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Patient Care Manager jobs are open across hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and behavioral health organizations, at every level from entry-level supervisor to director, with specializations in case management, utilization review, and clinical operations. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Schedule: This role is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours every 2 weeks) working Monday-Friday evenings, 3pm-11:30pm, no weekends.
Responsibilities:
- Partners with Manager/Director to supervise/manage day-to-day or shift-to-shift operations to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.
- Assists Manager/Director to plan, manage, coordinate and evaluate patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.
- Prioritizes assignments to assure timely, productive, and efficient use of resources.
- Assists NM to manage equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.
- Collaborates with Nursing, Provider leadership and other stakeholders to implement and evaluate standards of practice.
- Collects and analyzes quality data and utilizes process improvement methodology to insure deliver of safe and quality patient care.
- Assists with department change and acts a change agent in of system change, procedure change and process changes.
- Demonstrates skills/abilities in provision of patient care
- Ensures unit protocols, benchmarks, and hospital procedures are initiated appropriately.
- Assists Manager/Director to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the quality improvement initiatives.
- Assists Manager/Director with human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
- Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.
- Drives improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.
- Assists Manager/Director to ensure staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.
- Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- 2 years nursing experience, at least one of which in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role.
- MN Registered Nurse (RN) License Upon Hire
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
- M.A./M.S. in nursing, health care administration, business administration or related field.
- 3 years or more nursing experience
- ANCC or AONL Certification
Qualifications:
Schedule: This role is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours every 2 weeks) working Monday-Friday evenings, 3pm-11:30pm, no weekends.
Responsibilities:
- Partners with Manager/Director to supervise/manage day-to-day or shift-to-shift operations to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.
- Assists Manager/Director to plan, manage, coordinate and evaluate patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.
- Prioritizes assignments to assure timely, productive, and efficient use of resources.
- Assists NM to manage equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.
- Collaborates with Nursing, Provider leadership and other stakeholders to implement and evaluate standards of practice.
- Collects and analyzes quality data and utilizes process improvement methodology to insure deliver of safe and quality patient care.
- Assists with department change and acts a change agent in of system change, procedure change and process changes.
- Demonstrates skills/abilities in provision of patient care
- Ensures unit protocols, benchmarks, and hospital procedures are initiated appropriately.
- Assists Manager/Director to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the quality improvement initiatives.
- Assists Manager/Director with human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
- Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.
- Drives improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.
- Assists Manager/Director to ensure staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.
- Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- 2 years nursing experience, at least one of which in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role.
- MN Registered Nurse (RN) License Upon Hire
- Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)
- M.A./M.S. in nursing, health care administration, business administration or related field.
- 3 years or more nursing experience
- ANCC or AONL Certification
Qualifications:
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- Fresenius Medical Care413
- DaVita286
- Cornerstone Caregiving86
- Optum65
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- Healthcare & Medical Services730
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in patient care manager jobs.
- Active RN license with three or more years of clinical or supervisory experience
- Demonstrated experience managing nursing staff or interdisciplinary care teams
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems such as Epic, Cerner, or Meditech
- Knowledge of CMS regulations, Joint Commission standards, and quality improvement processes
- Certified Case Manager credential or eligibility to sit for the CCM exam
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or bachelor's degree in a related health administration field
Tips for Your Patient Care Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to care settings
Hiring managers in acute care read resumes differently than those in home health or skilled nursing. Adjust your resume's language to mirror the setting you're targeting, highlighting patient census size, staffing ratios managed, and outcomes specific to that environment.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists patient care manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight measurable quality outcomes
Patient care manager job descriptions frequently ask for evidence of performance improvement. Quantify your impact using metrics like reduced readmission rates, improved patient satisfaction scores, or decreased incident frequency rather than listing duties alone.
Earn your CCM or ACM credential first
The Certified Case Manager and Accredited Case Manager credentials appear in a significant share of patient care manager postings. Completing one before applying moves your resume past automated filters and signals clinical credibility to hiring committees.
Prepare answers for staffing conflict scenarios
Interviewers routinely ask how you handle short-staffing, staff disputes, or unsafe patient-to-nurse ratios. Prepare two or three specific examples from your experience that demonstrate both a clinical judgment call and a resolution with measurable results.
Negotiate scope before negotiating anything else
Before discussing any other terms, clarify exactly how many direct reports the role includes, which departments fall under your authority, and what budget you control. Scope determines workload and leverage, and it varies widely between employers posting the same title.
Patient Care Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most patient care managers?
The companies hiring the most patient care managers right now include Fresenius Medical Care, DaVita, and Cornerstone Caregiving, with the largest share of openings in Texas, New York, and Ohio, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Large hospital systems and regional home health networks tend to post the highest volume of roles consistently.
How many patient care manager jobs are remote?
About 7% of patient care manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, which is lower than many healthcare management roles because the position often requires on-site staff oversight. Utilization review, care coordination, and case management sub-specialties within the title carry the highest proportion of remote-eligible postings.
How do you become a patient care manager?
Most patient care managers start by completing a nursing degree and earning an active RN license, then building several years of bedside or supervisory clinical experience. From there, moving into a charge nurse or team lead role demonstrates management readiness. Earning a specialty credential like the CCM and completing a BSN if you hold an ADN strengthens your candidacy significantly before applying for manager-level postings.
Can you get a patient care manager job with limited management experience?
Yes, but you'll need to reframe the experience you do have. Charge nurse shifts, preceptor roles, quality improvement committee participation, and any committee leadership all count as supervisory experience in most hiring managers' eyes. Target smaller facilities, community health centers, or home health agencies first, where management teams are leaner and candidates with strong clinical backgrounds are promoted into oversight roles more readily.
What does the patient care manager interview process look like?
Most employers run two to three rounds. The first is typically a phone screen with HR focused on your licensure, years of experience, and availability. The second is a behavioral interview with the director of nursing or CNO, where you'll walk through past scenarios involving staffing challenges, regulatory compliance, and team conflicts. Some health systems add a panel interview with department peers or a brief written case study before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to patient care manager jobs?
You can find and apply to patient care manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search roles by location or care setting, find the ones that match your background, and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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