Communications Specialist

Overview

Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.

Capital Health recognizes that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as an organization. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we can attract the best candidates.

The listed pay range or pay rate reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position. Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time).

Pay Range: $30.46 - $45.00

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Position Overview

At the direction of the director of Communications, creates and implements cohesive and effective internal communications plans that inform and educate health system employees, including feature communications materials that include stories, announcements, memos, internal newsletter materials, brochures, and collateral materials. Specialist also supports scheduling of rounding activities, town halls, manages daily communications, and assists with employee communication forums. Specialist looks for innovative new platforms to deliver communications and helps maintain the internal website.

• Acts as liaison between Capital Health’s Communications department and clinical and administrative departments of the health care system as assigned.
• Creates and executes communications plans to support internal initiatives and events including health and employee recognition activities.
• Conducts interviews, researches, and writes information intended for distribution in print publications and internal communications channels.
• Copies, edits, and proofreads material, securing source and leadership approvals before they are published in print or digital version, while adhering to tight deadlines.
• Participates in collaborative content meetings, makes suggestions on tactics.
• Manages timelines for internal newsletter content development and production.
• Creates departmental memos and other internal announcements.
• Edits and proofreads material created by others.
• Supports scheduling of rounding activities, town halls, manages daily communications, and assists with employee communication forums.
• Works with Public Relations and Marketing staff to ensure consistency of message and brand identity and collaborates on design and production elements when necessary.
• Works with designers and/or photographers to edit written content to fit layouts, schedule photos, write photo captions, and ensure consistency of message and brand identity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, English or related field, with 5 years of writing/editing experience, or the equivalent in education and experience required.

Experience in health care communications preferred.

Familiarity in creating and executing detailed communications plans relating to internal communications required.

Demonstrated strengths in teamwork; ability to work productively with clients including healthcare system leadership, doctors, nurses, staff, and patients and families.

Ability to show judgment and poise in working effectively and accurately under tight deadlines, to deliver materials quickly, and to help resolve potential conflicts with sometimes shifting priorities.

Commitment to fostering respectful communication and collaboration within a diverse community.

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Healthcare FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment…