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This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings.

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Job Summary: The Community Engagement Strategist (H) acts as an internal leader and external liaison for community and governmental outreach to drive collective impact and health improvement across health-related policies, systems, and environments. This role leads internal efforts related to improving community health and acts as a liaison between healthcare and legislative partners to shape health policy.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration or related field.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.

Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of non-profit, healthcare/health system or provider specific experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills that present clear and concise information to a diverse audience. Working knowledge of Microsoft 365. Ability to lead meetings, work with public officials and VIPs. Ability to analyze complex data and prepare written and visual reports for leadership and community partners. Ability to be poised for internal and external interactions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Ensures proper engagement of local health departments and other community stakeholders in the IRS required triennial Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process and Implementation Strategy Plan (ISP) for the communities served by Saint Francis Health System (SFHS). Elevates and influences public health leadership or neutral convening parties to improve collective impact efforts across the markets served by SFHS and where necessary, coordinates and facilitates planning, implementation and measurement strategies addressing community health needs. Ensures compliance with IRS community benefit regulations in terms of data collection and reporting, CHNA/ISP activities and integration into strategic and operational plans across the system. Engages with senior leadership and key community stakeholders to support collaboration and collective impact through joint completion of requisite CHNAs and ISPs. Leads comprehensive reviews with executive and board level leadership, local hospital teams, and community collaborators to identify and prioritize community health needs for action and investment of charitable funds. Leads ongoing collaborations externally to support collective development progress monitoring for multi-sector strategies to effectively improve the community's health leveraging internal and external data sources, both qualitative and quantitative. Monitors local, state, and national policy trends for impact to community and population health and develops succinct analysis of impact related to the community needs and policy opportunities to include briefs, white papers, grants. Leverages data, community input collected, and internal strategic priorities to partner with the VP of Community & Government Affairs in development of legislative advocacy priorities in each session. Identifies and develops relationships with key policy stakeholders related to advocacy priorities and regularly attends meetings, briefings, and other sessions at the state legislature serving as a representative of the health system. Supports community outreach and enhances relationship building with key strategic parties and community members by coordinating leadership service and volunteer board involvement to align with CHNA/ISP activities and intended impact. Oversees process and methodology to govern charitable contributions and facilitates community partnerships to maximize impact on investment and ensures alignment with CHNA/ISP activities. Educates internal audiences on the status of community health and impact to healthcare delivery. Educates internal audiences on the requirements of a CHNA, ISP and facilitates comprehensive documentation of community benefit contributions across the system. Aligns community outreach with Business Development efforts to ensure timely promotion of products/services/solutions in "top of funnel" conversations and ensures appropriate hand-off to lead the conversion. Serves as a method for gathering insight and intel in the communities and enriches our understanding of brand awareness and equity.

Decision Making: Independent judgement in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.

Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job, and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Administration Offices (Payroll Use) - Yale Campus

Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

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