Director of Health Equity Integration

Director Of Health Equity Integration

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common : Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford HealthCare's unified culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its care-delivery system- with more than 500 locations serving 185 towns and cities- includes two tertiary-level teaching hospitals, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, a behavioral health network, a multispecialty physician group, a clinical care organization, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a mobile neighborhood health program and a comprehensive physical therapy and rehabilitation network. On average, Hartford HealthCare touches more than 27,000 lives every single day. The unique, system-wide Institute Model offers a unified high standard of care in crucial specialties at hospital and ambulatory sites across Connecticut offering unparalleled expertise at the most affordable cost. The institutes include : Ayer Neuroscience, Behavioral Health, Cancer, Digestive Health, Heart and Vascular, Orthopedics and Tallwood Urology & Kidney.

Position Summary

The Director of Health Equity Integration will be a member of designated regional and business unit executive leadership teams. The Director will serve as a technical expert and trusted resource for their leadership teams, working alongside them to embed clinical equity best practices and achieve system, regional, and business unit equity priorities. Through their work, the Director will ensure that health equity is successfully and sustainably incorporated into policy, practice, and work culture. The Director will guide their designated business unit and region in achieving goals specific to the experience of clinical equity.

Key Accountabilities

• Participates in the strategic planning process and the cascading of goals. Helps define needs, structures, approaches, and activities / interventions, and identifies resources necessary to support strategy deployment. Ensures vertical and horizontal alignment so that goals are clearly communicated and accountability measures are followed.
• Develops, coaches and mentors teams of clinical and administrative leaders to improve the application of equitable practices for the benefit of patients and communities.
• Engages the Executive Leadership Team and unit / department leaders to support and achieve targeted improvement strategies that drive equitable outcomes.
• Drives regional and business unit progress in scaling, expanding, improving and leading efforts to integrate equity-related drivers which can include access, social, structural and other influencers of health and health outcomes.
• Provides leadership and clear direction to support the equitable provision of care.
• Lead and participate in activities and projects that will promote, improve and enhance the provision of equitable care.

Qualifications

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work / life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .