At Houston Methodist, the Culture and Engagement Manager position is responsible for daily oversight and coordination of culture & engagement activities, goals and outcomes for all of the Houston Methodist community hospitals. This position supports the Office of Culture & Engagement (OCE) through data analysis, research, and collaboration systemwide to achieve identified goals and objectives. **PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Effectively builds and leverages relationships with key stakeholders to develop and promote department initiatives, get buy-in to change efforts, provide ongoing consultation and promote HM strategies for enhancing overall cultural competence. + Partners and meets with community hospital Organizational Development (OD) and HR leads quarterly. + Partners with entity leadership to lead groups at the entities to help guide and assist in meeting entity and systemwide goals. + Role models healthy work relationships such as mitigation of conflict, leading problem-solving, and resolution efforts. Contributes to initiatives to improve department scores for employee engagement. **SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Meets with the Quality service team and other service team members responsible for measuring key patient indicators regarding equity of care and leads interventions for remedying any identified inequities with regard to staff delivery of care. + Creates and manages partnerships in educational opportunities to enhance employee and community education on related topics. + Establishes a safe and harmonious environment to provide the highest standard of service. Initiates improvement of department/practice for customer service and/or patient satisfaction and/or department key performance indicators. **QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Partners with OCE staff to identify key measures to periodically assess culture & engagement outcomes and continuously enhance and improve engagement to drive improved outcomes for the patient and employee experience at network hospitals. + Continuously evaluates network hospital culture & engagement programs to ensure alignment with systemwide goals. **FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Provides quarterly reporting on OCE efforts and initiatives at the network hospitals. + Works with data team and other stakeholders to identify cost savings resulting from interventions leading to better patient outcomes. **GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Reviews current year system strategy and makes suggestions for improvements to achieve desired outcomes. Identifies solutions to enable realization of culture & engagement strategic outcomes. Partners with team and other entity departments to identify opportunities to improve health equity outcomes. + Stays up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and healthcare policy and shares information with key stakeholders. + Collaborates with network hospital leaders to ensure programs and practices are in alignment with overall systemwide goals. + Identifies and assumes responsibility of own learning needs, consults with team experts, and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs. Completes and updates My Development Plan on an ongoing basis. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. **EDUCATION** + Bachelor's degree + Master's degree preferred **WORK EXPERIENCE** + Two years of experience in employee engagement, human resources, organizational development or similar position **LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED** + N/A **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES** + Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations + Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security + Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles + Ability to partner effectively with key stakeholders and others across the organization + Ability to assess key performance measurements and make recommendations for improvement + Ability to work autonomously on multiple tactical and strategic initiatives + Excellent time managements skills and ability to work at a fast pace on multiple competing priorities + Ability to synthesize and interpret data and draw sound conclusions + Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint + Proven ability to develop and deliver high-quality, effective presentations to key stakeholders, including leadership and employees throughout Houston Methodist **SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS** **WORK ATTIRE** + Uniform No + Scrubs No + Business professional Yes + Other (department approved) No **ON-CALL*** _*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below._ + On Call* No **TRAVEL**** _**Travel specifications may vary by department**_ + May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes + May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes **Company Profile:** Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care. Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.