Health Equity Director - Ohio

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Description

The Health Equity Director is responsible for setting direction and establishing strategy to advance equitable health outcomes for our members in Ohio. To achieve this, the Health Equity Director will work with providers, health systems, internal leaders, community based organizations, ODM (Ohio Department of Medicaid), Ohio MCO's and others to improve community and individual drivers of health and health outcomes for our membership. The Health Equity Director will also focus on fully integrating culturally informed strategies into the design and development of quality, clinical, population health programs, services, and communication. The Health Equity Director will work directly with the Ohio Healthy Horizons CEO, serve on the market leadership team and liaise with Humana's Chief Health Equity Officer, Ohio Bold Goal and state based health equity leaders to ensure alignment across the market. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate to health plan functions. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with the broader health care community to advance health equity and develop comprehensive health equity strategies and interventions that improve health and wellness opportunities for all Humana Healthy Horizons Members in Ohio.

Responsibilities


Lead in applying health equity principles to internal health plan operations, administrative and clinical, to assure policies and procedures are aligned with improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities for all members.
Collaborate with Humana leaders in developing and implementing strategic initiatives to support an organizational workforce and culture that is inclusive and respectful of the various backgrounds and cultures that are reflected in our members and communities we serve
Help assure the plan addresses health care disparities and ensures equitable access to and the delivery of services to all members, including those with limited English proficiency, diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, or disabilities; and regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Equitable access means meeting the standards as defined by the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care
Help assure the plan, its subcontractors, and network providers provide physical access, reasonable accommodations, and accessible equipment for members with physical or mental disabilities.
Assure the plan's health equity efforts align with the requirements set forth in various sections of the ODM Managed Care Provider Agreement relative to Population Health and Quality.
Help represent the plan through participation in ODM's health equity initiatives as requested by ODM.
Build strong relationships with those we serve, providers, and community groups
Identify racial, linguistic, gender and geographic health disparities, and work with our communities, partners, and providers to improve health equity and have a collective impact for the population.
Listen, and give voice to, emergent issues of health equity, health disparities and health care disparities within the local health care community, their impacts on healthcare quality, outcomes, health care costs and access to care for underserved and marginalized communities.
Influence external and internal audiences on critical health equity and related population health issues.
Lead in the strategy and development of work plans, in collaboration with the plan CIO, to leverage all available data to provide meaningful reporting to internal and external committees on health equity metrics across the plan, network and service delivery areas
Work with plan executive leadership and their teams to develop synergies around health equity related to emerging or current Medicaid priorities.
Serve as a trusted thought partner in health equity with plan leadership, local communities and state agencies
Ensure that efforts addressed at improving health equity, reducing disparities, and improving cultural competence are designed collaboratively with other ODM-contracted managed care entities to have a collective impact for the population and that lessons learned are incorporated into future decision-making.


Required Qualifications


Bachelor's degree required
Minimum of five (5) years professional work experience, preferably in public health, social/human services, social work, public policy, health care, education, community development, or justice
Experience working directly in communities and understanding health disparities and barriers to health equity.
Experience as a leader who clearly communicates with and engages leaders, including the clinical community, to build trusted relationships, enhance the connection to a company, and/or engage in partnerships or initiatives to improve health.
Demonstrated ability to operationalize a vision and plan, organize and integrate priorities and deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to drive change in alignment with the mission, vision and values of an organization.
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop effective relationships with a broad array of people (different levels of management and clinical expertise)
Experience in actively applying or overseeing the application of science-based quality improvement methods to reduce health disparities
Experience with program planning, implementation, and evaluation


Preferred Qualifications


Advanced degree (Masters Level or Above)
Demonstrated experience leading equity efforts in a complex organization and industry resulting in measurable outcomes.


Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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