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Director Care Coordination

About Us

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission

As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.

The posted compensation range of $57.37 - $85.33 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director of Care Coordination, you will be responsible for leading, facilitating, and implementing strategies to optimize patient care coordination and outcomes across our facilities.

Every day you will oversee the comprehensive care coordination functions, ensuring seamless transitions, efficient resource utilization, and patient-centered approaches. You will work closely with interdisciplinary teams, physicians, and leadership to enhance clinical effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and alignment with system goals.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional leadership, strategic planning, and operational management skills. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives, analyze performance metrics, and ensure adherence to best practices and regulatory standards, ultimately achieving superior clinical and financial outcomes for the organization.

• Oversees the daily operations of the Care Coordination program, ensuring accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies, including direct planning and implementation across the continuum of care.


• Accepts multiple management tasks to handle financial, operations, managed care & staffing issues within the Care Management departments.


• Serves as clinical advisor to care management across the continuum of care for all programs, including but not limited to, participation in program development, payer relations, facility relations; patient tracking across the continuum of care; decisions regarding alternatives to acute care which consider quality and financial factors.


• Analyzes data and develops strategies and action plans to address opportunities for improvement.


• Develops department and division strategies to ensure efficient operations and goal achievement.


• Maintains relationships with medical staff members, CNO, nurse VPs, Directors/managers, department managers and technical Directors to support intradepartmental goals and advice on activities pertaining to outcomes.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Nursing AND Masters in either nursing, allied health or business administration


• Seven years administrative and health care system experience and Seven years of clinical and care management experience


• Five years of leadership experience


• Registered Nurse: AZ


• Certified Case Manager and Accredited Case Manager upon hire

Where You'll Work

Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Gilbert, the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, is a 198-bed, not-for profit hospital with more than 1,300 team members and almost 900 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. In 2014, Phoenix Children’s Hospital launched a 22-bed pediatric unit inside the hospital. Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 and has been a vital part of the growing community. Today it is the fifth largest employer in Gilbert. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, Mercy Gilbert provided more than $24 million in community benefit. As a result of Dignity Health’s mission to deliver health care and partner with the community, more than 42,000 people in the East Valley were reached through community health services. For more information visit: https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/mercygilbert.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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