Careers at CHA
Title: Manager, Public Policy
FLSA Status: Full time, exempt
Reports to: Senior Director, Regulatory Policy
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Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) is a leading voice of Colorado’s hospital and health system community. Representing more than 100 hospitals and health systems through the state, CHA serves as a trusted, credible, and reliable resource on health issues, hospital data and trends for its members, media, policymakers and the general public. Through CHA, Colorado’s hospitals and health systems work together in their shared commitment to improve health and health care in Colorado.
Summary:
The Manager, Public Policy is responsible for researching and analyzing public policy issues in the health care field, focused primarily on Colorado state agencies related to health care. The Manager, Public Policy identifies policy concerns, proposes solutions, makes recommendations, and implements policy positions and actions. This position publicly represents CHA and develops strong working relationships with government officials, CHA executive staff, CHA members, and other outside stakeholders. The Manager, Public Policy is responsible for strengthening the Association’s relationship and reputation with hospital administrators, government officials and other health care organizations in relevant public policy areas.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
General:
- Stay well-informed of current market trends, policy issues, and other developments affecting hospitals, health systems and health care and proactively identify recommendations based on opportunities and threats.
- Deepen expertise in assigned focus areas, including working with members, other Colorado and national stakeholders, policymakers, and additional outside resources to create an informed perspective.
- Ensure effective project management of a large number of regulatory and legislative projects, including issue tracking, risk management, communication management and evaluation.
Policy Development & Advocacy:
- In partnership with CHA leadership, develop and implement the Association’s objectives and strategies on priority policy matters such as behavioral health and environmental issues.
- Secure the Association’s policy goals and agendas while negotiating with stakeholders and policy makers on regulatory or statutory changes, particularly in the areas of behavioral health.
- Draft briefing memoranda, changes to legislation and regulation, talking points, fact sheets, testimony, progress reports, white papers, and other strategic communications consistent with the Association’s policy positions.
- Determine the most effective and efficient means for proactively addressing proposed regulatory issues with state agencies (Behavioral Health Administration, Department of Public Health and Environment, the Department of Regulatory Agencies, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and the Department of Human Services and their federal counterparts), ensure necessary participation and input by members, and represent members’ views in public forums.
Member Engagement, Stakeholder Relationships, Communication
- Build, maintain, and grow strong working relationships with state policy makers, hospital administrators, subject matter experts, health care organizations and other key stakeholders
- Ensure CHA policies are communicated with internal and external stakeholders with the highest level of professionalism, accuracy, and effectiveness
- Ensure proposed public policies are effectively and adequately shared with members with a thorough analysis and potential positions or solutions
- Actively collaborate, as appropriate, with the American Hospital Association, state hospital associations in the region and nationally, other relevant health care organizations, academic and business organizations
- Represents CHA at business, stakeholder, community, fundraising, and other networking events
Other Duties:
- As assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required (unless otherwise noted):
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, economics, public policy or political science, health care, business administration or related field (advanced degree preferred)
- Minimum of five to eight years’ experience in policy research, program implementation, and stakeholder engagement with three years’ regulatory experience in health care or related area of public policy (preferably in Colorado or with Colorado stakeholders)
- Experience with public policy research, data analysis and interpretation, and both objective and persuasive communications
- Successful management of projects or programs with fixed deliverables
- Demonstrated creativity and out-of-the-box thinking on policy issues
- Knowledge of the unique issues facing hospitals and the broader spectrum of health care delivery and payment systems (preferred)
- Knowledge of various health care payment systems and health care financing (preferred)
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated customer service orientation
- Impeccable organizational skills and personable positive attitude
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work well under pressure and within short deadlines
- Analytical problem solving ability
- Ability to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to handle confidential information and situations discreetly and professionally
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and to complete tasks on time
- Self-starter with a strong desire to learn
- Maintains prompt and regular attendance
- Exceptional written and oral communication, including public speaking
- Professional and diplomatic demeanor
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Working conditions are normal for a fast-paced office work environment.
- Requires frequent day-travel within the Denver metro area and occasional overnight travel
- Requires infrequent weekend and/or evening work.
- Presentation of technical material in group settings required occasionally.
- Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed.
- Requires walking primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day.
- May include lifting up to 25 pounds for files on a regular basis. Proper lifting techniques required.
Material and Equipment Directly Used:
- Cell phone
- Personal computer with Microsoft Office software applications.
- Multi-line telephone with voice mail.
- Copy machine
- Printer
Hiring salary range: $70,000-85,000/year; eligible for benefits
The hiring salary range represents a targeted starting salary based on candidate’s experience, education, and/or skill level. The actual starting salary may be more or less depending on individual qualifications and does not represent the position’s full salary range.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by their supervisor. Nothing in this job description shall create or is intended to create, or shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment, express or implied. Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.
Title: President, CHA Financial Advisors and CHA Shared Services
FLSA Status: Full-time, exempt
Reports to: President and CEO of CHA
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The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) represents 100 member hospitals and health systems throughout Colorado. CHA partners with its members to work towards health reform and performance improvement and provides advocacy and representation at the state and federal level. Colorado hospitals and health systems are committed to providing coverage and access to safe, high-quality and affordable health care. In addition, Colorado hospitals have a tremendous impact on the state’s economic stability and growth, contributing to nearly every community with more than 75,000 employees statewide. For more information, visit www.cha.com.
CHA Shared Services is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm and a subsidiary of the Colorado Hospital Association. At CHA Shared Services, we support Colorado’s healthcare facilities by providing a broad array of strategic services in the areas of health and welfare, retirement and executive benefits, workers’ compensation and general human resources management. Our services help clients increase their efficiency by saving them time, money and other valuable resources.
CHA Financial Advisors (CHAFA) offers a wide range of financial services for healthcare facilities. Our staff has established relationships with trusted providers to help broker deals on behalf of Colorado’s healthcare facilities for retirement and investment services.
Summary:
The President, CHA Financial Advisors and Shared Services will develop the vision and execute the strategic and operational plans of CHASS and CHAFA, demonstrating tangible goals and objectives for both financial and non-financial key performance indicators. This position ensures that resources, technology, procedures and personnel are linked to goals and objectives and provides ongoing stewardship and direction of all programs, including providing reports and other relevant communication to all Boards.
This position is responsible for the direction and overall management of CHASS and CHAFA including delivery of services, products, policy development, long- and short-range planning, member relations, management of staff, and financial performance.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with President/CEO of Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) in developing and implementing the strategic plan of CHASS.
- Prepares, recommends and implements long-range and annual objectives business plans.
- Develops, recommends and upon approval operates within an annual budget.
- Directs and monitors the overall marketing and communications programs for products and services of CHASS and CHAFA.
- Evaluates current services and programs for effectiveness and quality.
- Evaluates opportunities for new services and products.
- Conducts research to attain vendors for endorsement that will enhance customers’ needs.
- Maintains relationships with endorsed vendors. Determines vendors’ utilization and service to customers and keeps vendors abreast of the results.
- Serves as primary board contact, attends meetings and ensures that the board members are kept fully informed on the operations of CHASS and CHAFA.
- Serves as a spokesperson for CHASS and CHAFA, maintaining effective relationships with CHA, vendors and customers.
- Promotes and attends conventions and seminars and utilizes the events as major educational and member relations opportunities.
- Coordinates activities with personnel of CHA.
- Conducts regular meetings with subordinates for communication and coordination of efforts within the overall framework of CHA.
- Develop and implement marketing plans to generate non-dues income through Premier Partners, including promotion of subsidiary products.
- Develop long-range plans for CHASS, including identifying and targeting new markets.
- Develop and implement strategies generating non-dues revenue for CHA.
- Direct the sales efforts with prospective advertisers, sponsors and exhibitors.
- Negotiate and finalize contracts with Premier Partners.
- Perform other related duties as directed or required.
Organizational Responsibilities:
Vision and Mission: Is directly responsible for the integration of daily job duties with the vision and mission of CHA in all areas of responsibilities.
Communication: Is directly responsible for effective, clear and positive communication resulting in mutual understanding in all transactions involved within our association.
Member Relations and Customer Service: Responsible for knowledge of our member hospitals and their issues in order to serve our membership with effective customer service and the realization that we effect health care for all Coloradans and work for Colorado hospitals.
Morale & Productivity: Is directly responsible for departmental recruitment, new staff skill development, the departmental environmental climate, staff motivation, and the daily management and retention of assigned staff.
Budgetary: Develops and maintains annual operating and capital budgets while responsible for monitoring CHASS and CHAFA activities’ financial contribution and cost for the overall financial success of CHA.
Continuous Self Development Plan: Maintains a self-development program to increase personal effectiveness and broaden technical knowledge and organizational skills.
Knowledge and Experience Required:
- Demonstrated successful track record in sales or business development in the hospital or health care industry.
- Experience working with and managing a Board.
- Background with life, health, property and casualty insurance products and/or financial services required. Insurance licenses preferred (NASD securities license 6, 26, and 63, property and casualty, life, and/or heath insurance).
- Requires thorough understanding of a specialized area of knowledge.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field or a minimum of ten years related experience required.
- Ten years of experience in business administration, business development, sales or related fields, with at least five years in management required.
- Must have valid Drivers’ License and proof of insurance.
These requirements represent minimum levels in order to perform the job on a satisfactory basis. Candidates must have the ability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.
Skills and Competencies:
- Demonstrated planning, management, communication, public relations, and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated organizational and people skills.
- Self-starter, innovator.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Mature, respected demeanor inspiring confidence and trust in board, members, staff, and outside organizations.
Physical Demands / Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Working conditions are normal for a fast-paced office work environment.
- Requires occasional overnight travel and weekend and/or evening work.
- Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed.
- Requires walking primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day.
- May include lifting up to 25 pounds for files on a regular basis. Proper lifting techniques required.
Material and Equipment Directly Used:
- Personal computer with Microsoft Office and other software applications
- Software applications including but not limited to database management, data analytics, project management and presentation tools
- Facsimile
- Multi-line telephone with voice mail
- Copy machine
- Printer
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by their supervisor. Nothing in this job description shall create or is intended to create or shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment, express or implied. Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.
Hiring salary range: $200,000-250,000/year plus annual incentive bonus; eligible for benefits
The hiring salary range represents a targeted starting salary based on candidate’s experience, education, and/or skill level. The actual starting salary may be more or less depending on individual qualifications and does not represent the position’s full salary range.
CHA strives for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where employees can feel valued as their authentic selves. CHA does this by offering and prioritizing:
- Flexibility and work/life balance
- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Open and honest discussions about the company and its culture
- An environment where each and every person can make an impact
- Competitive salaries with outstanding employee benefits including 90 percent employer paid medical coverage, exceptional 401(k) contributions, paid time off, and much more
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CHA makes employment decisions based on the merit and qualifications of those who apply. CHA is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
CHA will make every effort to find a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant that chooses to disclose a physical or mental limitation/disability. If you believe you require accommodation for any stage of the hiring process, please contact CHA at 720-489-1630.
CHA Diversity Statement
CHA is committed to achieving equitable health outcomes by eliminating bias and barriers. CHA values different backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. By promoting diversity among employees and member hospitals, the Association furthers its mission of advancing the health of Colorado communities.