Director, Community Health – Impact

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with local facility leaders, clinical teams, operational stakeholders, and enterprise Community Health & Impact leaders to align community health priorities with the organization's strategies and population health objectives.

• Direct the Community Health Needs Assessment cycle, Implementation Strategies, and governance duties for designated markets or facilities.

• Create, execute, and enhance community health programs that address key social determinants of health.

• Set performance metrics, evaluation methods, and reporting procedures to assess program efficacy and support ongoing improvement.

• Identify, evaluate, and promote local community projects for potential low-interest loan investment.

• Assist in Community Engagement strategies and foster relationships with community-based organizations, public agencies, civic leaders, philanthropic partners, and local stakeholders.

• Manage community benefit data entry, documentation, and verification processes.

• Interpret community data, partner insights, and implementation progress into actionable recommendations, presentations, and updates.

• Bring together internal and external partners, track progress against objectives, and address implementation challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Planning, Health Administration, or a related field.

• 7 years of experience in addressing and enhancing the social determinants of health, community health strategy, population health initiatives, or similar areas.

• Proven experience in formulating strategies to improve health outcomes in underserved communities.

• Ability to foster clarity, alignment, and decision-making support across a complex organization, including engagement with senior executives.

• Familiarity with current and emerging best practices in large health systems that address community needs, social determinants of health, and health disparities.

• Understanding of public health data collection and analysis.

• Knowledge of Community Benefit Reporting methods and standards.

• Experience in working with coalitions and community-based partners to address social determinants of health.

• Strong analytical and writing capabilities.

• Proven ability to build, convene, and align cross-functional teams and working groups towards common goals.

• Capacity to lead through influence and ensure accountability within a matrixed organization.

• Ability to develop and manage projects in complex community environments.

• Willingness to travel locally and, on occasion, enterprise-wide.

• Proficiency in operating necessary equipment.

• Capability to work virtually from a non-Advocate Health location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards benefits and well-being programs.

• Competitive compensation package.

• Generous retirement offerings.

• Career development initiatives.

• Premium pay options such as shift and on-call pay.

• Incentive pay available for select positions.

• Potential for annual performance-based salary increases.

• Paid Time Off programs.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability benefits.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for qualifying health care and dependent care expenses.

• Adoption assistance programs.

• Paid parental leave.

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer matching.

• Additional financial wellness initiatives.

• Educational Assistance Program.