Program Director Community Relations

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• Work location: Texas Health Kaufman

• Core work hours: Monday-Friday 8:00a-5:00p; with the ability to be flexible to meet community needs

For more than 40 years, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman has served the communities of Kaufman, Crandall, Forney, Gun Barrel City, Mabank, Terrell and surrounding areas. We’re a 81-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital that serves our community with excellence every day.

We specialize in a wide variety of surgical services, including orthopedic surgery as well as diagnostic and imaging services and outpatient physical therapy. We also specialize in respiratory care, nuclear medicine and emergency medicine.

Texas Health Kaufman is a Joint Commission-certified facility. We’re recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Pathway to Excellence hospital for our commitment to creating a positive practice environment that engages and empowers our staff.

Job Description

Plan, coordinate and implement community relations programs, services, and events for Kaufman County and adjacent counties as necessary

Coordinate with local emergency medical service agencies and serve as a liaison

Organize business leaders meetings/events to engage business community

Promote service lines and strategic growth through various outreach activities

Coordinate and participate with local Chambers of Commerce and other civic organizations

Oversee charitable contributions and online grant tool

Direct hospital involvement with non-profit agencies and community organizations

Oversee the car seat check program

Oversee community health fairs, business flu shot programs, and coordinate blood drives

Serve as a liaison for academic programs

Lead entity committees specific to the community and serve as a project manager for related initiatives

Maintain relationships and communicate with city, county, state and federal elected leaders

Coordinate messages and issues with THR governmental affairs department

Inform local leaders about issues impacting entity

Monitor public concerns/comments that potentially impact entity

Advocate legislation when needed and as appropriate

Supervise and direct the entity's CBISA tracking program, CTO projects, community outreach committee and

Faith Nursing department

Monitor and ensure entity compliance with all CBISA tracking program guidelines and submit reports timely

Advise and provide support and strategy for the entity's Community Outreach Committee

Coordinate local CTO projects for entity employees

Inform and engage board members, senior leadership and staff with regards to community health improvement

efforts and community benefit

Coordinate with system services and provide a liaison to the Faith Community Nursing Program and work on

local strategies to help develop the program

Build public relationships, represent the entity in the community through board participation and attendance at

community events and position entity as a corporate leader in the community

Serve on non-profit boards and lead relevant entity based committees

Identify members for hospital councils and forums

Attend community events as advocate for entity Community Outreach Committee planning

Recommend strategies to accomplish desired outcomes of increased growth in service lines

Manage assigned programs and present data to administrative council on the efficacy of programs and value of

the entity's investment

Serve as Promise Champion and Promote Service Excellence

Support and develop strategies to move patient, employee and physician satisfaction to top decile performance

Present at new employee orientation

Work with THR service excellence team to develop and promote Promise standards

Identify opportunities for staff and leadership to strengthen service excellence skills and Promise behaviors

Business Operations:

Manages and provides fiscal oversight of sponsorship and community support budgets including making

suggestions on better ways to use designated funding

Create and manage to the annual budget providing variance reports and action plans if variances exist

Identify opportunities to improve the use of entity funds to promote community health improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

And

Master's Degree Preferred

Experience

5 Years progressive experience in community relations, community outreach or public health; including without limitation extensive prior experience as liaison with business, civic and governmental leaders in the community Required

Skills

Exemplary levels of written and oral communication. Equally high levels of emotional and social intelligence.

Why Texas Health?

At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”.

As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.

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