Director of Access and Care Navigation

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7 years of leadership experience in healthcare operations, hospice, home health, palliative care, care navigation, intake, or access management.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of healthcare systems, referral management, patient flow, and transition-of-care processes.
• Experience with CRM, EMR, preferably EPIC, and operational reporting systems preferred.
• Licensures, Certification:
• Current MD Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner License Preferred
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically
• Experience in developing operational excellence in assigned areas of responsibility
• Strong Relationship Management skills and experience
• Possesses a Growth Orientation and can motivate a team to do the same
• Use a Data-Driven Decision-Making model for their work
• Effectively Communicates & is able to Influence others
• Strong Change Leadership Skills
• Compassionate Service orientation consistent with serious illness and end of life care work
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively in cross-functional collaboration
• Uses effective Problem Solving & Process Improvement tools to advance the work
• Mastery of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Skilled in written and oral business communication
• Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership
• Partner with the Chief Operations Officer to develop and execute strategic initiatives that strengthen access, referral conversion, care coordination, and patient navigation.
• Help design and implement scalable systems that improve speed, responsiveness, and continuity of care.
• Support organizational growth strategies through referral optimization, relationship management, and market expansion efforts.
• Contribute to strategic planning, performance improvement initiatives, and operational transformation projects.
• Operational Oversight
• Provide day-to-day leadership support for intake, admissions, referral coordination, transfer center, navigation, and access-related functions.
• Monitor operational workflows to ensure timely response to referrals, admissions, and patient/family inquiries.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and business development leaders to remove barriers to access and improve transitions of care.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, payer, and organizational standards.
• Performance & Analytics
• Track and analyze key performance indicators including referral conversion, response times, admission timeliness, CAHPS-related touchpoints, customer experience metrics, and growth trends.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, capacity management, and patient experience outcomes.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and action plans to support executive decision-making.
• Relationship Management
• Foster strong partnerships with hospitals, physician groups, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, payers, and community organizations.
• Support escalation management and service recovery efforts when needed.
• Serve as a collaborative liaison between access teams and clinical operations.
• Team Leadership & Culture
• Support recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and professional development of access and navigation team members.
• Promote a cult

Benefits

Additional Information

The Director, Access & Care Navigation serves as a strategic and operational partner to the Chief Operating and Business Development Officers, helping lead and optimize the organization's access, intake, referral management, patient navigation, and transition-of-care functions. This role is responsible for ensuring a seamless, compassionate, and highly coordinated experience for patients, families, referral partners, and care teams across the continuum of care. The Director supports growth, service excellence, operational performance, workforce development, and strategic initiatives that improve access, responsiveness, patient experience, and market presence. The role acts as both a leader and collaborator, driving alignment between clinical operations, business development, call center/intake functions, and community-based care delivery. Why Gilchrist? Gilchrist is Maryland's leading nonprofit provider of serious illness and end-of-life care. With geriatric, palliative, hospice, and grief care, our specialized support programs ensure that our patients and families have the best possible quality of life and the opportunity to live every moment to its fullest. Nationally Recognized, Nonprofit Leader For more than 30 years, Gilchrist has been a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in caring for people with serious and life-limiting illnesses. Our commitment to compassionate, expert care remains at the heart of everything we do. Through comprehensive, coordinated services, we support patients and families with their medical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, helping them navigate this journey with comfort and confidence. Education: Bachelors of Nursing

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