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+ **Department:** External Communications

+ **Schedule:** Full Time Monday - Friday 8-5pm CT

+ **Location:** Ascension St. John, Tulsa Oklahoma On-Site

+ **Salary:** $93,857.00 - $126,983.00 per year

+ Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

As a passionate and accomplished communicator, you will be responsible for managing and implementing communications campaigns for Ascension St. John, executing external communications strategies that strengthen St. John’s brand and reputation and support business and public affairs priorities in the market. You will have an opportunity to help build a positive reputation across the market, in support of our goal to provide quality care to Oklahomans. You will partner with our internal communications and marketing managers in Oklahoma and support our market executives, helping to drive engaging and action-oriented internal messaging. You are both a strong program manager and an inspiring writer and communicator, one who is comfortable working across a matrixed organization to deliver measurable results.

Responsibilities

+ Manage day to day execution of a cohesive external communications strategy and plan for Oklahoma that improves our market reputation, in coordination with other enterprise and local communication teams

+ Leverage the toolkits, messaging documents, creative content, channel management and strategic planning support of our enterprise communications teams and customize them as appropriate for the Oklahoma market

+ Provide external communications counsel and support to St. John’s market leaders and other partner teams

+ Develop external communications content, campaigns and events that support our local business objectives and our brand

+ Combine a big-picture perspective with attention to detail, clarity and focus

+ Ensure that communications reflect the Mission, Vision and Values of Ascension as a healing ministry of the Catholic Church

+ Maintain flexible availability and responsiveness both during and outside of normal work hours as necessary

Complexity of Work

+ Requires excellent writing and project management skills, as well as critical thinking, strategic counseling and decisive judgment. Ideally the candidate will also have a knowledge of the evolving healthcare market, Ascension’s history and current initiatives, and communications practices and standards. Must be able to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment

Work Experience

+ Eight plus years in an external communications management role, ideally with experience working in a healthcare provider system or similar services organization

+ Experience with executive communications and counsel

+ Familiarity with local issues management

+ Adept at the rapid development of content in support of local business, market and organizational communications needs

+ Experience developing clear KPIs and reporting out to multiple teams, including senior executives

Requirements

Education:

+ High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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