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About Tubman Health 

The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom is a community organization committed to the principles of healing and people’s liberation from systems that make us unwell. We work to advance health justice, culturally appropriate care and integrative medicine. We are a collective of community members laying the groundwork for an innovative community health clinic that specializes in meeting the needs of marginalized communities in Seattle’s Puget Sound region, The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom. Our full Center is slated to open in 2027. We are named after the hero Harriet Tubman, who concentrated on both freeing people from systems of oppression that threatened their health as well as providing clinical care for patients as a Nurse in the Union army. We follow this same methodology of addressing health and wellness from both systemic and clinical approaches. Our team has grown in the last three years, starting from an all-volunteer team in our first year to today our team is comprised of 13 staff, 8 core contractors, 12 board members, community health fellows and a host of volunteers. We will keep growing our team to reach our full center operating model of approximately 120 people.

About This Position 

Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is looking for a self-directed and creative healthcare administrator with strong project management skills to join our team. We’re searching for a “system defector” that understands the ins and outs of how existing healthcare systems perpetuate harms and is looking to invest their talents in building an alternative model of care -- one that centers on the patient and not the systems. The ideal candidate knows the parameters of “the box” yet is willing to flexibly think and design outside of it to develop and implement creative solutions that meet the needs of our communities. This position will require someone who is comfortable working with a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners in both clinical and non-clinical settings to promote whole person health for patients from birth to end of life.

Responsibilities (Percentage of time in each work area will shift as programming grows.)

Whole Person Health Care Development & Project Management (60%)

• Provide project management expertise and day-to-day direction in ensuring effective and equitable application of people skills and other organizational resources to meet the identified needs of the community through quality health service programs. 
• Manage administrative elements for TCHF’s health services from coordinating with the research team for systems testing and design/modeling, to clinical staff for the major clinical events and ongoing management. 
• Develop and direct the delivery of community-based health promotion and wellness programs in cooperation with other community partners. 
• Partner with the Health Services Director and providers to stand up clinical sites by developing systems and managing logistics related to administrative and functional duties. (licensing, credentialing, inventory, workflows, etc.). 
• Support the Health Services Director in their program planning, clinical policy & procedure development, plan development, and other relevant administrative tasks.

Reporting & Documentation (30%) 

• Develop, implement, and document clinical and non-clinical goals, objectives, procedures, policies, and systems that operationalize and implement the model of care that community has envisioned. 
• Lead the Electronic Health Record piloting and training process, including facilitating demos, documenting system requirements, and setting a ‘Go Live’ timeline. 
• Work with the Development and Research Teams on creating systems for efficient information exchange for reporting and evaluation. 
• Draft content for annual reports, quarterly newsletters, and project reports.

Team Participation and Other Responsibilities (10%)

• Work with team colleagues to support staff growth, teaming, and communications. 
• Participate in weekly Tubman Team meetings, trainings, semi-annual team retreats and other organization wide development opportunities. 
• Represent Tubman Health at community events and convenings

Skills & Competencies 

• Strong project management skills, with exceptional ability to set and meet deadlines, work with minimal supervision, manage multiple tasks, take initiative, and prioritize assignments. 
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively and flexibly in teams and to foster a respectful, cooperative, problem-solving team environment. 
• Ability to communicate information effectively in writing and verbally for a variety of audiences, including community and organization leaders. 
• Ability to listen deeply, integrate and implement innovative healthcare systems. 
• Strong analysis of existing systems and their role in perpetuating inequities. 
• Unwavering commitment to social justice and anti-racism. 
• Creatively imaginative with the ability to design new health systems and arrangements that meet the strengths and desired needs and expectations of marginalized communities. 
• Willingness to turn every known/given on its head to re-evaluate, re-imagine and re-design healthcare delivery. 
• Excellent internal and external relationship-building, interpersonal, and culturally responsive communication and managerial skills. 
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in diverse communities and among all levels of leadership. 
• Organized and attention to detail and multiple timelines. 
• Willingness to travel and to work occasional weekends/evenings.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years relevant work OR equivalent combination of education/comparable work experience setting up/establishing a practice. 
• Knowledge and experience in healthcare administration. 
• Knowledge of healthcare billing and coding processes & Electronic HealthRecords. 
• Experience with Healthcare Insurance Plan administration and contracting process. 
• Experience addressing health equity and structuralracism. 
• Experience working within the Black community.

Compensation: $70,000-80,000/annually, DOE. Medical, Dental, Vision for employee/dependents at 100%/80%. Five weeks of paid time off a year, on top of selected paid holidays, winter and summer breaks. Retirement benefits. Work is in-person in Seattle, with the option to work remote one day per week.

To Apply: Email your resume and cover letter of interest to careers@tubmanhealth.org with position title in the subject line.