Director of Care Coordination
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11210
Overview
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
Bargaining Unit:
MC
Job Summary The Department of Hospital Administration at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Director of Care Coordination / TH Associate Administrator. The successful candidate will:
Oversee daily program operations with the Care Management Team (Social Work and Case Management), with a focus on hiring and supervising key program leadership and staff
Evaluate program and staff performances by analyzing an interpreting data and metrics
Direct the standardization of CM policies, practices workflow and data reporting within the system
Establish strategic, tactical and financial plans to optimize the efficacy of clinical case management operations
Remove barriers to optimal performance, including: decreasing length of stay, reducing readmissions, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing denials, enhancing population health management
Lead the implementation of improved clinical care management models and utilization management systems to: decrease readmissions, recidivism, and excessive length of stay and medical denials; respond to regulatory changes
Collaborate with other revenue cycle leaders to ensure processes are aligned
Provide accurate and pertinent information to appropriate departments, administration, medical staff, and others involved with CM activities
Collaboration of ED utilization/direct admits process coordination; understands compliance from a Case Management perspective
Evaluate the facility/practice case management care coordination operations as well as individual core processes to improve the performance and financial expectations
Review data for trends and analyzes the impact on department operations
Develop and implement key training tools for key leadership and staff positions
Perform other job-related duties as assigned/needed
Required Qualifications
Clinical experienced Registered Nurse, Case Manager or Licensed Social Worker
Master's Degree with a strong concentration in healthcare, strategic and financial planning
Experience with Brooklyn's healthcare landscape.
Knowledge of federal and state healthcare initiatives and regulations, including JCR/CMS
Proficiency with detailed project plans, budgets and financial reporting.
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of project or program management experience with certification preferred
Work Schedule Monday to Friday; 8:30am to 4:30pm
(Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank & Salary Range MP-3
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Executive Order Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
Advertised:
February 06, 2026 Eastern Standard Time Applications close:
Open until filled
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Bargaining Unit:
MC
Job Summary The Department of Hospital Administration at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Director of Care Coordination / TH Associate Administrator. The successful candidate will:
Oversee daily program operations with the Care Management Team (Social Work and Case Management), with a focus on hiring and supervising key program leadership and staff
Evaluate program and staff performances by analyzing an interpreting data and metrics
Direct the standardization of CM policies, practices workflow and data reporting within the system
Establish strategic, tactical and financial plans to optimize the efficacy of clinical case management operations
Remove barriers to optimal performance, including: decreasing length of stay, reducing readmissions, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing denials, enhancing population health management
Lead the implementation of improved clinical care management models and utilization management systems to: decrease readmissions, recidivism, and excessive length of stay and medical denials; respond to regulatory changes
Collaborate with other revenue cycle leaders to ensure processes are aligned
Provide accurate and pertinent information to appropriate departments, administration, medical staff, and others involved with CM activities
Collaboration of ED utilization/direct admits process coordination; understands compliance from a Case Management perspective
Evaluate the facility/practice case management care coordination operations as well as individual core processes to improve the performance and financial expectations
Review data for trends and analyzes the impact on department operations
Develop and implement key training tools for key leadership and staff positions
Perform other job-related duties as assigned/needed
Required Qualifications
Clinical experienced Registered Nurse, Case Manager or Licensed Social Worker
Master's Degree with a strong concentration in healthcare, strategic and financial planning
Experience with Brooklyn's healthcare landscape.
Knowledge of federal and state healthcare initiatives and regulations, including JCR/CMS
Proficiency with detailed project plans, budgets and financial reporting.
Preferred Qualifications
8+ years of project or program management experience with certification preferred
Work Schedule Monday to Friday; 8:30am to 4:30pm
(Full-Time)
Salary Grade/Rank & Salary Range MP-3
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Executive Order Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Equal Employment Opportunity SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
Advertised:
February 06, 2026 Eastern Standard Time Applications close:
Open until filled
#J-18808-Ljbffr