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Full time

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Description:

The Regional Director, Community Health & Well-Being (CHWB) works in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer advances St. Mary’s Health System’s ability to be a national leader in Community Impact by removing barriers to care, reducing health disparities, and improving outcomes for people experiencing poverty and other vulnerabilities.** **This position is responsible for leading, developing and overseeing all aspects of the CHWB strategy, with a focus on bridging internal and external relationships in communities throughout the regional service area. This position leads community benefit compliance and reporting, triennial community health needs assessment and implementation strategy and integrating social care programs to address patient health-related social needs to improve health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Knows, understands, incorporates and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision and Values in behaviors, practices and decisions. Participates in the development and implementation of a framework to connect clinical and social care across the region, including the development of a community health worker infrastructure. Advances partnerships to develop a seamless system of social care support with multiple partners including Health Ministry Hospital and Ambulatory leaders, government, academic institutions, payers, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations. Develop and sustain strategic and authentic community partnerships that advance clinical and social care integration and improves community conditions through policy, system and environmental change strategies.

Oversees the development and implementation of policies, procedures, tools and training across Health Ministry to ensure compliant, comprehensive and accurate reporting of community benefit activities as required by IRS regulations. Oversees analysis of the healthcare landscape to identify potential opportunities for advancement of CHWB, inclusive of anchor strategies (local hiring, local sourcing, and local investing).

Identify and advance internal policy and practice changes that improve health and well-being for people experiencing poverty and other vulnerabilities.

Participates as the CHWB representative on the Regional Integrated Clinical Leadership Team.

Oversees CHWB department and programming across a region. Interviews, hires, orients, oversees training and development, schedules, assigns work to, evaluates the performance of and, when necessary, disciplines, all direct reports. Ensures compliance with established personnel policies when operating the Department. In partnership with the Chief Medical Officer develop long and short-term goals, objectives, plans and budgets for all programs within CHWB to ensure continued quality of services through planning across the region with other functional areas. Serves as a CHWB resource and convener of stakeholders, representing regional Ministry's commitments to community health improvement and partnerships. Lead sustainability and growth efforts through strategic fundraising, grant writing and billing for eligible services for CHWB programs and initiatives.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations, the Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

As a Trinity Health leader the incumbent is expected to demonstrate leadership traits which support our Mission Statement and Core Values as identified below:

Mission Statement: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Core Values:

+ Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

+ Commitment to Those who are Poor: We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.

+ Safety: We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.

+ Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

+ Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

+ Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Health Care Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Nursing, Community Health or related field is required, Master's Degree preferred. Five (5) to Seven (7) years of experience in a leadership level/supervisory in healthcare, nonprofit, government capacity with demonstrated progressive experience in planning, formulation, execution and evaluation of strategies and programs and fiscal management of regional level operations. Expertise in designing programs and initiatives that address health disparities, social determinants of health, uncompensated and undercompensated care, Community Benefit, community and coalition building, public policy development and advocacy. Considerable experience and expertise in planning, formulation, execution and evaluation of strategies and programs.

Exceptional leadership, management and facilitation skills. Demonstrated ability to skillfully counsel, collaborate and negotiate; inspire and build confidence in others; create alliances; obtain support and respect from diverse groups and foster an understanding and commitment to the organization. Ability to adapt style and approach to match the needs of varying teams, individuals and situations. Excellent oral and written communication, persuasion, and negotiation skills necessary in order to facilitate communication between diverse groups; to effectively identify, assess and facilitate improvements and resolutions, and to present advisory, persuasive and authoritative recommendations to all levels of the organization.

Excellent program design and evaluation skills. Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills to understand best practices, translate them into viable solutions, create value propositions, metrics and practices and to organize and prioritize multiple projects and requests.

Ability to operate in an ambiguous and highly matrix organizational structure. Ability to operate in a highly autonomous self-directed manner under frequently changing structures and requirements and work priorities.

Must be able to operate effectively in a collaborative, shared leadership environment. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Trinity Health.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Must be able to adapt to frequently changing work priorities and be able to prioritize and balance the requirements of working with the System Office and Regional Health Ministries (RHMs). Must possess good manual dexterity in order to operate a computer keyboard.

Must possess good hearing in order to be effective on extensive telephone conference calls and for in person communication.

Must be able to travel to various Regional Health Ministry sites and other locations as needed. Approximately 50% of the time.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran