Director of Rural Health Partnerships

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the network of hospitals and community partners that facilitate Sharecare’s involvement in Georgia’s GREAT Health Program.

• Collaborate with rural hospitals and local organizations to foster engagement between healthcare facilities and the community.

• Act as the main point of contact for hospital executives and leaders of community partners.

• Represent Sharecare at rural hospital and health associations.

• Recruit, lead, and oversee two Regional Field Managers.

• Establish executive and clinical relationships with rural hospitals.

• Develop and maintain networks of community partners, including faith and health ministries, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, health departments, pharmacies, Cooperative Extension, civic organizations, and nonprofits.

• Manage market activation strategies and budgets, which encompass planning, education, activation stations, patient materials, launch events, and partner activation funding.

• Coordinate AskMD engagement with hospital service lines, referral pathways, CMS AHEAD Model readiness, and value-based programs.

• Negotiate and oversee partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding with hospitals and community organizations.

• Create and provide training for hospital staff, providers, and trusted messengers.

• Develop Medicaid and family-serving channels in alignment with DCH guidelines.

• Identify hospital catchment areas with DCH and uphold county-level activation and reporting reconciliation.

• Organize launch sequencing and events hosted by partners.

• Monitor registrations and engagement, dedicating resources to high-performing partners and markets.

• Gather feedback, identify trust barriers, risks, and service gaps; escalate issues and manage a partnership opportunity fund.

• Assist DCH with site visits, data evaluations, and program milestone deliverables.

• Document onboarding procedures, partnership templates, agreements, and training materials for future expansion.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required; an MHA, MPH, MBA, MSW, or a related advanced degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in hospital operations, health system partnerships, provider relations, community partnerships, or public health, including senior-level relationships with hospital executives and at least 3 years in a leadership role.

• Required direct experience with rural, critical access, or community hospitals.

• Proven track record of establishing multi-site, multi-sector partnership networks with financial and contractual responsibilities.

• Preferred experience in designing or managing trusted messenger, community health worker, or lay health educator programs.

• Strong preference for familiarity with Georgia’s rural health landscape, DCH, and rural hospital associations.

• Preferred experience with value-based care models and digital health or care navigation solutions.

• Spanish language proficiency is preferred.

• Willingness to travel frequently throughout Georgia, including evenings and weekends.

• Comprehensive understanding of rural hospital operations, finance, leadership priorities, community health strategies, and social determinants of health.

• Exceptional skills in building executive relationships, negotiation, and facilitation.

• Proven ability to cultivate trust and enduring partnerships with hospitals, communities, faith-based organizations, and public health entities.

• Strong skills in program and budget management.

• Knowledge of value-based care, population health, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement processes.

• Ability to lead and mentor community-based staff and exert influence across hospital partners and internal teams.

• Cultural competence and comfort working within rural, racially diverse, and Spanish-speaking communities.

• Ability to communicate clearly and credibly with CEOs, CFOs, CNOs, physicians, and community leaders.

• A data-informed, execution-focused approach to assessing partnership outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer protections

• E-Verify employer