Director of Patient Experience Jobs

Director of Patient Experience jobs are open across health systems, hospitals, and large medical groups, at every level from manager to senior director and VP, with specializations in patient advocacy, service excellence, and care quality improvement. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles6
Top stateIndiana
Top employerNeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
Top cityBremen, IN
Work type100% Hybrid
Top credentialMaster's degree in nursing

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Director of AI Transformation & Digital Patient Experience
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Director of AI Transformation & Digital Patient Experience
Spring Fertility
San Francisco, California
Clinical Support
Healthcare Administration
Medical Specialists
$165k - $210k/yr
Hybrid
201-500

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Senior Director, Patient Experience Center of Excellence
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Senior Director, Patient Experience Center of Excellence
Sodexo
Ballwin, Missouri
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Program Management
Project Management
$156k - $202k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
Greenwood, Indiana
Clinical Support
Healthcare Administration
Project Management
Master's degree in nursing

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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
Indianapolis, Indiana
Compliance & Legal
Compliance & Risk
Human Resources
Master's degree in nursing

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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
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Director of Regulatory Compliance & Patient Experience
NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals
Bremen, Indiana
Clinical Support
Healthcare Administration
Human Resources
Master's degree in nursing

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Director of Patient Experience Job Market

Who's Hiring

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals4 open roles
Sodexo1 open role
Spring Fertility1 open role

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in director of patient experience jobs.

  • Five or more years of experience in patient experience, patient relations, or healthcare service leadership
  • Demonstrated knowledge of HCAHPS, Press Ganey, or CG-CAHPS survey methodology and improvement strategies
  • Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, nursing, business, or a related field
  • Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and managing change across clinical and non-clinical departments
  • Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP) credential from the Patient Experience Institute
  • Proficiency with patient feedback platforms and electronic health record systems

Tips for Your Director of Patient Experience Job Search

Quantify patient satisfaction outcomes on your resume

Hiring committees want to see HCAHPS score improvements, Press Ganey percentile gains, or grievance resolution rates you drove. Replace phrases like 'improved patient satisfaction' with the actual before-and-after numbers your initiatives produced.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists director of patient experience openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Tailor your application to the facility type

A community hospital wants rounding protocols and complaint resolution. An academic medical center often emphasizes service line strategy and faculty alignment. Read the posting carefully and reframe your experience to match the specific care environment.

Demonstrate cross-functional influence in interviews

Interviewers for this role test whether you can move nursing, environmental services, food and nutrition, and clinical staff without direct authority. Prepare two or three stories where you changed behavior in departments you didn't manage.

Get your CPXP credential before final-round interviews

The Certified Patient Experience Professional credential signals you understand the field's methodology, not just your own facility's approach. Many health systems list it as preferred, and having it removes a common objection late in the selection process.

Negotiate scope during the offer stage, not after

Director of Patient Experience roles vary enormously in authority, from advisory to full operational ownership of service teams. Clarify reporting lines, budget control, and whether you own rounding programs before you accept, so expectations are aligned from day one.

Director of Patient Experience Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most director of patient experiences?

The companies hiring the most director of patient experiences right now include NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals, Sodexo, and Spring Fertility, with the largest share of openings in Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems with multiple campuses and large regional hospital networks tend to post the most consistently.

How many director of patient experience jobs are remote?

About 100% of director of patient experience openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the role is predominantly on-site given its rounding, service recovery, and staff coaching responsibilities. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements are patient experience consulting, strategy, and health system analytics roles rather than facility-based positions.

How do you become a director of patient experience?

Start by building experience in patient relations, guest services, or a clinical support role within a healthcare setting, then move into a patient experience coordinator or manager position where you own survey improvement projects. Earning the CPXP credential strengthens your candidacy. Most directors reach the role after leading service excellence programs and demonstrating measurable HCAHPS or Press Ganey gains over several years.

Can you get a director of patient experience job without direct experience in the title?

Yes, candidates from adjacent backgrounds regularly make the transition if they can show relevant outcomes. Strong entry points include healthcare operations management, nursing leadership, social work leadership, and patient advocacy program management. Highlight any work involving complaint resolution, service recovery, rounding, or interdisciplinary team facilitation, and pair it with the CPXP credential to close the experience gap.

What does the director of patient experience interview process look like?

Most health systems run a multi-stage process starting with a phone screen from HR, followed by a video or in-person interview with the chief nursing officer, COO, or VP of Operations. A panel interview with department heads and frontline staff is common, and some organizations request a brief presentation on a past improvement initiative. References from clinical leaders carry significant weight at the final stage.

Where can I find and apply to director of patient experience jobs?

You can find and apply to director of patient experience jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from health systems, hospitals, and medical groups across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing.

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