PACE Day Center Manager

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

For eligible employees, benefits include:
Competitive compensation & benefits 
Medical, dental, vision
Company-paid life insurance 
Flexible spending accounts 
403(b) retirement plan 

Why VCC?

•  Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Job Summary

The PACE Day Center Manager oversees daily operations, staff, and services at a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) site, ensuring compliance with state regulations while fostering a high-functioning Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). Key duties include managing participant care, safety, transportation, and activities, alongside staff recruitment, training, and performance management to support elderly participants' independence.

Essential Job Functions

• Directs day-to-day operations of the PACE Day Center, including nutrition, transportation, and home care services.
• Maintains compliance with state, federal regulations, including ensuring safety standards, Infection Control, and OSHA regulations.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates day center employees.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT); participate in care planning: initial, unscheduled, and annual assessments of participants as needed.
• Assist with the development, oversight, implementation, and adherence to policies, procedures, and standards for all services in consultation with other management staff.
• Tracks and investigates participant grievances/incidents, while implementing, tracking, and auditing KPIs to improve center performance.
• Manages the Center’s budget and reviews monthly operational expenses to ensure fiscal compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health services, nursing, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience working with a frail or elderly population, with strong supervisory experience, preferably in geriatric care.
• Valid California driver’s license and vehicle insurance; reliable transportation, to travel for meetings and/or to gather information for reporting purposes; minimum two years’ driving experience; no more than 2 violations or a single ticket/accident value at more than 1 point on driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual English and Armenian

Required Skill/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability and willingness to self-motivate, prioritize, and be agreeable to change processes to improve effectiveness
• Ability to function at the highest level of licensing and competency
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate in working with others and show respect for diversity
• Ability to present information effectively both verbally and in writing to individuals and groups from various cultural, ethnic, economic and educational backgrounds
• Ability to use critical thinking to make decisions and problem solve
• Experience/familiarity with computers, business e-mail, communication systems, data entry skills and internet search capabilities; proficient in Microsoft Office products, specifically Word and Excel
• Ability to interface with all levels of personnel in a professional manner, including people of all social, economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and within the constraints of government funded programs

Pay Rate:

• $70,000 - $85,000 depending on experience