Advocate Health Care

Director, Community Health and Impact: Central/South GA, NC/GA Division

Advocate Health Care • $114K — $171K *
Macon, GA 31204In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Planning, or a related field.
  • 7 years of experience in social drivers of health and community health strategy.
  • Experience building strategies for improving health in underserved communities.
  • Strong analytical and writing abilities.
  • Knowledge of public health data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with local leaders and clinical teams to align community health priorities with organizational strategies.
  • Lead the Community Health Needs Assessment cycle, translating priorities into actionable plans.
  • Develop and implement community health programs addressing social drivers of health.
  • Establish evaluation methods and metrics to assess program effectiveness.
  • Source and assess local community projects for low-interest loan investment opportunities.
  • Build productive relationships with community organizations and stakeholders.
  • Ensure timely and accurate community benefit data documentation for reporting.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs for work-life balance.
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical and dental coverage.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible expenses.
  • Family benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
  • Educational Assistance Program for career development.
Full Job Description
Department:

12102 Enterprise Corporate - Community Health and Impact

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (weekends as needed). This position requires local travel within assigned service area and occasional travel across enterprise service areas; and may involve exposure to weather and road conditions.

Pay Range:
$54.90 - $82.35

Major Responsibilities:
  • Partner with local facility leaders, clinical teams, operational stakeholders, and enterprise Community Health & Impact leaders to align local community health priorities with broader organizational strategies, service line priorities, and population health goals.
  • Lead the Community Health Needs Assessment cycle and related Implementation Strategies and governance responsibilities for assigned markets or facilities, ensuring identified priorities are translated into actionable plans that reflect local needs, division/facility priorities, and enterprise Community Health & Impact direction.
  • Develop, implement, and refine community health programs that address priority social drivers of health and support measurable improvements in social and clinical outcomes for patients, communities, and targeted populations.
  • Establish performance measures, evaluation approaches, and reporting processes to assess program effectiveness, demonstrate impact, and inform continuous improvement of community health strategies and investments.
  • Source, assess, and advance local community projects for potential low-interest loan investment, including coordination with internal partners to evaluate alignment, readiness, impact potential, and strategic fit.
  • Support Community Engagement strategies to build and maintain productive relationships with community-based organizations, public agencies, civic leaders, philanthropic partners, and other local stakeholders to support shared priorities and strengthen Advocate Health's role as a trusted community partner.
  • Oversee timely and accurate community benefit data entry, documentation, and validation processes to support internal reporting, regulatory expectations, and consistent enterprise standards.
  • Translate community data, partner insights, and implementation progress into clear recommendations, presentations, and updates for local leaders, enterprise stakeholders, and community partners.
  • Support cross-functional collaboration and project execution by convening internal and external partners, monitoring progress against agreed-upon goals, and addressing barriers that may affect successful implementation of community health initiatives.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
  • N/A
Education Required:
  • Bachelors degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Planning, Health Administration or other relevant field.
Experience Required:
  • 7 years of experience addressing and improving the social drivers of health, community health strategy, population health initiatives, or related areas.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Experience with building strategy to improve health in underserved communities.
  • Ability to drive clarity, alignment, and decision support across a complex organization, including senior-level executives.
  • Knowledge of current and emerging best practices in large health systems addressing community need, social drivers of health and health disparities.
  • Knowledge of public health data collection and analysis.
  • Familiarity with Community Benefit Reporting approaches and standards.
  • Experience addressing social drivers of health, specifically with coalitions and community-based partners.
  • Strong analytical and writing skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build, convene, and align cross-functional teams and working groups toward shared goals, with capacity to lead through influence and drive accountability across a matrixed organization.
  • Ability to develop and manage projects within complex community environments.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • This position requires local travel within assigned service area and occasional travel across enterprise service areas; and may involve exposure to weather and road conditions.
  • Operates equipment necessary to perform job functions.
  • This position may function virtually and requires the ability to work from a non-Advocate Health location.
Preferred Education:
  • Masters degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Planning, Health Administration or other relevant field.
Preferred Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:
  • N/A
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Strong analytical and writing skills.
  • Knowledge of current and emerging best practices in large health systems addressing non-clinical drivers of health.
  • Understanding of how housing stability, food security, economic opportunity, and other structural factors influence health outcomes and health access.
  • Experience developing strategy, partnership approaches, or investment opportunities across sectors and stakeholders.
  • Ability to drive clarity, alignment, and decision support across a complex organization.
  • Demonstrated program/project management capability, including translating strategy into workplans, managing timelines and milestones, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and providing clear status updates.
  • Demonstrated ability to build, convene, and align cross-functional teams and working groups toward shared goals, with capacity to lead through influence and drive accountability across a matrixed organization.
DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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