Opportunity
The Director for Healthcare Policy serves as a strategic leader responsible for advancing JPS Health Network's policy, regulatory, and advocacy priorities at the local, state, and federal levels. This role bridges healthcare operations, public policy, finance, and community impact to ensure JPS remains aligned with evolving healthcare regulations, reimbursement models, and legislative priorities. The Director leads the development, analysis, and execution of policy strategies that support JPS's mission to transform healthcare delivery for the communities it serves, while ensuring compliance, operational sustainability, and access to care for the residents of Tarrant County. This individual serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on healthcare policy trends, legislative developments, reimbursement changes, and regulatory risks impacting public safety-net health systems. The Director will collaborate closely with clinical, operational, legal, finance, compliance, and clinical teams to advance organizational priorities related to access, innovation, workforce, and financial sustainability. Additionally, they will 7 provide regular briefings to the CEO and periodic updates to the Board of Managers.
Position Summary
- Develops, directs, and implements JPS's healthcare policy agenda at the federal, state, and local levels in alignment with organizational priorities.
- Analyzes pending legislation, regulatory proposals, and healthcare trends impacting public hospitals, academic medicine, behavioral health, trauma services, workforce, and Medicaid-funded systems.
- Translates complex policy developments into actionable recommendations for executive leadership and operational stakeholders.
- Assists with the oversight and development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures. Establishes departmental productivity and quality standards and measures performance against industry best practice benchmarks.
- Supports strategic initiatives related to healthcare access, workforce development, innovation, quality, and financial sustainability.
- Assists in developing organizational position statements, policy briefs, white papers, executive summaries, and legislative testimony.
- Serves as a liaison with lawmakers, regulatory agencies, healthcare associations, and community stakeholders.
- Supports advocacy efforts with organizations such as the Texas Hospital Association, Teaching Hospitals of Texas, the American Hospital Association, and regional healthcare coalitions.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in public policy, health administration, political science, public health, or a related field required.
- Advanced degree (e.g., MPH, MPA, JD) preferred.
- Minimum of 5 (with advanced degree) or 7 (with bachelor’s degree) years of experience within health policy, government relations, regulatory affairs, or legislative affairs within a hospital, health system, association, advocacy group, or governmental agency; experience within a large, complex public or safety-net health system is required.
- 3 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare policy, government relations, legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, healthcare administration, or related field is required.
- Experience within a hospital system, public health organization, academic medical center, governmental agency, or healthcare association is preferred.
- Experience supporting executive leadership and cross-functional strategic initiatives is preferred.
Compensation
An attractive compensation, bonus, benefits, and relocation package will be offered commensurate with the candidate’s experience. Additional benefits include 30 days of PTO (inclusive of holidays) and a 5% employer match on the retirement plan.
