Director of Population Health & Value-Based Care

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About Rome Health

Rome Health is a trusted healthcare provider with a long-standing commitment to serving our community with compassion quality and integrity. As one of Newsweeks Greatest Midsize Workplaces in Health Care (2026) with deep roots in the region and a strong history of clinical excellence we provide reliable patient-centered care across a wide range of services. Our culture is built on teamwork respect and accountability and many employees build long meaningful careers here-reflecting the stability and supportive environment we offer. We are equally committed to the future investing in employee growth development and career advancement.

Position Summary

The Director of Population Health & Value-Based Care provides strategic and operational leadership for the development and implementation of Rome Healths emerging population health strategy. The position will build a practical sustainable approach to improving clinical outcomes patient access care coordination quality performance and organizational readiness for value-based reimbursement.

As Rome Health develops its population health capabilities the Director will serve as a program builder and change leader assessing current capabilities establishing priorities coordinating existing resources developing performance measurement systems and creating a multi-year roadmap. The role requires a hands-on leader who can balance strategy with implementation in a resource-conscious environment. This position supports but are not limited to the following essential job functions:

Responsibilities:

Population Health Strategy & Program Development

• Assess current population health resources capabilities data programs and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year population health and value-based care roadmap with achievable clinical operational and financial priorities.
• Identify priority patient populations and scalable interventions appropriate to a community-based health system.
• Recommend future staffing technology analytics and program investments based on demonstrated needs and measurable value.

Value-Based Care & Payer Performance

• Support Rome Healths progression toward appropriate value-based payment models while preserving operational and financial discipline.
• Evaluate value-based payer programs quality incentives shared-savings opportunities performance requirements and areas of risk.
• Collaborate with finance and contracting leadership to assess organizational readiness for future arrangements and monitor performance.

Physician & Clinical Engagement

• Build productive relationships with physicians advanced practice providers nursing and clinical leadership.
• Translate population health objectives into practical clinical priorities and workflows that minimize unnecessary administrative burden.
• Engage clinicians in quality improvement care-gap closure chronic disease management patient access and appropriate utilization.

Data Analytics & Performance Measurement

• Collaborate with information technology EHR quality finance and operational leaders to establish an actionable population health reporting structure.
• Develop dashboards and key performance indicators for high-risk populations care gaps quality performance utilization and program outcomes.
• Translate clinical and financial data into useful information for clinicians management and senior leadership.

Care Management Clinical Integration & Community Health

• Evaluate and strengthen care management transitional care chronic disease management and coordination across care settings.
• Develop processes to identify and support high-risk and high-utilization patients using existing organizational resources whenever practical.
• Align population health initiatives with quality patient safety preventive care access and community health priorities.
• Develop productive relationships with community and healthcare partners when appropriate to improve patient outcomes.

• Complete a population health readiness and capability assessment and establish baseline quality utilization clinical and financial measures.
• Develop a prioritized three-year population health and value-based care roadmap.
• Identify priority populations and establish an initial physician/provider performance dashboard.
• Evaluate and strengthen care-management and transitional-care workflows.
• Assess existing value-based payer arrangements opportunities and areas of risk.
• Implement two to three targeted improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes and establish regular reporting to senior leadership.
• Recommend future staffing technology analytics and program investments based on demonstrated priorities.

Qualifications:

Preferred

• Masters degree in healthcare administration public health business administration nursing or a related discipline.
• RN or other clinical background.
• Experience with value-based payer programs ACOs clinically integrated networks population health analytics or EHR reporting.
• Experience in a community hospital physician organization multispecialty medical group or similarly sized healthcare organization.

• Bachelors degree in healthcare administration nursing public health business administration or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible healthcare experience preferably involving operations quality improvement population health care management physician practice operations analytics managed care or value-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and engage physicians and healthcare professionals.
• Strong analytical problem-solving project-management written verbal and presentation skills.

Physical Demands

Must be able to independently set and organize own work priorities for self and for the assigned team and successfully adapt to new priorities as part of a changing environment. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles. Must demonstrate high levels of initiative drive and poise coupled with qualities of maturity professionalism flexibility and patience. Must be able to travel to the various Rome Health sites as needed. Physical requirements include ability to stand for long periods push wheelchairs.

Benefits

Rome Health offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage Health Savings Account (HSA) and a 403(b) retirement plan with company match. Additional benefits include group and voluntary life and AD&D insurance supplemental coverage through Aflac and employee discounts and perks programs.

EEO Statement

Rome Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color creed religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information military or veteran status marital or familial status domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal New York State or local law. Rome Health prohibits discrimination harassment and retaliation in all employment practices and provides reasonable accommodations as required by law.

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