Senior Director, Nurse Practitioners and PAs

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together.

In collaboration with the Care Anywhere (CAW) & Jump Start Assessment (JSA) Clinical Leadership Team, Sr. Director of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs) is a strategic and visionary clinical executive who will lead, develop, and optimize the performance, integration, and clinical excellence of our APC team. As a key member of the clinical leadership team, Sr. Director will be accountable for ensuring that all APC-led services deliver exceptional medical care to our members, improving quality outcomes, reducing avoidable utilization, and supporting the company’s value-based care mission.
Sr. Director will drive innovation, clinical model evolution, workforce strategy, and operational performance across all multi-regional teams and markets. A deep understanding of population health, provider performance management, and risk-based care is essential to advancing Alignment’s mission of transforming health care one person at a time.
Sr. Director of APCs provides strategic, enterprise-level clinical leadership across multi-state markets. This role ensures consistent, high-quality care delivery, drives performance aligned with value-based goals, and fosters a high-performing, engaged workforce. Sr. Director collaborates closely with clinical, operational, and executive leaders to advance organizational strategy and patient-centered outcomes. 

Job Responsibilities:

Enterprise Clinical Leadership & Strategy

• Leads and evolves the APC care delivery model across multi-state markets, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, regulatory requirements, and population health needs.
• Partners with executive and clinical leadership to drive scalable innovation, influence strategic planning, and adapt the model to support business growth and industry change.
• Oversee development and implementation of clinical standards, workflows, and policy frameworks to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance enterprise wide.

Performance and Accountability

• Accountable for clinical OKRs and key enterprise KPIs, including clinical documentation accuracy (HCC), readmission rates, quality ratings (HEDIS), and patient satisfaction.
• Partners with Data & Technology Services (DTS) to monitor and report performance through real-time dashboards and analytics, driving data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

Compliance & Clinical Operations Oversight

• Ensuring enterprise-wide clinical operations comply with CMS, Medicare Advantage, and applicable federal/state regulations.
• Leads clinical audits, practice oversight, and the development of high-impact documentation and care protocols

Talent Strategy & Workforce Leadership

• Provides strategic leadership to APCs and management teams across multi-state markets
• Builds and sustains a high-performing clinical workforce through structured talent development, mentorship, and retention strategies aligned with organizational needs.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership on recruitment, onboarding, and clinical training to ensure readiness and clinical excellence at scale

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Patient Advocacy

• Serves as a key clinical advisor and connector across virtual care, case management, IPAs, and external partners to drive integrated, whole-person care.
• Advocates for patient-centered care delivery by influencing care plans, reducing avoidable utilization, and resolving escalated grievances.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to enhance clinical workflows, reduce administrative burden, and improve member and provider experience.
• Pilot and scale innovative clinical intervention approaches, including digital, in-home, and community-based models.
• Monitor CMS regulatory changes and proactively adapt clinical strategies to evolving regulatory requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversee staff in collaboration with Clinical Leadership Team.
• Primary responsibilities include: Assist with recruiting, selecting, orientating and training employees; Workforce management to include managing staffing models and assigning APC caseload panels; Provide feedback on job performance and manage to core competencies.
• Responsible for retention of current clinical team and working proactively with clinical leadership to help support and mentor Advanced Practice Clinicians.

Job Requirements:

• Experience:
  •  Required:
    • 10+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
    • 3+ years experience leading clinical staff, preferably within a high-risk clinic and/or home-based care delivery environment.
  • Preferred:
    • Health plan experience or experience working with MA members in a care delivery organization.
• Education:
  • Required:
    • Master’s Degree
    • NP or PA license with active board certification
• Training:
  • Preferred:
    • Formal training in clinical leadership or population health
• Specialized Skills:
  • Required:
    • Knowledge of CPT, ICD-9 and HCPC codes
    • Knowledge of clinical standards of care and proficient in clinical diagnosis and treatment skills
    • Knowledge of UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems
    • Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with diverse members, management, employees and vendors.
    • Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform mathematical calculations and calculate simple statistics correctly
    • Reasoning Skills: Ability to prioritize multiple tasks; advanced problem-solving; ability to use advanced reasoning to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and design, implement and manage appropriate resolution.
    • Problem-Solving Skills: Effective problem solving, organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
    • Report Analysis Skills: Comprehend and analyze statistical reports.
    • Technology Skills: EMR documentation and workflows; Microsoft applications.
  • Preferred:
    • Experience in gerontology, adult care
    • Prior home care or home visit experience
• Licensure:
  • Required:
    • Current unrestricted state license and current state driver’s license;
    • Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistance Board Certification; Medicare Part D Prescriber; NP or PA license with active board certification
    • NP (Nurse Practitioner):
      • Active RN License (Must, upon hire)
      • Active NP License (Must, upon hire)
      • Furnishing number (Must, upon hire)
      • NPI Number (Must, upon start)
      • DEA Number (Must, within 6 months of start)
      • Board Certification: AANP, ANCC (Must, within 6 months of start)
      • Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) (Must, upon start)
    • PA (Physician Assistant):
      • Active PA License (Must, upon hire)
      • NPI Number (Must, upon start)
      • DEA Number (Must, within 6 months of start)
      • Board Certification: NCCPA (Must, within 6 months of start)
      • Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) (Must, upon start) •
    • Preferred: Valid ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Preferred)

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

2. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Pay Range: $172,364.00 – $258,547.00Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc.

Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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