DIR PR&COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Job in Westminster, Colorado US
DIR PRCOMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Position Description Acts as public relations counsel, overseeing all public relations, media relations, advocacy, communications and community relations initiatives. Responsible for planning and implementing effective public relations programs to increase visibility of organization and assist it in achieving its business goals. Provides strategic counseling to administrative staff on public relations issues to enhance the image and awareness of St. Anthony Hospitals. Also provides counsel and support in the advocacy arena to position St. Anthony Hospitals as an effective leader in healthcare policy issues. Bachelor?s degree required, preferably in public relations, mass communications, journalism or business. A master?s degree in business, marketing or related field desirable. Eight-10 years of Public Relations experience, with proven measurable success, and at least 3 years of experience at a public relations advisory/counselor level. Health care experience required, preferably in the hospital industry. Competency in business, financial and organizational tasks in the corporate environment, including computer literacy. Knowledge of business principles and health-care environmental issues. Excellent leadership, communication, motivation, written and personal interaction skills. St. Anthony North Hospital, Westminster More than three decades after opening its doors the community that St. Anthony North services has grown considerably. St. Anthony North is a modern community resource and offers a wide variety of services including emergency services, OB/GYN, women's health, heart care, orthopedics and spine, family medicine, trauma services, and sleep studies. With the St. Anthony North Family Medicine Residency Program dating back to the early 1970?s, the organization has a long standing tradition of training bright and compassionate family physicians. With 196 licensed beds St. Anthony North has one of the busiest emergency rooms in the state, seeing more than 42,000 emergency patients each year. The hospital is strategically positioned in the rapidly expanding North Denver market. The following are recent examples of the St. Anthony North?s continued growth and strategic growth: ? 2006: A $7 million expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department was completed which added 12,000 square feet to the hospital and increased the number of patient treatment rooms from 20 to 32. ? 2008: The grand opening of the new St. Anthony North Medical Office Building, located directly behind the hospital. The state-of-the-art 65,000 square foot, three story building is home to Panorama Orthopedics Spine Center, Rocky Mountain Cardiovascular Associates, St. Anthony North Family Medicine Residency, St. Anthony Senior Health Centers and Women?s Health Specialists. Centura Health While Centura Health itself was formed in 1996, the tradition of care spans more than 100 years through the work of two sponsors, Adventist Health System and Catholic Health Initiatives. With a shared mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ, these two sponsors have brought together their unique traditions and forged an organization unlike any other. Centura Health is a not-for-profit, faith-based, healthcare organization, providing care and comfort to more than 500,000 individuals each year. As the largest healthcare system in the state, Centura Health plays a vital role in the lives of Coloradans and the state's economy. Centura Health records approximately $2 billion in annual revenues and as Colorado?s fourth largest private employer, provides jobs to more than 14,500 associates. More than 6,000 physicians actively admit patients to Centura Health hospitals.