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Community Impact Director

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We have an excellent opportunity for a Community Impact Director based across the Greater Austin area . The Director will drive the execution of health impact goals within the Greater Austin area by focusing in the areas of hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity. The market will have a focus on diverse and underserved communities.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Drive market health assessments, organize and/or lead community collaborations, build and implement plans for policy, system or environment change driving toward opportunities for health impact.
  • Build and implement a cross-functional hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol control strategy with measurable outcomes (high blood pressure management, cholesterol, diabetes management, and healthy behavior initiatives) in the market.
  • Collaborate with development staff partners and volunteers to identify, cultivate and secure program funding, including sponsorship (cash and in-kind) for relevant programs, campaigns, and population health impact opportunities.
  • Work with internal staff partners to ensure population health strategies are integrated into development, communications and marketing, advocacy, and healthcare quality improvement activities.
  • Recruit, train and manage volunteers and strategic community alliances to achieve priority community and collective impact goals.
  • Work with healthcare providers to ensure best practices for treatment of patients through initiatives and programs including but not limited to: Target: BP™ and Check. Change. Control. CHOLESTEROL™.
  • Consult with clinical staff for data entry, data reporting, compliance issues, and strategies for improved patient outcomes.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in related field preferred.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 2+ years’ experience working with community/public health issues and/or managing community/public health promotion or related educational programs. Experience in population health a plus.
  • Knowledge of the social determinants of health as it relates to behavior modification through self-care activities and policy/system-wide changes.
  • Experience working with multicultural and underserved communities preferred. Experience in community led programs, projects, or events.
  • Understanding of the benefits associated with use of treatment algorithms and their impact on clinical inertia.
  • Understanding of continuous quality improvement methodology. Experience leading a QI initiative in a clinical setting a plus.
  • Proven ability to recruit, mobilize and manage volunteers, including C-suite level executives.
  • Ability and willingness to occasionally travel outside the market and to work evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to travel within the Greater Austin area and transport items to and from meetings and events.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish strongly preferred to support the advancement of affiliate-wide initiatives.
  • Knowledge and competence in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Demonstrate exceptional written and oral communication skills required.
  • Ability to lift 30lbs from the ground to waist level.
  • Ability to sell ideas and programs to key strategic alliances, professional volunteers, and funding partners while influencing them to action.
Job Function: 

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Oct 17 2018
Active Until: 
Nov 18 2018
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit