Government Affairs Officer - Hybrid

Description

Government Affairs Officer - Hybrid

The Government Affairs Officer is responsible for supporting the execution of state and federal advocacy programs for Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) and its affiliates. This includes identifying, communicating with and coordinating between external associations and internal engagement partners, and managing systems and structures of the Government Affairs team. This position will also engage in communications and counsel with internal/external audiences, on priority policy issues consistent with PSJH's strategic direction.

Essential functions of this role include:

• Develops system and structures to support and track the execution of department strategic priorities and objectives.
• Supports and tracks the engagement of Providence stakeholders serving in leadership positions with key state and local organizations through facilitated knowledge-sharing across regions and departments, research on emerging policy issues, and written engagement reports..
• Maintains customer-focused tools to support the work of the Government Affairs Department including: bill tracking tools, talking points, self-service functions (including online resources), presentations, one-pagers and direct guidance.
• Assists in the compilation, research and development of regular reporting to internal boards and customer groups, manages content expert group engagement and tracking.
• Working in coordination with the Director, Government Affairs, develops and executes engagement strategy to deepen connection between government affairs, and community ministry, foundation boards and local stakeholders.
• Coordinates with Advocacy & Social Responsibility Division leaders and teams to maximize collaboration, information sharing and cross-functional effectiveness.
• Engages in direct advocacy and community wide relationship building on behalf of the organization
• Supports advocacy visits to local ministries and at the state and federal levels
• Serves as a strategic partner to local leadership in conjunction with the California state advocacy team
• Builds local relationships to support local advocacy issues
• Supports the development of and execution of caregiver engagement and education outreach related to advocacy.
• Leads and coordinates the development of bi-annual advocacy agenda and annual priorities.
• Oversees filing of state lobbying disclosures on a quarterly basis.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Providence Strategic And Management Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Public Policy, Political Science, Business, Communications, Government, or Health Administration.
• 6 or more years of work experience in legislative or regulatory activities, health administration or legal research; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in governmental processes and governmental relations.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 414138

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Government Affairs

Job Function: Legal/Compliance/Risk

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Business Professional

Department: 4007 SS GOV AF SOCL RESP

Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St

Work Location: Providence Health Plaza (HR) Bldg 1-Portland

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Pay Range: $65.83 - $103.93

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.