Director of Patient Care Services

Job description

# Director of Patient Care Services **Join our team as Director of Patient Care Services and lead clinical excellence across our home health services.** We are seeking an experienced and compassionate **Registered Nurse leader** to serve as our Director of Patient Care Services. In this key leadership role, you will provide clinical direction and operational oversight while ensuring patients receive safe, high-quality, compassionate, and compliant care. You will work closely with clinical, operations, quality, and leadership teams to drive strong patient outcomes, support and develop clinicians, maintain regulatory readiness, and create a positive experience for both patients and employees. ## What You’ll Do As Director of Patient Care Services, you will: - Provide clinical leadership and oversight of daily home health patient care operations. - Ensure care is delivered in accordance with professional standards, agency policies, and applicable state and federal regulations. - Oversee the coordination and management of patient care from **referral and admission through ongoing assessment, care planning, transfers, and discharge**. - Ensure individualized plans of care are developed, implemented, evaluated, and appropriately documented. - Review and approve **OASIS** documentation as required. - Supervise, coach, mentor, and develop clinical leaders and field staff to promote competency, accountability, and professional growth. - Ensure clinicians maintain required licensure, training, competencies, and compliance standards. - Lead quality and compliance initiatives, including **QAPI, incident investigations, corrective action plans, accreditation, survey readiness, and audit response**. - Monitor clinical performance, patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and workflow metrics and develop improvement strategies when needed. - Partner with operations and leadership on staffing, productivity, resource allocation, and on-call coverage. - Provide clinical leadership during emergency preparedness planning, response, and post-event review. - Serve as a clinical resource and escalation point for complex patient, caregiver, and staff concerns. ## What We’re Looking For We’re looking for a confident, collaborative clinical leader who is passionate about quality patient care and developing others. ### Minimum Qualifications - Current **Registered Nurse (RN) license** in the state of practice. - Current **CPR certification**. - Minimum of **2 years of home health experience**. - Clinical leadership, management, or supervisory experience preferred. - Strong knowledge of home health clinical practices, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. - Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills. - Ability to effectively coach and support clinical teams while maintaining accountability for performance and outcomes. ## Why This Role Matters As Director of Patient Care Services, you will have a direct impact on the quality of care we provide to our patients and the success of the clinicians who serve them. This is an opportunity to combine your **clinical expertise, leadership skills, and passion for patient-centered care** to help shape a high-performing home health program. If you are an experienced home health RN leader who is ready to make a meaningful impact, **we’d love to hear from you.** **Apply today to join our team!** Pay Range for Posted Region $130,000—$150,000 USD