Assistant Director, Community Affairs

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$73,000.00/yr - $/yr

Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital.

The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high-quality health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

• Coordinates the implementation of the System’s community relations activities and programs among health care settings in assigned areas.
• Provides technical assistance and serves as a resource contact to health care setting community relations activities and to leadership.
• Assists leadership with community relations activities in the development and establishment of local community advisory boards.
• Develops data, analyzes and evaluates beliefs, interests, needs, knowledge and practices of specific population groups with regard to the System’s community relations activities across various communities.
• Serves as a key contact between health care setting administrations and the related communities and Central Office in matters pertaining to community relations.
• Assists in the delineation and interpretation of policy to community advisory boards, health care setting communities and other related groups.
• Participates in the development and implementation of community relations training programs.
• Assists in the evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the System’s community relations efforts.
• Assists in community relations program planning and development to advance community relations programs and initiatives.
• Conducts special studies and participates in special projects relating to community affairs, outreach and public health, as directed.
• Makes arrangements for meetings, conferences, presentations and/or other educational programs.
• Participates in internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, training and relevant health care events, as required.
• Performs other related duties, as directed.

• A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Social Science, Social Work, Public Health or related discipline and three (3) years of full-time, progressively responsible experience in the field of community relations, community organization, public health and/or social services in a public or private social or health agency; or
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and/or experience. However, all candidates must have minimum of a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting agency.

• Demonstrates commitment to continued professional development.
• Effective communication skills, oral and written.
• Ability to establish successful interpersonal relationships with patients and coworkers.

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