Job Description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

WI-SSM Health West Beltline

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2023 - Becker's Healthcare

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023, 2024 - Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.

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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Acquisition

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

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SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.

Job Summary:

Leads and manages government relations related thought leadership initiatives in the states and local governments of responsibility. Creates policies and positions which promote and advance the mission of SSM Health in the legislative and regulatory arenas. Provides expertise to organization in one or more external markets working collaboratively with public policy leadership on civic, state and federal affairs.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversees independent analysis of the impact of health policy on SSM Health including the identification of opportunities and risks; and communicating those items to internal and external stakeholders.

• Participates in corporate strategic planning sessions and internal and external speaking engagements as needed. Independently represents SSM Health and affiliates at events and conferences.

• Serves as an organizational liaison to industry groups and other stakeholders.

• Ensures effective use of investments in industry associations, i.e. memberships, sponsorships and meeting attendance.

• Builds brand awareness and develops relationships with stakeholders through advocacy, lobbying efforts, conference participation, and other like activities.

• Assists the internal departments in efforts that impact key performance indicators, which help fulfill the organization’s mission.

• Responsible for hiring, training and monitoring lobbyists when needed.

• Responsible for managing or mentoring internal government relations staff, if applicable.

• Participates in proposal strategy and may lead proposal teams to include coordinating work effort, following through, and meeting deadlines.

• Responsible for planning and budgeting of the government relations program.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Experience

• Seven years’ experience, with five years’ leadership

Department:

8800000033 Vice President Public Affairs

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (

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