The Department of Government, Community & Economic Partnerships (GCE) is seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives. This position will provide senior level management and leadership for the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (JHBMC) community benefit project teams and compliance oversight for the Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) hospitals in the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) and the IRS Form 990 Schedule H Community Benefit filings. The Associate Director leads the development and creation of Community Benefit (CB) strategy, outreach, and reporting. The Associate Director also represents JHHS to internal and external stakeholders at the local, state, and national level on CB as well as develops, produces, and distributes CB and Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) related materials.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Community Health Improvement and Strategic Planning

• Leads the annual Community Benefit Report filings for the Johns Hopkins Health System (hospitals including direct responsibility for the Maryland HSCRC filings for JHH) which will require an understanding of regulatory requirements/compliance.
• Leads the development and creation of CB strategy, outreach, and reporting.
• Represents JHH and JHHS in external community benefit workgroups and committees including the Baltimore hospital Community Benefit coalition and the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) and Maryland HSCRC Community Benefit workgroups.
• Leads the JHH and JHBMC Community Health Needs Assessment, involving internal and external stakeholders to determine the highest priorities and most critical challenges faced in the community.
• Develops an Implementation Strategy addressing the CHNA community identified needs.
• Analyzes the health care environment to identify opportunities for the advancement of community benefit.
• Is a subject matter expert on community benefit reporting on the state and federal level and serves as a resource for internal and external partners.
• Works with key internal hospital leaders to increase community benefit outcomes and ensure inclusion of community benefit within the organization’s overall strategic plan and financial planning processes.
• Integrates strategic planning methodologies, and benchmarking and performance improvement tools, into community benefit program planning, priority setting, and evaluation.
• Advises the Director on current and future projected risk with external stakeholders including government policy changes on the local, state, and national levels.
• Participates in strategic planning efforts, integrated policy analysis and development, and problem resolution.
• Leverages and supports community benefit expenditures and Implementation Strategies to align with the organization’s strategic priorities.
• Collaborates with health system and hospital finance, population health and care coordination departments to implement best practices in community benefit to improve quality of life and reduce health disparities the community.

Regulatory Requirements, Compliance and Reporting

• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws to ensure adherence and compliance with community benefit regulations and guidelines.
• Manages timely and accurate compliance with state and federal regulatory guidelines and standards including Community Health Needs Assessments, Implementation Strategies, annual Maryland Community Benefit reports, and IRS Schedule H narrative responses.
• Collaborates with Patient Access, Finance and Legal departments to keep them apprised of community benefit reporting requirements for financial assistance, provide expertise on regulatory guidelines and current standards, and collaborate on reporting.

Program Management and Administration

• Partners with key internal hospital and health system clinical leaders and administrators to strengthen community health outreach and identify opportunities to expand community benefit activities.
• Works with internal team members to ensure health education and prevention programs are evidence-based best practices.
• Builds internal capacity and awareness among staff and leadership to address identified community health needs.
• Provides technical assistance through training, in-services and webinars to ensure the standardization of reporting of programs, activities and investments for staff working in activities that qualify as community benefit.
• Facilitates the development, communication and implementation of community benefit policies and procedures.

Data Collection, Reporting and Evaluation

• Demonstrates ability to interpret, communicate, and apply data to inform program planning and improvement.
• Manages community benefit data utilizing specialized software or other designated tools.
• Analyzes and integrates primary and secondary data from relevant sources to engage leadership and influence strategic planning, advocacy and mission-driven programs.
• Effective verbal, written, and presentation skills in describing program implementation, evaluation, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Develops or implements a framework for evaluating health outcomes data to report progress and provide evaluation of community health improvement goals.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Strong written communication skills, including demonstrated success in presenting to leadership and communicating policies and procedures to stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and direct professionals.
• Demonstrated strong management skills with creative problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge of and experience in financial analysis, financial reporting.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects and to interact with all levels of staff and officials.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or other related field.
• Five to seven years of related experience.
• Advanced degree may substitute for some education.

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Health, or another related field preferred.
• Seven to ten years of experience in understanding government regulatory compliance and associated reporting; Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission; and health system operations and policies.

Classified Title: Associate Director Strategic Initiatives 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG  
Starting Salary Range: $99,800 - $175,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:30a-5:00p 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​JH Govt Community and Public Aff  
Personnel area: University Administration