AVP, Healthcare Policy

Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble Health Partners!

Ensemble Health Partners is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.

Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!

O.N.E Purpose:

• Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.

• Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.

• Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.

The Opportunity:

As the AVP, Healthcare Policy you will advocate for clients' interests by influencing public policy and legislation, working closely with lawmakers and regulatory agencies. Your role involves supporting clients in their government relations strategies, building and maintaining relationships with government officials and stakeholders, and educating clients on regulatory compliance. You will craft clear messaging for clients' goals, develop strategic plans for government relations, and monitor legislative developments. Additionally, you will collaborate with other organizations to strengthen advocacy efforts.

Essential Job Functions

• Advocacy and Policy Development: Advocate for clients’ interests by influencing public policy and legislation. This involves working closely with lawmakers and regulatory agencies to shape policies that benefit healthcare providers and their patients.  Leverage client clout and hospital association relationships to pursue a seat at the table in state level rule making groups.  

• Client Delivery: Support Ensemble clients in their specific government relations strategies and needs.  Accomplish this by partnering with the clients’ existing resources and established relationships.  Client needs will range from industry-wide items that impact all of them and require a consistent or uniform approach to unique client specific concerns that may require a bespoke state level strategy. 

• Relationship Building: Establishing and maintaining relationships with government officials, policymakers, hospitals associations (national and state levels) and other stakeholders is essential. These relationships help ensure that the concerns and needs of our clients are heard and addressed.  This can involve things like coordinating site visits from congressional representatives to establish visibility and access for our clients. 

• Regulatory Compliance Education: Assist Ensemble’s clients navigate complex regulatory environments by educating them on issues concerning compliance with federal and state laws. This includes staying updated on changes in healthcare regulations

• Communication and Public Affairs: Acting as an advocate, communicate the goals and positions of Ensemble clients to government officials. This includes crafting clear and effective messaging around key issues.  These efforts can range from acting on behalf of a specific individual client to advocating on behalf of Ensemble clients collectively (and the industry at large).  Utilize Ensemble’s marketing and communications presence to establish it as a thought leader in the space and advocate for the provider community. 

• Strategic Planning: Developing and implementing strategic plans for government relations, including identifying key legislative priorities and creating action plans to achieve them.  This should include a general summary of proposed agenda topics and priorities for clients.  It should be developed with the primary intention of benefiting clients that may lack resources or visibility into such topics.  

• Monitoring Legislation: Keeping track of legislative developments that could impact healthcare providers and analyzing their potential effects. This involves preparing reports and briefings for Ensemble and client leaders and offering opinions and feedback to policy makers when possible. 

• Coalition Building: Working with other organizations and coalitions to stren