PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Mission Integration

• Imparts the mission, values, and vision of SSM Health and facilitates the integration of values in all activities.
• Works collaboratively with other regional and system Mission Integration staff.
• Provides a credible mission perspective on hospital leadership teams and other leadership groups as appropriate.
• Facilitates formation experiences for leaders, physicians, and staff.
• Collaborates with other Mission Integration staff to plan Mission Days.
• Ensures an organized and active Mission Awareness Team in every entity.
• Ensures organization of care for the caregiver in every hospital.
• Leads other mission-related activities, celebrations, and prayers.

Ethics and Decision-Making

• Provides support and supervision of Ethics Committees and ensures committee practices reflect best practices.
• Supports decision-making processes throughout the ministries in which they serve.
• Ensures organizational alignment with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.

Pastoral Care

• Assists in implementation of Pastoral Care strategy.
• Supports Pastoral Care staff.
• Collaborates with Mission Integration staff across the region on evaluation of services, development of Pastoral Care staff, and best practices in pastoral care services.

Church Relations

• Collaborates with Regional Ministry Leadership and System Vice President, Mission & Ethics in cultivating relationships and communication with local ordinaries.
• Leads collaboration with local parishes and faith communities.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in Theology, Pastoral Care or related field

EXPERIENCE

• Ten years' experience in the pastoral field

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Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023 - Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization's 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God's healing presence to everyone they serve.

With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Angela Jones

Executive Talent Acquisition

Angela.Jones1@ssmhealth.com

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