Chief Community Health Officer

Job Details

Job Location:

Ganado, AZ 86505

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Health Care

Position Summary:

The Chief Community Health Officer (CCHO) at Sage Memorial Hospital is responsible for leading the Community Health Division in developing culturally attuned, community-based health programs aimed at disease prevention, health promotion, and addressing the unique health needs of Tribal and surrounding native populations. The CCHO has overall responsibility for Community Health Services, which includes the Mobile Unit Program, the Diabetes Grant Program, the P-4 Grant Program, and collaboration with medical staff providing diagnostic and therapeutic services in a primary care specialty.

This executive position will guide strategic initiatives to improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and advocate for health resources tailored to Tribal communities. The CCHO will develop policies and foster partnerships that empower individuals and families, ensuring accessibility and support for holistic, community-centered health care.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

• An individual in this role must be able to perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Develop and lead a comprehensive community health strategy that aligns with Tribal health needs and Sage Memorial Hospital’s mission.
• Collaborate with Tribal leadership, CEO, and hospital executives to set community health goals, benchmarks, and policies.
• Guide the creation of policies and procedures that support accessible and sustainable community health services.
• Design and manage community health programs focused on disease prevention, wellness, mental health, health literacy, and culturally responsive care.
• Ensures development of Population Health initiatives to improve patient satisfaction and family-centered care; develops and implements measures for quality improvement.
• Ensure programs reflect evidence-based practices and are tailored to meet the unique needs of Tribal and surrounding native communities.
• Oversee the Public Health Nursing, Wellness Program, Mobile Unit program, Elder Services, and other community grant programs (i.e., P-4, SDPI).
• Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, schedules, time approval, hiring, training, orientation, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.
• Leads the completion of the community health needs assessment, using the community health needs assessment data to make recommendations for new services or programs.
• Works to promote an understanding of the population health programs with a focus on diabetes prevention and treatment; individually, and as a member of a group, participates in planning, implementing, and evaluating the population health programs and policies to meet the SMH strategic plan in conjunction with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Provides support and guidance on clinical and community health needs for the primary care providers, complementing Patient Care Medical Home (PCMH).
• Recommends public and community health initiatives, policy implementation and best practices, and identifies program-related grant funding.
• Leads community mobilization, sensitization, and facilitation of community health promotion activities.
• Collaborates with tribal, federal, state, and community health, chapters, schools, and social service agencies to achieve a broad base for activities; orients and trains staff of such agencies as required.
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