What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Population Health & Value-Based Care position at Rome Health?
Mission Statement: We provide quality healthcare with compassion.
Vision: Exceptional people, delivering exceptional care, for a healthier community.
Values: We commit to accountability, respect, integrity, innovation, safety and excellence always.
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 Newsweek's 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 Health's 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.
Responsibilities
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:
Population Health Strategy & Program Development
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.
Vision: Exceptional people, delivering exceptional care, for a healthier community.
Values: We commit to accountability, respect, integrity, innovation, safety and excellence always.
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 Newsweek's 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 Health's 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.
Responsibilities
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:
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.
- Support Rome Health's 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Master's 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.
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.