10+ years in healthcare leadership with managed care and payer strategy expertise
Proven success in negotiating complex agreements driving revenue growth
Strong grasp of home health, hospice, or post-acute reimbursement
Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels with executive presence
Experience leading multi-state initiatives with a data-driven approach
Responsibilities
Drive a national payer strategy for growth and competitive advantage
Innovate reimbursement models including value-based and episodic arrangements
Negotiate complex payer contracts to optimize performance and rates
Facilitate market expansion and support M&A activities
Implement value-based care programs to enhance outcomes for high-cost populations
Align cross-functional teams in operations, clinical, finance, and business development
Use performance analytics to improve payer mix and profitability
Benefits
Opportunity to impact national healthcare strategy
Engagement in innovative care models and reimbursement practices
Leadership role in shaping cross-functional collaboration
Pathway for professional growth in a dynamic environment
Full Job Description
Pennant is seeking a senior leader to drive enterprise-wide payer strategy, value-based care innovation, and growth execution across Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, commercial payers, and emerging risk models.
What You'll Lead
National payer strategy that fuels growth, margin expansion, and competitive differentiation
Innovative reimbursement models including episodic, value-based, and shared-savings arrangements
Complex payer negotiations to optimize rates, terms, and performance incentives
Market expansion in priority geographies, including support for M&A and new service lines
Value-based care programs improving outcomes for high-cost, high-acuity populations
Cross-functional alignment with operations, clinical leadership, finance, and business development
Performance analytics to strengthen payer mix, contract performance, and margin realization
What You Bring
10+ years in healthcare leadership with deep expertise in managed care and payer strategy
Proven success negotiating complex agreements and driving revenue growth
Strong understanding of home health, hospice, or post-acute reimbursement
Executive presence with the ability to influence at all levels
Data-driven decision-making and a track record of leading multi-state initiatives
Impact
Stronger payer partnerships
Improved reimbursement and margin performance
Scalable value-based care models
Aligned growth strategy across markets and service lines
About Pinnacle living
Pinnacle Financial Partners is an American bank headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee operating in Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee, and, since June 2017, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
