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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days Zócalo Health's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 57% of Zócalo Health's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zócalo Health
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 7 open
- Hiring momentum
- 21 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zócalo Health's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zócalo Health.
About this role
The Director of Community Health Operations at Zocalo Health will oversee the operational backbone of community-based care, managing teams across multiple counties to ensure effective integration of community health workers with clinical teams. This role involves strategic deployment of workforce, performance reporting, and maintaining audit accountability while ensuring alignment with health plan requirements. The position focuses on operational performance and the development of management structures for a growing frontline workforce.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zócalo Health as an employer.
What you need
- Eight or more years leading community health, care management or population health programs, including managing through other leaders.
- Experience running distributed frontline teams across multiple counties or markets.
- Medicaid experience; CalAIM strongly preferred, with direct experience in Enhanced Care Management or Community Supports as a significant advantage.
- A track record of integrating community-based teams into clinical care delivery rather than operating them alongside it.
- Comfort using operational data as the basis for decisions, and defending those decisions to a health plan.
- Experience of audit and regulatory readiness in a Medicaid setting.
Nice to have
- Experience in a tech-enabled delivery organization, particularly through a period of operational change.
- Experience designing career pathways and training frameworks for frontline staff.
- Experience with housing navigation or other social services programs delivered under a Medicaid benefit.
- Bilingual Spanish, or experience leading teams serving predominantly Spanish-speaking members.
- Advanced degree in public health, social work, healthcare administration or a related field.
What you get
- Equity compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- 401k
- Flexible PTO policy
- $1,000 home office stipend
- Equipment provided for the role
Worth weighing
- Remote work can be done from anywhere in the U.S.
- No specific details on the size of the teams or the scale of operations across counties are provided, which may impact role clarity.
- The position involves significant responsibility for operational performance, which may lead to high pressure.
Summarised from Zócalo Health's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zócalo Health on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.