Regional Director of Community Health

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: POSITION PURPOSE The Regional Director of Community Health& Well-Being (CHWB) works in collaboration with the VP of Population Health to promote optimal health for those populations who are poor and vulnerable in the communities we serve by connecting social and clinical care, addressing social needs, dismantling systemic racism and reducing health inequities. This position is responsible for leading, developing and overseeing all aspects of the CHWB strategy (investing in our communities, advancing social care and impact the social influencers of health), with a focus on bridging relationships with the Clinically Integrated Network and Medical Group as well as developing programs and outreach strategies in communities throughout the regional service area. This position leads community-based functions including community health workers, community benefit compliance and reporting, and grant development and implementation. LOCATION: Statewide (Iowa)This role could sit in either Des Moines, Iowa; Mason City, Iowa; or Davenport, Iowa. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions. 2. Directs the development and implementation of a framework to connect social and clinical care across the region, including the development of a community health worker infrastructure. This framework includes the coordination and integration of community health workers and care managers to ensure collaborative and effective care for people who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid and other vulnerable populations we serve. 3. Advances partnerships to develop a seamless system of social care support with multiple partners including Regional Health Ministry Hospitals and Ambulatory leaders, government, academic institutions, payers, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations. 4. Oversees the development and implementation of policies, procedures, tools and training across Regional Health Ministry to ensure compliant, comprehensive and accurate reporting of community benefit activities as required by IRS regulations. 5. Oversees analysis of the healthcare landscape to identify potential opportunities for advancement of CHWB, inclusive of anchor strategies (local hiring, local sourcing, and local investing). 6. Brokers internal partnerships (i.e. safety net clinics, advocacy, mission, clinically integrated network, medical group, finance, marketing/communications, supply chain, etc.) to align CHWB strategy with our mission and core values, other departmental goals and messages. 7. Participates as the CHWB representative on the Regional Integrated Clinical Leadership Team. 8. Leads the region in addressing social influencers of health, through development of policies, systems and environmental change strategies that are community-based and community partnered initiatives/innovations to promote health equity and dismantle systemic racism. 9. Leads and is accountable for CHWB department and programming across a region. Interviews, hires, orients, oversees training and development, schedules, assigns work to, evaluates the performance of and, when necessary, disciplines, all direct reports. Ensures compliance with established personnel policies when operating the Department. 10. Develops long and short-term goals, objectives, plans, quarterly forecasting and annual community benefit budgets for all of CHWB to ensure continued quality of services through planning across the region while also ensuring CHNA implementation efforts are resourced. 11. Serves as a CHWB resource and convener of stakeholders, representing Regional Health Ministry's commitments to community health improvement and partnerships. 12. Develops measurable community health improvement plans and implementation strategies, in collaboration with Ministry senior leadership, that align with the community …

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