We’ve made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed – our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.
At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!
This job develops a comprehensive and strategic framework to support diversity and inclusion efforts and oversees overall program design of diversity and inclusion programs within assigned region. Develops and implements a full range of initiatives that support ongoing leadership efforts to ensure organization-wide understanding, adoption and adherence to the policy on diversity and inclusion. Engages in continuous, systematic and focused recruitment and retention activities to ensure diverse populations, including enhancement of mentorship and advancement opportunities. Ensures system benchmarks are utilized to define and set thresholds/goals for recruitment and retention programs, including the identification and tracking of metrics for monitoring of programming. Completes long term mapping of existing programming to diversity categories and collects data on program outcome effectiveness, resources, and sustainability.
Education
Required – Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, health administration, nursing administration or related field.
Preferred – Master’s degree in human resources, business administration, health administration, nursing administration or related field
Work Experience
Required – 5 years in a leadership or supervisory role or a Master’s degree in a related field can be accepted in lieu of this experience.
Required – 5 Years Of Professional Change Management Experience.
Preferred – 5 years of professional change management experience including 3 years in healthcare.
Knowledge Skills And Abilities (KSAs)
- Strong knowledge of continual quality and process improvement along with effective program and data management that results in measurable cultural change and adherence to diversity and inclusion standards.
- Strong interpersonal and listening skills and ability to effectively obtain cooperation and support from a broad range of internal and external constituents.
- Ability to be a seasoned innovator in the field of strategic inclusion, diversity and/or human resources and clinical management.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to influence cultural change and outcomes in a complex environment.
- Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
Job Duties
- Articulates definition of diversity standards within context of the system; develops policy and procedures; deploys, oversees and implements strategies to meet diversity standards; and establishes and measures institutional metrics that adhere to diversity standards.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Ensures full development and implementation of all action planning activities associated with ongoing compliance and adherence to all applicable regulatory requirements and manages the annual diversity and inclusion calendar, including the collection, analysis and review of all diversity and inclusion-based activities within the region on an annual basis.
- Manages all diversity and inclusion data collection and associated maintenance activities, compiles the submission of required annual reports and cultivates HR data.
- Identifies opportunities to align diversity and inclusion with organizational strategy and ensures the organization and alignment of programs dedicated to expanding the pipeline of diverse students that enter medical school and the health sciences.
- Builds diversity regional councils, implements regional organizations.
- Oversees the development of training and workshops that enhance the diversity and inclusion, and continuously refines training programs to heighten awareness of and reduce the impact of bias in recruitment, hiring and promotions processes.
- Creates a community of inclusion and support; works collaboratively with departmental leadership teams to maintain audit survey, cataloging efforts and activities promoting diversity and inclusion at the local level; and evaluates engagement surveys for the purposes of initiating a continuous environmental scan of diversity and inclusion.
The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical essential functions of this job include (but are not limited to) the following: Frequently exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force to move objects; occasionally exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!
Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website.
Individuals who reside in and will work from the state of Colorado are not eligible for remote work position.
Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or [email protected] . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. These protections extend to applicants and all employment related decisions. View the
EEO is the Law poster and its
supplement , as well as the
pay transparency policy for more information.
Affirmative Action Policy Statement
We’ve made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed – our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.
At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!
This job develops a comprehensive and strategic framework to support diversity and inclusion efforts and oversees overall program design of diversity and inclusion programs within assigned region. Develops and implements a full range of initiatives that support ongoing leadership efforts to ensure organization-wide understanding, adoption and adherence to the policy on diversity and inclusion. Engages in continuous, systematic and focused recruitment and retention activities to ensure diverse populations, including enhancement of mentorship and advancement opportunities. Ensures system benchmarks are utilized to define and set thresholds/goals for recruitment and retention programs, including the identification and tracking of metrics for monitoring of programming. Completes long term mapping of existing programming to diversity categories and collects data on program outcome effectiveness, resources, and sustainability.
Education
Required – Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, health administration, nursing administration or related field.
Preferred – Master’s degree in human resources, business administration, health administration, nursing administration or related field
Work Experience
Required – 5 years in a leadership or supervisory role or a Master’s degree in a related field can be accepted in lieu of this experience.
Job Duties
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Identifies opportunities to align diversity and inclusion with organizational strategy and ensures the organization and alignment of programs dedicated to expanding the pipeline of diverse students that enter medical school and the health sciences.
- Articulates definition of diversity standards within context of the system; develops policy and procedures; deploys, oversees and implements strategies to meet diversity standards; and establishes and measures institutional metrics that adhere to diversity standards.
- Ensures full development and implementation of all action planning activities associated with ongoing compliance and adherence to all applicable regulatory requirements and manages the annual diversity and inclusion calendar, including the collection, analysis and review of all diversity and inclusion-based activities within the region on an annual basis.
- Creates a community of inclusion and support; works collaboratively with departmental leadership teams to maintain audit survey, cataloging efforts and activities promoting diversity and inclusion at the local level; and evaluates engagement surveys for the purposes of initiating a continuous environmental scan of diversity and inclusion.
- Oversees the development of training and workshops that enhance the diversity and inclusion, and continuously refines training programs to heighten awareness of and reduce the impact of bias in recruitment, hiring and promotions processes.
- Builds diversity regional councils, implements regional organizations.
- Manages all diversity and inclusion data collection and associated maintenance activities, compiles the submission of required annual reports and cultivates HR data.
The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Physical and Environmental Demands
The physical essential functions of this job include (but are not limited to) the following: Frequently exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force to move objects; occasionally exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!
Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website.
Individuals who reside in and will work from the state of Colorado are not eligible for remote work position.
Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or [email protected] . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. These protections extend to applicants and all employment related decisions. View the
EEO is the Law poster and its
supplement , as well as the
pay transparency policy for more information.
Affirmative Action Policy Statement
