Job Description

Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

The Director of Community Health oversees the community health departments including the AccessHealth Tri-county Network, Ryan White Wellness Center, Transitions Clinic, Mobile Health and Senior Services. The Director reports to the AVP, Community Health. Collectively, this leadership team identifies development opportunities based upon system and community need. The Director is charged with providing operational leadership to coordinate and/or secure funding to develop these needed programs and services. The Director provides oversight including fiscal/capital management, performance accountability, personnel management and leadership development to the Community Health and Health Equity departments. The Director will work with partner organizations across the Tri-county to create coordinated and efficient care that meets the diverse needs of the community in accordance with Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s mission and vision. The Director works with the Office of Grants to identify granting opportunities and works to ensure that all grant expectations are satisfied in accordance with requirements. The Director is responsible for proactively monitoring the system’s and community’s needs and pivoting the Community Health departments’ programs to meet these needs and to insure viability of the departments.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide leadership and contribute to the successful advancement health equity priorities like access to high quality healthcare, culturally relevant services and programs, engagement of underserved and marginalized communities, and fostering representation of communities and leaders of color throughout the RSFH system.
• Spearhead the strategic development of the community health department in accordance with system and community need. Provide operational leadership to all departments including leadership development, fiscal/ capital management, personnel management and performance accountability. Ensure full compliance with applicable regulatory and granting organization standards. Remain apprised of federal, state, municipal and other regulatory standards impacting the various community health departments. Work with departments to ensure that performance indicators are met in a timely fashion.
• Assemble and participate in internal and external committees and taskforces to develop evidence-based programs that support community health needs, create synergies between the departments and the broader health system, and/or facilitate community input into system practices, inform policy and organizational processes and drive accountability for advancement of health equity.
• In concert with the Office of Grants, identify funding opportunities to support program development.
• Serve on the executive team for Healthy Tri-County, the system’s conduit for its tri-annual, federally mandated Community Health Needs Assessment and annual Implementation Plans.
• Build and cultivate active relationships and stay abreast of emerging approaches within community health. Demonstrate organizational agility and understanding of how the system operates and identify opportunities to create a culture of engagement.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education

• Master’s Degree in Public Health or similar field (required)

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in community based or government health program management, preferably with alignment with a health care system (required)
• Minimum 5 years’ progressive management experience (required)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred)

Hard/Tech/Clinical Skills :

• Knowledge of public health/communicable disease policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in community needs assessment and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of the skills of effective program management
• Proficient in negotiating complex systems to effect positive change.
• Proficient in computer usage, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, hospital financial programs.
• Must possess skills required to run fiscal portion of program, while showing constant performance improvement.
• Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining records and writing reports.
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and applies guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to analyze situations and apply critical thinking.

Soft/Interpersonal Skills:

• Proficient in communicating clearly and effectively with multiple constituents.
• Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationship with patients, hospital, medical staff and public.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in a variety of situations.

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