Assistant Director, Patient Care Transitions

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,445,000 - 297,562,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore seeks an Assistant Director of Transitions to lead the Readmissions Department, overseeing day-to-day operations, staff management, and program development to improve care transitions from inpatient to community settings.

The role partners with nursing facilities and affiliates to reduce length of stay, prevent readmissions, and enhance patient experience, while advancing access, safety, and discharge efficiency through strategic planning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ progressive leadership experience within a health system.
• Two years’ nurse management experience on an acute care inpatient unit is highly preferred.
• Healthcare professional licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Readmissions Department.
• Lead staff management, program development and strategic planning.
• Direct efforts to improve care transitions for patients moving from inpatient care to the community.
• Supervise home care coordinators, discharge planners, liaisons, and transition guides.
• Collaborate with affiliates, nursing facilities and assisted living facilities to improve access, patient safety and discharge efficiency.
• Contribute to reducing length of stay and readmissions while enhancing patient experience.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Team management

Healthcare knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Make it happen at Hopkins!

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a world-renowned leader in patient care, serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from around the globe. Johns Hopkins Medicine, a nonprofit, combines over 125 years of commitment to community care with groundbreaking research, teaching and medical services to patients worldwide. outpatient encounters per year.

What You Will Do:

The Assistant Director of Transitions oversees the day-to-day operations of the Readmissions Department, including staff management, program development, and strategic planning. This role leads efforts to improve care transitions for patients moving from inpatient care back to the community. This role supervises home care coordinators, discharge planners, liaisons, and transition guides, while partnering with affiliates to improve access, patient acceptance, safe care, and efficiency. This position also establishes collaborative relationships with nursing facilities and assisted living facilities and develops strategies to build community capacity to support patient discharges. This role plays a key part in reducing length of stay, preventing readmissions, and enhancing the patient experience.

Who Should Apply:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ progressive leadership experience within a health system is required. Two years’ nurse management experience on an acute care inpatient unit is highly preferred.
• Healthcare professional licensure is preferred.

We’re proud to offer a robust benefits package that supports your health, growth, and well-being. Discover our full offerings and costs here: mybenefitsjhhs.com

What Awaits You:

• Competitive pay and benefits that support you at every stage of your life and career.
• Retirement plans with employer contributions to help you plan confidently for the future.
• Generous time off so you can unplug, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work.
• Access to world-class facilities and innovative technology that fuel your curiosity.
• Endless opportunities to advance your career as part of the Johns Hopkins team.

Salary Range: Minimum 59.35/hour - Maximum 103.88/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.