**Details** + **Department:** Community Impact + **Location:** Remote with travel of up to 1-2x per month + Eligible for annual bonus incentive **Benefits** Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community _Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._ **Responsibilities** Design, lead, and implement strategic initiatives that drive sustainable community impact. Spearhead the transformation of the organization’s engagement, investment, and contribution to the well-being of the communities it serves. + Develop a Community Engagement strategy that advances stated organizational and market-based priorities and goals. Identify key partnerships and relationships with community leaders and policy-makers to influence health and well-being in the served communities. + Oversee an enterprise-wide strategy for community engagement and impact including Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and community-based organization collaborations. Use data to inform care pathways and design programs. + Lead initiatives to increase access to preventive care, address Social Drivers of Health (SDOH), and integrate community impact into core organizational processes. Emphasizes our most vulnerable populations including those with Medicaid and the uninsured. + Build relationships with stakeholders, overseeing community programs, and identify key partnerships in collaboration with markets. + Leverage the organization’s role as an employer, purchaser, and investor to promote enhanced stewardship and environmental sustainability. + Champion data governance and integrated analytics to measure progress toward health equity and clinical outcomes. + Collaborate with various sectors to embed health equity into policies. Advocate for changes that incentivize upstream investment to increase access to care and address social drivers. **Requirements** Education: + Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership/management. **Additional Preferences** Experience working with Medicaid/uninsured popultion 15+ years of leadership experience Masters degree \#le@der **Why Join Our Team** Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states. Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you. **Equal Employment Opportunity Employer** Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster. As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension. Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. 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