Director, Healthcare PR & Communications

PRSSA at UWM; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits packages

Tuition assistance

Defined benefit pension plan

Job summary

Catholic Health, serving Long Island, seeks a Director of Public Relations, Media & Communications to shape and elevate the hospitals’ reputations across earned media, social channels, and internal communications. The role leads storytelling on patient experiences and clinical excellence, develops media strategies, and guides crisis communications in collaboration with corporate teams.

Required: 8–10+ years in healthcare PR and a Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• Extensive health care communications experience preferred.
• Strong writing and editing capabilities across channels.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary media contact for St. Catherine's and St. Charles Hospital and manage relationships with local and regional media.
• Develop and execute media strategies to enhance visibility, credibility and trust.
• Monitor coverage and manage inquiries; coordinate crisis communications with leadership.
• Collaborate with corporate communications to align messaging and brand voice.
• Identify patient and physician stories; oversee content for press releases, blogs and social.

Skills

Storytelling & writing

Media relations

Crisis communications

Internal communications

Social media strategy

Cross-team collaboration

HIPAA knowledge

Healthcare policy understanding

Complex issue translation

Leadership counsel

Project management

Timeliness & deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Catholic Health, serving Long Island, seeks a Director of Public Relations, Media & Communications to shape and elevate the hospitals’ reputations across earned media, social channels, and internal communications. The role leads storytelling on patient experiences and clinical excellence, develops media strategies, and guides crisis communications in collaboration with corporate teams.

Required: 8–10+ years in healthcare PR and a Bachelor’s degree.