Director of Patient Services

Title: Director of Patient Services
Location:

LiverpoolNew

Job Description:

As a Director of Patient Services at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Branch Director, you will lead and support a team of dedicated clinicians who deliver compassionate, high‑quality care in the home setting. By guiding clinical practice, coordinating patient services, and ensuring excellence in every step of the care journey, you'll empower patients to achieve their highest level of independence while helping your team thrive in their roles.

Work Schedule: Full-time/40 Hours

Position Type: Hybrid

Branch Location: Liverpool, NY

As a Director of Patient Services, you will:

• Oversee clinical operations for the location, including patient care delivery, staff management, documentation quality, and regulatory compliance, working onsite in-office.
• Review referrals, determine admission appropriateness, assign clinicians, and ensure Plans of Care meet patient needs and agency standards.
• Guide, support, and educate clinicians; help goal‑set, care planning, and clinical decision‑making; and remain available during operating hours for clinical support.
• Ensure clinical documentation, audits, and billing meet Medicare, payer, and company standards; monitor case management quality and outcomes.
• Participate in hiring, training, performance evaluation, coaching, and corrective action for clinical staff.
• Conduct ongoing staff education based on documentation review, utilization review findings, and performance improvement data.
• Coordinate communication among physicians, team members, and caregivers to support care coordination, discharge planning, and outcome achievement.
• Participate in quality improvement, data tracking, budgeting activities, marketing initiatives, and community relationship development.
• Provide direct patient care on a limited basis in exceptional or unplanned circumstances and act as Branch Director in their absence.
• Perform additional tasks to support clinical operations and organizational goals.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Experience/Skills:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• BSN required (NY state requirement)
• Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Proof of current CPR.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.
• Two years as a Registered Nurse with at least one-year of management experience in a home health environment.
• Certified Home health Agency experience is required (NY state requirement) or four years' CHHA experience and six credit hours toward BSN.
• Management and people leadership experience, preferred.
• OASIS experience, required. OASIS certification (HCS-O, COQS, and/or COS-C), preferred.
• Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience, preferred.
• CMS PDGM billing knowledge and/or experience, preferred.

Additional Information

• Normal Hours of Operation: M-F / 8a-5p (ET)
• On-Call Expectation: As needed
• Branch Size: 900 Census (4.5 STAR rating)
• Annual Bonus Eligible: Yes, eligible for the annual incentive bonus which has pay-outs both quarterly and annually.

TB Statement:

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement:

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$77,200 - $106,200 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.