Regional Director Communications - MT

You. 

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Regional Communications Director - Montana. 

You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun.

You bring strategic thinking to corporate communications and you’re proactive when it comes to building broad, diverse communication programs.  You enjoy serving as the Public Information Officer and working with community relations. You’re as comfortable in a boardroom as you are in hospital hallways.

You’re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us. 

St. Vincent Healthcare is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 286-bed level II trauma center has provided care in Montana and the surrounding area since 1898, and our 30-clinic network ensures community needs are met. We offer comprehensive, specialty care, and are proud to extend SCL Health’s missions by treating the poor, the vulnerable, our community and each other.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

This position is eligible for our At Risk Compensation program.

We. 

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity. 

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn. 

Your day.

As a Regional Communications Director you need to know how to:

• Direct the development and execution of a communications strategy that delivers engaging and effective communications programs to support brand loyalty, engage key stakeholders and emphasizes our culture of “One SCL Health.” Coordinate with other Communication Directors to ensure consistency.
• Oversee the regional communications needs for Montana as well as lead a shared services team of communications professionals responsible for creating compelling stories and communication opportunities for our Montana care sites to drive a sense of “community” among key audiences, including: associates at all levels of the ministry; board members; key partners; and patients/consumers.
• Support the creation of integrated and shared content and messaging that resonates across SCL Health.
• Work with care site communications team, system communications team and marketing partners to develop and manage social media strategies for each care site in MT.
• Support communications efforts in partnership with regional senior leaders for regional governance boards.
• Maintain and coordinate with other units to ensure a consistent brand voice and ensure that SCL Health’s reputation and mission is thoughtfully marketed and carefully managed.
• Work with care site managers to develop appropriate messaging and communication channels.  
• Support crisis events in a region and coordinates media response with the public relations team. Respond to site or regional media inquiries.
• Serve as the public information officer and develop media relations with support from the VP of Communications.
• Lead our advocacy and community relations communications efforts across Montana in partnership with Montana leaders and government relations team.
• Direct human resource functions such as interviewing, selection, orientation, education/training, feedback, performance evaluation, and policy and procedure development.

Your experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: 

•  Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field. 
•  Minimum of seven (7) years managing an internal communications teams.   
•  Experience building and executing strategic communications strategies and plans.
•  Experience in healthcare is preferred.  
•  Four years of additional experience may substitute for the required education.

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being a Regional Communications Director on our team we hope you’ll join us. At SCL Health you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.