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Vice President Health Equity & DEI+B

Company: TriHealth

Position Title: Vice President Health Equity & DEI+B

Location: Cincinatti, OH

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary: 

The Vice President of Health Equity and DEI + B will work closely with the Chief Health Equity and Belonging Officer (CHEBO) to develop and operationalize strategies for all health equity and DEI+B related matters at TriHealth. The VP will oversee a dynamic team across several functions including, but not limited to, health equity education, community health and advocacy, communications, equity performance improvement, and reporting analytics. This position will report directly to the SVP and CHEBO and will partner with the SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer. This integral team member will have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and health equity, and will be passionate about promoting an inclusive and equitable culture to optimize employee engagement, eliminate disparities and advance equitable health status for the TriHealth community.

  • Co-develop, implement, and oversee strategies related to advancing health equity, reducing health disparities, and creating a sense of belonging within TriHealth and the communities we serve.
  • Build strong relationships with leadership and clinical staff to help foster trust, buy-in, and an understanding of the importance of health equity to our mission.
  • Develop key performance metrics to monitor and review progress towards network defined health equity and DEI+B goals.
  • Lead a diverse team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. 
  • Collaborate with leaders across the organization to integrate health equity and DEI+ principles into all aspects of our work.
  • Monitor organizational culture and advance strategies that demonstrate commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment for all.
  • Partner with Human Resources, Learning & Development, Medicine Staff, and other departments to enhance selection and retention strategies that foster a diverse and inclusive workforce.
  • Leverage data to assess health disparities and develop action plans to address gaps.
  • Identify educational tools and resources to increase health literacy, patient safety and quality, and to drive better health outcomes.
  • Make connections between the health system and community partners, business leaders, and government leaders on matters of health equity and DEI+B.
  • Develop the parameters for relationships and ROI with community partners.
  • Collaborate with physicians and research staff to provide information, tools, resources and expertise to address issues of health disparities and inequities.
  • Support TriHealth’s efforts to improve access and inclusion of qualified, historically underutilized businesses.
  • Leverage metrics to gauge the effectiveness of initiatives implemented. Develop reporting process to inform senior management on organizational progress.
  • Regularly review and analyze best practices and regulatory requirements pertaining to health equity and DEI+B both in and outside of the healthcare sector.
  • Establish and maintain on-going relationships with peers and partners in key organizations (e.g., professional associations, educational groups, and advocacy organizations).
  • Adhere to the organization’s standards of behavior, code of conduct, policies and procedures, and compliance and HIPAA policies/procedures.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in working with sensitive and personal information. 
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
  • Foundation: Work with the CHEBO to build out the infrastructure for the Center of Health Equity and operationalize the health equity and DEI+B strategy 
  • Team & Culture: Develop and manage initiatives that will create a more inclusive culture for TriHealth team members
  • Patient: Work directly with internal stakeholders to ensure equitable patient access, experience, quality outcomes, and trust        
  • Community: Collaborate with the CHEBO to forge strong partnerships with community-based organizations who are committed to ensuring equitable life expectancy and quality of life for the communities TriHealth serves 

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.

Preferred focus areas in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Health, Health Promotion, or a related field

Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible executive leadership experience

Ability to analyze and interpret data and analytics to measure progress and improve performance

A demonstrated track record of implementing successful health equity and DEI+B strategies and programs within a health system of comparable size and scale

Demonstrated evidence of impacting cultural change, including in the hiring and promotion of under-resourced and marginalized groups

Proven communication skills and the ability to convey the value of health equity and DEI+B to the organization and its external stakeholders

Job Responsibilities:

Other job-related information:

Direct Report FTEs = 3-9
Indirect Report FTEs = 3-9

Working Conditions:

Climbing - Rarely
Concentrating - Consistently
Continuous Learning - Consistently
Hearing: Conversation - Consistently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently
Interpersonal Communication - Consistently
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting <10 Lbs - Frequently
Lifting 50+ Lbs - Rarely
Lifting 11-50 Lbs - Occasionally
Pulling - Rarely
Pushing - Rarely
Reaching - Rarely
Reading - Consistently
Sitting - Frequently
Standing - Frequently
Stooping - Rarely
Talking - Consistently
Thinking/Reasoning - Consistently
Use of Hands - Consistently
Color Vision - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Frequently

Leadership Performance Standards

TriHealth leaders create a culture of engagement, safety & reliability and high performance by consistently modeling and utilizing the following TriHealth Way leadership competencies, tactics and ALWAYS Behaviors to drive strategic pillar results: 

Achievement of Annual Pillar Goals: 
1) Safety/Quality, 2) Service, 3) Growth, 4) Culture/People, 5) Finance 

Leadership Competencies: 
TriHealth Way of Leading 
TriHealth Way of Serving 
Transformation Change 
Drive for Results 
Build Organizational Talent

Leadership Tactics: 
Conduct department huddles. Generally, clinical departments hold daily huddles, non-clinical hold weekly huddles. 
Regularly Round on Team Members, using questions from the rounding log. 
- 25 or fewer team members = monthly 
- 26-50 team members = every other month 
- 51+ (and optional team members) = quarterly 

Lead monthly team meetings using meeting agenda template; review stoplight report; cascade key leadership messages. 

Model, coach and validate team members’ use of TriHealth Way behaviors (AIDET + Promise, Always Behaviors and Always HEARD). 

Recognize team members for safety wins, positive performance and demonstrating SERVE and ALWAYS behaviors, TriHealth Way of Leading, Serving and Delivering Care.

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