Director, Community Health & Impact - North IL Division

Job description

Department: 12102 Enterprise Corporate - Community Health and Impact Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm (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. Operates equipment necessary to perform job functions. This position may function virtually and requires the ability to work from a non-Advocate Health location. 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 Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.