Community Health Manager

About the Role

The Community Health manager role will help shape and advance strategic community health initiatives focused on Access to Care, reducing social barriers, and supporting vulnerable populations while leading a small team fostering team development and collaboration. Join a growing department that is positioning itself as a market leader. Influence a key strategic priority, and work alongside passionate colleagues dedicated to continuous learning, teamwork, and making a meaningful difference in the community.

Responsibilities

• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Develops and oversees programs targeted for health literacy in the community and in collaboration with select external partners. May assist in management of the health of select patient populations through advanced health assessments, evaluations, diagnosis and interventions. Provides health education and information to patient populations within the community and/or BJC.
• Supports the hospitals in serving their community and/or employees with preventative and educational health services. Complements BJC and/or individual system hospital's public health strategy by providing much needed services.
• Coordinates and/or implements BJC health literacy and screening initiatives for employees. Tracks, analyzes, and reports on relevant data. Assists in researching and planning new programs.
• Develops an annual comprehensive health plan for external clients as needed.
• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Seeks opportunities to pursue participation in research, planning and/or the evaluation of program components. Tracks, analyzes and reports on relevant data and disseminates findings appropriately. Implements findings and uses data to improve care of patients and the systems of healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
• 5+ years of community health experience
• 2+ years of supervisory experience

Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule with 1-2 days/week in office with other days in the community or remote
• Significant collaboration with community partners and internal teams
• Flexible work hours based on community and business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration or related field
• 10+ years of community health experience
• 5-10 years of supervisory experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance