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External Communications Manager - Tennessee

Ascension Health

Details

  • Department: External Communications
  • Schedule: Full Time Monday - Friday 8am-5pm CT
  • Location: Remote

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

  • Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

The Role

As a passionate and accomplished communicator, you will be responsible for managing and implementing communications campaigns for Ascension Tennessee, executing external communications strategies that strengthen Ascension’s brand and reputation and support business and public affairs priorities in the market. You will have an opportunity to help build a positive reputation across the market, in support of our goal to provide quality care to the citizens of Tennessee. You will partner with our internal communications and marketing managers in Tennessee and support our market executives, helping to drive engaging and action-oriented internal messaging. You are both a strong program manager and an inspiring writer and communicator, one who is comfortable working across a matrixed organization to deliver measurable results. 

Responsibilities

  • Manage day to day execution of a cohesive external communications strategy and plan for Tennessee that improves our market reputation, in coordination with other enterprise and local communication teams
  • Leverage the toolkits, messaging documents, creative content, channel management and strategic planning support of our enterprise communications teams and customize them as appropriate for the Tennessee market
  • Provide external communications counsel and support to Ascension Tennessee market leaders and other partner teams
  • Develop external communications content, campaigns and events that support our local business objectives and our brand 
  • Combine a big-picture perspective with attention to detail, clarity and focus
  • Ensure that communications reflect the Mission, Vision and Values of Ascension as a healing ministry of the Catholic Church
  • Maintain flexible availability and responsiveness both during and outside of normal work hours as necessary

Complexity of Work

  • Requires excellent writing and project management skills, as well as critical thinking, strategic counseling and decisive judgment.
  • Ideally the candidate will also have a knowledge of the evolving healthcare market, Ascension’s history and current initiatives, and communications practices and standards. Must be able to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment

Work Experience

  • Eight plus years in an external communications management role, ideally with experience working in a healthcare provider system or similar services organization
  • Experience with executive communications and counsel
  • Familiarity with local issues management
  • Adept at the rapid development of content in support of local business, market and organizational communications needs
  • Experience developing clear KPIs and reporting out to multiple teams, including senior executives

Requirements

Education:

  • High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

#marketingcommunications

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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