Director of Enterprise Wellbeing Strategy and Operations

Job Description Summary
This position reports directly to MUSC’s Chief Wellbeing Officer, serving in an advisory, liaison, and operational oversight role, focused on implementation of the enterprise wellbeing strategic and operational plans.

Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Cost Center
CC005330 SYS - Chief Wellness Officer

Pay Rate Type
Salary

Pay Grade
Health-35

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Work Shift

Job Description

Key Duties

• Provides strategic counsel and hands on support to the Chief Wellbeing Officer, advising on strategy, day-to-day operations, offering guidance on sensitive matters, and ensuring leadership has the necessary information to make informed decisions.
• Promotes and supports the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the team, providing guidance and leadership on strategic planning, policy development, and decision making.
• Manages designated wellbeing team personnel.
• Designs and implements policies, procedures, and systems to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepares and contributes to research, preparation, and execution of reports, briefings, presentations on strategic initiatives and other materials as appropriate.
• Provides leadership and project management support of key strategic initiatives prioritized by the CWO.
• Serves as liaison to the communications team, ensuring internal and external messaging on activities, programs, and initiatives are accurate, timely, and capture innovation and impact, including promoting the availability of resources for MUSC employees and students to encourage engagement and utilization.
• Advises on the strategic direction and evolution of wellbeing initiatives, including identifying new opportunities and priorities, analyzing current well-being trends, and assessing feasibility of adaptation, scalability, and implementation at MUSC.
• Builds and nurtures internal and external relationships to serve as a resource for the CWO and point of contact for programs, partners, and other collaborators to help resolve complex issues and move strategic priorities and projects forward.
• Monitors and analyzes the impact, including engagement and utilization, of MUSC wellbeing programs to ensure goals and milestones are met, providing guidance on ways to better align offerings with needs to optimize impact and access.
• Manages the process of review and oversight of the annual operational budget, ensuring resources are used appropriately and allocated to support the strategic plan and programs.

Other Requirements:

• Credibility to stand in for the Chief Wellbeing Officer and other senior wellbeing leaders.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to be flexible.
• Ability to self-direct work and be proactive.
• Ability to anticipate and form recommendations and solutions.
• Industry knowledge and understanding of the organization and how work connects across the institution.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to hold staff to equal standards of accountability.
• Strong builder of relationships with key partners. Ability to navigate effectively across an organization.
• Trusted advisor at all levels such that issues that need attention surface quickly.

• Action oriented with the ability to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with sense of urgency and enthusiasm
• Dedication to efficiency and optimization of work processes through continuous improvement
• Possesses a strategic mindset: visualizes future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies
• Drives innovation, excellence, and change leadership through influence

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Minimum of 7 years working in healthcare space, preferably in mental health and wellbeing.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience and subject matter expertise in the areas of workplace mental health and healthcare workforce burnout and well-being. Knowledge of, or experience with, major academic medical center or similar healthcare related environment. Master’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or similar field preferred but not required.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees