Assistant Director, Health Equity and Diversity

Overview

Job Summary

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of GNYHA’s Center for Community Health Equity Policy and Services, the Assistant Director for Health Equity and Diversity will be responsible for supporting the analysis of current and proposed government health equity-related policy directives, providing technical assistance to GNYHA member hospitals on the implementation of patient-facing health equity and diversity initiatives, and managing a GNYHA pipeline program that supports member leadership diversity goals.

Responsibilities:

·       Assist in the review and analysis of current and proposed federal and state regulations and other policy proposals that impact hospital patients’ rights and health equity operations issues, with a focus on racial and ethnic data collection, disability access, LGBTQ access, and limited English proficiency.

·       Support communication of the impact of health equity-related proposals, orally and in writing, to GNYHA staff and member hospitals, to support GNYHA technical assistance and advocacy.

·       Support the provision of GNYHA technical assistance to member hospitals on operational issues that support health equity-related services in accordance with best practice and governmental requirements

·       Assist in the design and execution of educational programs for GNYHA members, including identifying topics of interest and experts to deliver content and/or personally presenting content.

·       Provide policy and best practice guidance to member institutions on hospital diversity initiatives and manage a GNYHA internship program that supports member hospital leadership diversity goals.

·       Provide project management leadership, including organizing information and tracking, executing, and reporting on project deliverables, managing the logistics of convening members and expert speakers, creating agendas and summaries, and managing team documents

·       Partner with internal divisions—including data analytics, quality improvement, legal and regulatory affairs, and public affairs—to design and implement initiatives and programming

·       Coordinate and assist in leading GNYHA health equity-related meetings—internal and with member hospital staff—including agenda planning and logistics

·       Create content and articles for internal and external publication.

Required Qualifications:

·       Bachelor’s degree, preferably in health policy, public administration, public health, social work, or another related subject.

·       5+ years’ experience working in a health care policy role in a government agency, a legislative body, at a health care provider institution, and/or in another health care organization required.

·       Strong understanding of the health care regulatory framework required.

·       Demonstrated ability to analyze legislation and regulations.

·       Superior writing and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex topics in an understandable manner; and the ability to facilitate large and small group discussions.

·       Ability to creatively solve problems and build relationships with GNYHA members, government agency officials, and outside organizations.

·       Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a busy, member service organization.

·       Highly organized and strong attention to detail.

·       Ability to travel as necessary to member institutions and to out-of-state professional meetings.

·       Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, specifically OneDrive, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Master’s degree, preferably in health policy, public administration, public health, social work, or other related subjects.

·       An understanding of hospital operations.

·       Demonstrated experience working on implementation of LGBTQ, language access, disability, and/or other health care access operations.

·       Experience mentoring young professionals or managing intern or volunteer programs.

Salary Range: $90,000 – $100,000

The salary range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. When determining exact compensation, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, skills, budget, and internal equity).

Benefits and Perks: Comprehensive benefits package and perks including, but not limited to:

·       Defined contribution 401(k) plan with non-elective employer contribution

·       Paid parental leave

·       Health/vision insurance, including options with employer-subsidized health savings account

·       Generous paid time off that increases over time and holidays including one annual floating holiday

·       Dental insurance

·       Company-paid life insurance

·       Health advocacy and employee assistance program

·       Fully sponsored membership in healthcare professional society

·       Tuition reimbursement program

·       Employee discount programs

·       Commuter benefits program

·       Casual dress code

Work Schedule: A hybrid model with the expectation to work physically in our office Tuesdays and Wednesdays as mandatory in-office days with a third in-office day at your discretion, in coordination with your supervisor and in accordance with the business needs of your department. This schedule may be subject to change in GNYHA’s sole discretion. This is a full-time position.

To be considered, applicants must submit a cover letter with their application. Applicants will be asked to complete a writing assessment during the interview process.