers, and startups in value-based care are more open to candidates stepping into their first formal director role. Framing any cross-functional coordination work as leadership experience helps close the gap.
What does the director of care coordination interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds: an initial screen with HR, a panel interview with clinical and operational leaders, and a final conversation with a VP or CMO. Many employers add a presentation round where you walk through how you would address a specific care transition or readmission challenge. Reference checks typically follow the final panel before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to director of care coordination jobs?
You can find and apply to director of care coordination jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from health systems, managed care organizations, home health agencies, and community health networks across the United States. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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