Director of Patient Services in Liverpool

Become a part of our caring community. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Pay Range: $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 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, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized.

Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.