Public Relations & Communications Business Partner

St Luke; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

St Luke’s in Idaho seeks a Public Relations & Communications Business Partner to lead strategic efforts that elevate the organization’s brand, reputation, and community impact.

You will collaborate with leadership across departments to craft messaging, manage media relations, guide crisis responses, and align communications with the health system’s mission and growth.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Six years of relevant communications experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic communications and public relations initiatives that elevate brand and community impact.
• Partner with executives and stakeholders to shape messaging and priorities.
• Advise leaders during opportunities and challenges with credible counsel.
• Build relationships with media and community organizations.
• Create engaging communications and manage special projects to boost visibility.

Skills

Strategic communications

Public relations

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or experience in lieu of degree

Job description

At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work.

The Public Relations & Communications Business Partner supports the organization’s mission, vision, values, goals and initiatives by collaborating with department leadership to manage public relations and communications strategies, projects and initiatives. The role works with peers and designated others such as population health area or site leadership to implement integrated public relations and internal and external communications plans including measurement and reporting for all customer groups.

What You Can Expect:

• Lead strategic communications and public relations initiatives that elevate St. Luke's brand, reputation, and community impact.
• Partner with executives and key stakeholders to shape messaging, tell meaningful stories, and advance organizational priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during opportunities and challenges, providing communications counsel that builds confidence, credibility, and trust.
• Foster strong relationships with media, community organizations, and industry partners while representing St. Luke's in the community.
• Create engaging communications and lead special projects that strengthen visibility, support growth, and connect people to our mission.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors degree or experience in lieu of degree
• Experience: Six (6) years' relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare or health system communications experience strongly preferred.
• Experience developing and executing strategic communications, public relations, or media relations initiatives.
• Experience advising leaders, building stakeholder relationships, and managing complex communications challenges.
• Experience supporting reputation management, community engagement, and crisis or issues response efforts.
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling messages.

What's In It For You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.