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Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

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Job Summary

The Workforce Development Manager will be responsible for developing a multifaceted, comprehensive strategy for Northeast Georgia Health System and its business units to connect the available workforce with careers. The Workforce Development Manager will be responsible for developing a pathway for future pipelines of work-ready talent for NGHS's clinical and non-clinical positions. The Workforce Development Manager will partner with the business units to identify critical talent needs and volume and utilize workforce data at the organization to direct current employee development and future pipeline programs.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:

• Educational Requirements: Bachelors Degree required in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent professional education in the field of healthcare.

• Minimum Experience: Five to seven years of progressively advancing administrative leadership in Human Resources and/or Healthcare with proficiency in operations, strategy, marketing, finance, and building/maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

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Preferred Job Qualifications

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Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent physician relationship skills and the ability to work collegially with medical professionals in partnership toward common objectives. Possesses a solid understanding of the day to day operations of physician group practices. Knowledgeable in program expansion and/or new program development.

• Outstanding conceptual and practical knowledge of clinically integrated systems, population management, ACO's, medical homes, and future reimbursement trends and methods. Able to develop IT systems to support clinical integration, more closely align physicians with health system, measure and monitor quality and patient safety, and use data properly to manage the enterprise for success.

• Working knowledge of business development, management and healthcare administration principles, including understanding of planning, budgeting and committee staff work. Understanding of the decision-making dynamics within a complex, integrated, matrix healthcare system environment. Strategic planning skills coupled with the ability to implement and execute the plan.

• Experience/knowledge with Continuous Quality Improvement and Lean Process. Strong team development skills in a collaborative approach. The ability to coordinate and facilitate team work with a variety of professionals. Experience in the process of creating operational excellence in organizations, an advocate for positive cultural change.

• Demonstrates a high level of integrity, reflected by a style that is focused, consistent, fair and highly approachable.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Gather data and deliver insightful analysis and recommendations to business concerning current and future people capabilities, climate and performance

• Implement strategies in collaboration with business leaders to improve the NGHS's employment brands and overall workforce effectiveness

• Establish key relationship with external partners that help identify talent and have aligned interest in employing individuals within our industry and local communities

• Curate key skills and curriculum to educate and train the available workforce with external educators, internal training groups, and industry partners

• Develop and provide strategic direction for a workforce plan to support the recruitment and selection and development of talent in hard to fill positions for the organization

• Develop a deep understanding of the business and employees that shapes the expectations and trajectory of future performance capabilities

• Generate awareness and education opportunities within our communities for employment within the organization and industry

• Display and articulate to candidates and current employees how and where to obtain the necessary credentials and skills for the employment/growth and connect them requisite programs and/or partners

• Build and maintain key external relationships including Department of Education, Colleges and Universities, national healthcare partners, and key associations

• Work with Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development Partners on Recruiting, Training, and Upskilling the current and future Workforce to influence the hiring and training of new employee resources

• Develop, implement, and sustain Workforce Development programs to meet the workforce needs of NGHS

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Weight Carried: Up to 20 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time

• Vision: Moderate, Frequently 31-65%

• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Occasionally 0-30%

• Standing/Walking: Occasionally 0-30%

• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally 0-30%

• Intensity of Work: Occasionally 0-30%

• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding, Driving

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

NGHS: Opportunities start here.

Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.