Community Health Improvement Specialist

Allina Health

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period) 8-hour day shift position with no weekends. It is a hybrid role with some work from home, but also requires work in the community and at various hospitals within the system. Travel is required within the Allina footprint, primarily in the Twin Cities and Western WI.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in public health, community health, social work, communications, or related field degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered
3 to 7 years of experience in program planning, administration or project management
Experience leading collaborative programs or projects across diverse stakeholders
Experience working with diverse populations and a strong understanding of and commitment to health equity

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in public health, community health, social work, communications, or related field

Responsibilities

Support development and implementation of Allina Health community-facing health improvement programs and initiatives.
Support system-level community benefit and engagement functions and special projects in specific geographic regions.
Coordinate all aspects of day-to-day operations of system-wide community health improvement programs and initiatives.
Build relationships with partners, participates in community meetings and ensures program content and materials are up-to-date.
Use expertise, industry knowledge and creativity to make recommendations for program development, implementation, and evaluation to align with business needs and goals.
Create new and updates existing content as needed.
Participate in strategy planning and collaboration with Allina Health and community experts to ensure content and materials align with strategic goals.
Coordinate and support promotion of health improvement programs internally and in the community, including acting as the liaison to the communications department, creating content to promote and updating websites as needed.
Support community system-level community benefit and engagement operations, including program evaluation, communications planning and implementation, charitable giving, employee engagement planning, health equity planning and implementation, and/or Community Benefit Reporting.
Implement process improvements enhancements in system initiatives.
Lead projects as needed.
Provide general administrative support as needed.
Support community benefit and engagement special projects, including signature events, public affairs and local identified needs as needed.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical/Dental
PTO/Time Away
Retirement Savings Plans
Life Insurance
Short-term/Long-term Disability
Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
Student Loan Support
Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Well-being dollars
Dedicated well-being navigators
Programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support well-being journey
Employee resource groups (ERGs)