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Community Health Manager

SSM Health

MO-SSM Health Mission Hill, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Aug 2026

About the role

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Make a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the communities we serve. As a Community Health Manager, you'll lead programs and partnerships that address community needs, improve access to care, and drive positive health outcomes while collaborating with healthcare leaders, community organizations, and stakeholders to create meaningful change.

Scheduling & Logistics:

The role is hybrid, requiring candidates to reside in the metro St. Louis area.
Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
There is no on-call requirement.

Skills & Matching Criteria:

Familiarity with the social service system and community based organizations in St. Louis. Understanding of the impact of social determinants of health on overall health.
Experience working with St. Louis academic ministries (Cardinal Glennon, SLUH, and St. Mary's) and their partnerships with community-based organizations.
Strong interpersonal skills.

Job Summary:

Designs, develops, leads and implements community health partnerships, programs, and activities throughout the community the ministry serves. Leads and maximizes the related reporting of qualifying expenses.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Serves as the market leader to plan and conduct the Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) including the collection and analysis of internal and external data in service of the CHNA processes.
Designs and facilitates collaboration with community stakeholders in the CHNA process, creatively adds value to the CHNA by leveraging the organization's assets across the markets and ensure community engagement – including diverse groups within the community in the CHNA process.
Ensures successful completion and implementation of a Community Health Improvement Plan including the design, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based or evidence-informed policies, program and services that align with identify community health needs.
Builds and sustains a successful level of hospital ministry community engagement with community members, partners and collaborators in a culturally aware and competent manner and ensures that the diverse perspectives of internal and external stakeholders are honored.
Brings about and continuously improves collaboration and improved health in the communities served by the ministry and identifies and advances public policy advocacy opportunities aligned with community health needs and organizational advocacy leadership.
Partners in strategic thinking and organizational leadership as part of a region-wide community health improvement strategy.
Promotes public health principles within the broader activities and efforts of the organization and helps co-workers understand connections between community health efforts and the mission and values while also generating co-worker and hospital ministry leadership engagement in community health and reporting.
Plans and leads community health improvement activities that includes managing a local budget and accomplishing community benefit reporting in a thorough, timely and accurate manner.
Evaluates the impact of policies, programs and services to support informed decisions about future activities and programming.
Develops and continuously builds expertise in reporting and champions further clarity in reporting practices across the region in partnership with other community health leaders, hospital ministry leadership and finance colleagues.
Performs other duties as assigned.