Greater Chicago Midwest HERC

Job Description:

• Works closely with the other program Co-Director and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to establish an innovative national vision and model for advancing health equity by aligning payment and care transformation, partnering authentically with patients and community-based organizations, and dismantling structural racism.
• Communicates with key stakeholders, including government entities, health plans, healthcare provider organizations, funders, and the public as a leader of the program.
• Oversees day-to-day implementation of operational policies, process improvement initiatives, program enhancements and innovations, and day-to-day management of interdependencies, risks, and opportunities between the four partner organizations.
• Analyzes key performance indicators such as participant satisfaction surveys, AHE LC team progress implementing the Roadmap to Advance Health Equity, and financial reports to create appropriate action plans as indicated.
• Ensures the AHE program has the tools and resources available to meet/exceed all goals, including the latest developments to advance health equity via care transformation and alternative and value-based payment models.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and strategic direction for the AHE technical assistance team and the AHE Roadmap to Advance Health Equity curriculum development team, as they design and deliver trainings, tools, and resources that draw upon lessons learned from the program and its partners, existing literature, and others working to advance health equity. Examples of delivery methods include webinar-based training, in-person and web-based technical assistance to state Medicaid agency, Medicaid managed care organizations, and health care delivery organization team members.
• Serves as the day-to-day supervisor and mentor for the AHE Deputy Director.
• Monitors state Medicaid agencies and health plan market, policy, and regulatory trends relative to the operational goals of the AHE program, including healthcare delivery, quality improvement, and value-based payment models.
• Evaluates the technical assistance and learning collaborative programming to improve efficiency of operations, customer service, and engagement or learning collaborative teamsâ™ organizations.
• Inspires AHE program team members to produce high-caliber and consistent programming and participant satisfaction.
• Serves as the lead author or co-author on papers submitted to academic journals for competitive review, Learning Collaborative curricula, and technical assistance resources, as well as products and tools for broad dissemination (e.g., best practice and lessons learned summaries, policy briefs, white papers, Web-based content and tools, blog posts, webinars). 
• Maintains awareness of actual or potential situations that might pose risk to the mission, vision, and activities of the AHE program.
• Regularly reviews and analyzes best practices pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion both in and outside of health care sector. Serves as an expert and a resource for AHE and RWJF leadership.
• Serves as an advisor to the VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Serves as member of the Quality Committee and the E4 Leadership Working Group.
• Provides leadership and consultative services to departments and internal customers as assigned by the VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Serves as a resource to senior leadership of the medical center and clinicians for identifying and developing programs/services to enhance equity via quality, safety, and operational workflows.
• Serves as diversity, equity, and inclusion subject matter expert in roles and meetings, appointed by the VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement, makes recommendations for change, and co-leads the implementation of evidence-based practices to meet UChicago Medicineâ™s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives.
• Plans and co-leads complex projects, ensuring on-time delivery with high quality and coordination of resources.
• Coordinates, facilitates, implements, and participates in quality improvement initiatives to advance the organizationâ™s equity agenda. 
• Uses sophisticated analytical thought to guide problem solving and identify innovative solutions.
• Leverages methods, metrics, and benchmarks for measuring progress and continuously improving inclusion and equity efforts.
• Contributes to the development process and implementation planning of an organization-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion plan (Equity Plan 2025) that supports the University of Chicago Health Systemâ™s strategic plan and aligns with organizational operational goals and metrics.
• Collaborates with UChicago Medicine employees to coordinate, design, develop, and deliver diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and quality improvement activities.
• Maintains awareness of actual or potential situations that might pose risk to the mission, vision, and activities of the organization.
• Regularly reviews and analyzes best practices pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion both in and outside of health care sector. Serves as an expert and a resource for UChicago Health System leadership.
• Manages research professionals and support staff involved with planning, monitoring, and compliance aspects of research projects. Advises other researchers on long-range plans for research projects.
• Develops goals and operating procedures, practices, and guidelines for research activity based on department strategy.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

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