Community Health Director

Company: Intermountain Healthcare
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description:The Community Health Director provides system-level leadership for Intermountain's Community Health aims, strategies, and key process indicators. This position coordinates with key internal and external stakeholders to determine the strategic direction for key initiatives deployment of strategies. This position ensures adherence to evidence-based practices and alignment across all internal and community-based work.Scope

This position reports to the Assistant Vice President, Community Health and regularly communicates with a variety of system senior leadership and community partners. The role is responsible for the leadership of strategic initiatives that span the enterprise and the community. Initiatives are often designed to demonstrate and scale best practices and are precedent setting.

Job Essentials

Determines strategic direction for Community Health's portfolio of priorities, aims, and strategies, establishes and communicates a clear and compelling vision, and translates that vision into concrete and measurable goals. Manages the Community Health priority strategies as indicated through the Intermountain Operating Model and hospital implementation plans.
Ensures clear and effective coordination between clinical, operational, community, and administrative domains.
Institutionalizes, invigorates, and actualizes Intermountain's Community Health strategies throughout the Intermountain enterprise and communities served.
Serves as a thought leader on community health initiatives for diverse internal and external audiences.
Ensures alignment and coordination of community health efforts throughout the organization and in the community.
Leads community health specialists (through direct or indirect reporting relationships) to carry out the operational and technical implementation work. This includes establishing effective, evidence-based, short- and long-term strategies, providing a safe and productive space to navigate complex issues and options, empowering team members with a high level of accountability and trust, and ensuring alignment with and between a variety of community leaders.
Develops and maintains strong relationships with community, state, and national stakeholders including government, faith, advocacy, clinical, and research partners.
Ensures that efforts, metrics, success stories, and opportunities for improvement are regularly communicated throughout the organization.
Uses the Intermountain Operating Model to execute the work and remove barriers.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree, preferably in a healthcare or business related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

Experience building consensus among diverse stakeholders and working toward a common goal.
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Seven years of senior level experience in a nonprofit, government, or healthcare organization.
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Two years of experience in a large, complex, and matrixed organization.
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Experience developing and implementing complex operational and tactical strategies, analyzing data, developing messages, and facilitating change.
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Experience in a leadership position coordinating and influencing people and projects.
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Experience managing diverse teams while displaying a high level of emotional intelligence.
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Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
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Experience with engaging diverse stakeholders toward ambitions health or social goals.
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Experience utilizing appropriate problem-solving strategies when presented with issues from different sources.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with healthcare providers in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
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Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive partnership and funding relationships.
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Experience in community health and the management of collaborative relationships to achieve community health aims.
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Understanding of the array of internal, private, and public partnerships to be used in support of improving community health.
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Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement and using Lean/Six Sigma to create value.
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Experience in a large, matrixed healthcare system.Physical Requirements:Interact with others requiring the employee to communicate information.
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Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
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See and read computer monitors and documents.
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Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.
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May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching.Location:Key Bank TowerWork City:Salt Lake CityWork State:UtahScheduled Weekly Hours:40 Posted 3 Days Ago Full time R10073 About Us Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means joining a world-class team of over 38,000 employees and caregivers while embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. Our mission is: Helping people live the healthiest lives possible. Our patients deserve the best in healthcare, and we deliver. To find out more about us, head to our career site here . ADA Statement: Intermountain Healthcare strives to make the application process accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact 1-800-843-7820 or email recruitment@imail.org . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. Equal Opportunity Employer Intermountain Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor. All positions subject to close without notice. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!

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