• Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Assistant Vice President of Strategic Communications where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our North Texas Division Office team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

North Texas Division Office, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Administrative Director of Strategic Communication where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Division Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Strategic Communications, reports the Division VP of Strategic Communications. S/he will ensure the Corporate Communications strategy is reflected across the Division, including scaling the HCA Healthcare story across the operating markets and emphasizing the value of HCA Healthcare to internal and external audiences. S/he will oversee the development, implementation and execution of a Division-wide Communications strategy that aligns to the HCA Enterprise Communications strategy, as well as advance local and market Communications objectives. S/he will be a crucial facilitator of internal collaboration and internal communications strategy.

• Lead, execute and sustain a multi-year, multi-channel strategy to bring the HCA Healthcare story to life in the North Texas Division with a cascading plan for disseminating consistent enterprise core message and proof points
• Lead communications working groups in the development and execution of internal communications initiatives and programs on behalf of executive leadership such as organizational changes and new or existing campaigns
• Proactively identify and recommend opportunities to strengthen HCA Healthcare’s brand with internal and influencer audiences through strategic involvement in professional associations (including conferences, tradeshows, speaking engagements, and awards).
• Supports execution of internal communications for key stakeholder and influencer audiences (including but not limited to Internal Newsletters, Town Halls, Leadership Forums, External Thought Leadership). Ensures appropriate messaging based on internal stakeholder requirements.
• Develops necessary content creation for written, video, digital and in-person channels including internal and external communications messages, speeches, presentations, talking points, videos, board materials, annual reports, and other collateral
• Partner with the Corporate and Division communications teams to focus on the following key audiences: Government Relations, Payor Relations, Physicians, Colleagues, Nurses, Crisis Communications, Acquisitions and internal communications.
• Collaborate with corporate communications, division leadership, and other stakeholders (including, but not limited to, Human Resources, Government Relations, Payor Relations, Clinical Services, Physician Services, Nursing, and Information Technology) to effectively cascade communication and key messages to colleagues within the Division and its markets.
• In partnership with Government Relations, be knowledgeable of and navigate political and regulatory environments within the National, State, and Local markets. Serve as an advisor to local Marketing and Communications leadership on state and local market regulations that may impact communications strategies.
• Work closely with the Division Marketing, Public Relations, and Community Relations counterparts to stay abreast of key initiatives, goals, and outcomes that impact Division and local markets.
• Establish a framework for measurement of communications efforts.
• In coordination with the AVP of Public Relations, documents a crisis communication strategy for the Division in line with crisis communications best practices and in alignment with the corporate crisis communication plan/policies. Localizes crisis communications strategies to facility team members for local implementation.
• Consults and leads best practice sharing across Division.
• Stays abreast of hospital news, trends, services, and objectives through building and maintaining relationships with various "clients" (clinical and operational leaders from throughout the division), physicians, physician liaisons, and others who serve as resources for information, which can be directed as appropriate to external or internal audiences.
• Provide direct communication and counsel to hospital CEOs and other leadership members when appropriate
• Proofread and review all content prior to publication.
• Support and promote the HCA Healthcare brand purpose and ensure adherence/alignment of communications messaging and content with existing brand standards.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, or related field required

• Minimum of 8+ years experience including 2 years supervisory experience. Health care experience preferred.

Medical City Healthcare strives to deliver excellence. We are committed to the care and improvement of human life. We provide the highest quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Medical City Healthcare is one of the North Texas region’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare providers. We have 16 hospitals, 5,000 physicians and more than 17,000 employees in Dallas-Fort Worth. Medical City Healthcare is the only healthcare system in North Texas with an adult and children’s hospital on the same campus. We are a part of HCA Healthcare. HCA Healthcare includes 185 hospitals in the United States and England. Medical City Healthcare has six hospitals that are Magnet® recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®. We have been recognized by Texas Monthly as a Best Companies to Work for in Texas. HCA Healthcare has been named to LinkedIn’s 2021 Top Companies list of 50 best workplaces to grow your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Administrative Director of Strategic Communication role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.