Director, Clinical Workforce Policy and Initiatives
Connecticut Hospital Association
Wallingford, CT - United States
WittKieffer is proud to partner with the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) to conduct the national search for its next Director, Clinical Workforce Policy and Initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organization dedicated to providing state and national advocacy for its more than 100 institutional members.
CHA is one of the most diverse and respected hospital associations in the nation and has earned a reputation for innovation in advancing statewide patient safety, quality, and community and health equity initiatives. From its Wallingford, Connecticut location, CHA’s staff of approximately 50 dedicated professional employees provide a wide range of services to its members.
Working directly with the Senior Vice President, Policy, the Director, Clinical Workforce Policy and Initiatives will work on a broad range of clinical workforce policy issues, including partnering with CHA’s advocacy team to examine laws, regulations, and processes, engaging in statewide policy work focused on the intersection of clinical practice, operational processes, and workforce development, and acting as a representative of CHA to internal and external constituencies focused on clinical workforce policy.
The successful Director, Clinical Workforce Policy and Initiative candidate will:
- Coordinate statewide policy work and respond to overlapping issues that occur between clinical practice and operational processes. For example, statewide vaccination policy, masking, visitation protocols
- Advocate with the Office of Workforce Strategy and other state agencies to obtain and implement state-funded workforce investment programs. Serve as CHA representative to external stakeholders on workforce issues. Focus on high school readiness for careers in healthcare
- Ensure the development of a highly skilled workforce of the future, prepared for evolving roles, in a supportive and safe workplace; identify opportunities to increase the workforce pipeline and healthcare career pathways
- Collaborate with community programs and the state university system to increase the education pipeline including additional faculty, recruitment of students, expanded career ladder programs, and additional clinical placement opportunities
- Support CHA’s advocacy team with requests related to workforce initiatives. Support efforts to examine laws, regulations, and processes; recommend improvements related to interstate licensing compacts, potential licensing barriers, staffing ratio requirements, funding, etc.
The preferred candidate will possess a Master of Public Health, Master of Business Administration, or related discipline and combination of clinical background and administrative management. Additionally, a minimum of 5-7 years of experience working in a hospital or health system on workforce issues; exposure to healthcare education, recruitment, or related human resources responsibilities is desired.
Please direct all applications, inquiries, and nominations to Tom Quinn or Ethan Robles by clicking the buttons below or via email, at: [email protected] .