Work Location: This is an on-site position based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Remote or hybrid work is NOT available. Regular attendance at the designated work location is required to support team collaboration, operational needs, and timely response to on-site activities.

Work Schedule: This position follows a standard Monday–Friday schedule, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some evenings or weekends may be required to support special events, urgent needs, or crisis management activities. Flexibility and responsiveness are essential to success in this role.

Job Summary: The Planning Strategist champions community health by leading internal efforts and building external partnerships to drive impactful change across health-related policies, systems, and environments. This role plays a key role in enterprise strategic planning, ensuring community health considerations are integrated throughout.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills that present clear and concise information to a diverse audience. Working knowledge of Microsoft 365. Ability to lead meetings, work with public officials and VIPs. Ability to analyze complex data and prepare written and visual reports for leadership and community partners. Ability to be poised for internal and external interactions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Engages local health departments and other community stakeholders in the development of the triennial Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process and corresponding Implementation Strategy Plan (ISP) to improve the health in communities served by Saint Francis Health System (SFHS). Elevates and influences public health leadership or neutral convening parties to improve collective impact efforts across the markets served by SFHS and where necessary, coordinates and facilitates planning, implementation and measurement strategies addressing community health needs. Ensures compliance with IRS community benefit regulations in terms of data collection and reporting, CHNA/ISP activities, and integration into strategic and operational plans across the system. Engages with senior leadership and key community stakeholders to support collaboration and collective impact through joint completion of requisite CHNAs and ISPs. Leads comprehensive reviews with executive and board level leadership, local hospital leadership teams, and community collaborators to identify and prioritize community health needs for action and investment of charitable funds. Leads ongoing collaborations externally to support collective development and progress monitoring for multi-sector strategies to effectively improve the community's health leveraging internal and external data sources, both qualitative and quantitative. Monitors local, state, and national policy trends for impact to community and population health and develops succinct analysis of impact related to the community needs and policy opportunities to include briefs, white papers, grants. Leverages data, community input collected, and internal strategic priorities to partner with the VP of Community & Government Affairs in further strategic planning and community health endeavors. Supports community outreach and enhances relationship building with key strategic parties and community members by coordinating leadership service and volunteer board involvement to align with CHNA/ISP activities and intended impact. Oversees process and methodology to govern charitable contributions and facilitates community partnerships to maximize impact on investment and ensures alignment with CHNA/ISP activities. Educates internal audiences on the status of community health, the impact to healthcare delivery, and the strategic direction of the organization. Educates internal audiences on the requirements of a CHNA, ISP and partners with Finance in the comprehensive documentation of community benefit contributions across the system. Aligns community outreach with Business Development efforts to ensure timely promotion of products/services/solutions in "top of funnel" conversations and ensures appropriate hand-off to lead to conversion. Serves as a method for gathering insight and intel in the communities and enriches our understanding of brand awareness and market position. Contributes to SFHS' strategic planning by collaborating with key internal stakeholders to analyze trends, assess internal performance and develop long-term strategic initiatives that drive organizational growth and alignment to our mission and vision, as needed.

Decision Making: Independent judgement in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.

Working Relationships: Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job, and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Public Administration, or related field.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.

Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of non-profit, healthcare/health system or provider specific experience.

About Saint Francis Health System

At Saint Francis, our employees are our most precious resource. Our people are our strength. As the healthcare leader in eastern Oklahoma, we focus on hiring not only the most qualified team members but hiring and retaining people who “fit” into our culture of caring." Making life better for our patients might be our job; making life better for each other is our blessing. It is my hope that the blessing of serving the mission of Saint Francis Health System contributes to your life in more ways than a paycheck. I hope that when our caregivers go to bed each night—or morning, for our overnight team members—that you do so knowing that you made someone’s life better, that you made a difference and that you are appreciated."— Cliff Robertson, M.D., M.B.A, president and CEO of Saint Francis Health System.Our staff of more than 1,000 physicians and 10,000 employees provides patient-centered, compassionate healthcare for the tiniest premature newborns to centenarians and everyone in between—treating each patient with dignity and integrity. Join one of the most respected healthcare leaders in the area. Search for the position that's right for you and discover how rewarding your career at Saint Francis can be.

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