Full-Time

Communications Consultant

SSM Health

SSM Health

11-50 employees

Operates hospitals, clinics, and health plans

No salary listed

Jefferson City, MO, USA

Hybrid

On-site at key ministries, with one to two work-from-home days per week after onboarding and quarterly meetings in Des Peres.

Bachelor's

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Communications
Canva

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • Three years of experience is required.
  • Experience with strategic communications planning, writing, content development, social media management, media relations, visual communications, communications outcomes reporting, presentation skills, workflow management, and event communications planning is required.
  • Experience using Canva, Adobe tools, and Microsoft Suite for visual communications is required.
  • Understanding of key performance indicators and reporting communications outcomes is required.
  • The ability to build relationships, listen and ask appropriate questions, adapt, remain calm under pressure, collaborate tactfully, communicate clearly and confidently verbally, and solve problems creatively is required.
  • The role requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of objects weighing 0-25 pounds; occasional handling of objects weighing 25-50 pounds; and rare climbing.
  • The role requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, repetitive foot and leg movements, repetitive hand and arm movements, keyboard use, and data entry, as well as occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, and gripping.
  • The role requires frequent vision and depth perception at near and far distances, color identification, and hearing and speech for oral communication and alarms.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and author communication materials for internal and external distribution.
  • Interview internal resources, collect relevant information, and develop materials for media releases and communication sessions.
  • Schedule and follow up on the timely release of communications and media information.
  • Track results of media-related activity and report success.
  • Assist in developing strategic communication messaging by working with the communications team to support communications needs across the ministries.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

SSM Health is a Catholic, not‑for‑profit integrated health system serving the Midwest. It runs 23 hospitals, 490+ physician offices and outpatient centers, plus virtual and post‑acute care, as well as a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, and an accountable care organization. It coordinates care across the full continuum—from physician clinics to hospital care—while serving the uninsured and Medicaid populations and pursuing clinical research in oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular health. Its goal is to improve population health through coordinated, accessible care and expanded behavioral health access within a diversified, faith‑based nonprofit framework.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

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What believers are saying

  • July 9, 2026 Lake Saint Louis cancer expansion adds infusion bays and SLUCare.
  • April 29, 2026 SLU RN-to-BSN deal strengthens recruiting and retention.
  • March 2026 Chesterfield YMCA clinic captures primary, behavioral, and wellness visits.

What critics are saying

  • Doe v. SSM Health in Missouri state court alleges MyChart data sharing.
  • January 31, 2026 Oklahoma Spine and Dean integrations distract leadership through 2027.
  • Reimbursement pressure and multi-state overhead threaten margins and future staffing cuts.

What makes SSM Health unique

  • SSM's hospital, physician, health plan, and pharmacy footprint spans four states.
  • Saint Louis University partnership gives academic medicine, clinical trials, and RN-to-BSN pipeline.
  • Behavioral Health Urgent Care and YMCA clinic extend access beyond emergency rooms.

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Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

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