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Director Care Management

  • Baylor St Luke's Medical Center
  • Houston, Texas
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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 $52.15 - $77.58 /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 ID
2026-460377
Employment Type
Full Time
Department
Care Management
Hours/Pay Period
80
Weekly Schedule
Monday-Friday
Shift
Day
Remote
No
Category
Case Management and Social Work

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director of Care Management, you will be a central figure providing strategic leadership and comprehensive operational oversight for all care management programs, ensuring integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective patient care across the continuum.

Every day, you will expertly manage multidisciplinary care coordination teams, collaboratively developing and implementing strategic plans to optimize patient flow, resource utilization, and discharge planning. You will also oversee regulatory compliance, quality metrics, and cultivate strong relationships with physicians, payers, and post-acute providers, driving innovation while maintaining high standards of patient advocacy.

To be successful in this role, you will combine robust healthcare leadership experience, a proven track record in comprehensive care management, and an exceptional ability to inspire diverse clinical teams. You will demonstrate a strategic mindset for system-level planning, strong financial acumen related to value-based care, and thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery.

  • Direct the planning, implementation and daily operation of the hospital care management program and social service program in compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies.
  • Accepts multiple management tasks to handle financial, operations, managed care and staffing issues within the Center for Integrated Care department.
  • Serves as clinical advisor to care management across the continuum of care for all payment programs. This includes participation in program development, facility network development and relations, and physician network development and relations; patient tracking across the continuum of care; and decisions regarding alternatives to acute care which consider quality and financial factors.
  • Maintains relationships with medical staff members, vice presidents, nurse managers, department manager and technical directors to support intradepartmental goals and advise on activities pertaining to outcomes, case and social management.
  • Plans, organizes, directs and controls the operational activities of the Center for Integrated Care (CIC), assuming responsibility for quality and productivity. Develops, Implements and administers departmental policies and procedures.
  • Develops and adheres to budget recommendations, administration of operating and capital budget, approval of all financial expenditures, and reconciliation of budget variances.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Bachelors Other and seven (7) years experience in the discipline, upon hire and
  • five (5) years leadership experience
  • Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Total Rewards

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 our Total Rewards

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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CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.

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