Mission Integration Consultant - New York

Trinity Health•Albany, NY

About The Position

The Mission Integration Consultant supports the integration, assessment, and ongoing development of Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Catholic identity across ministry activities. Under the direction of the Mission Leader and in alignment with system-level Mission Integration strategies, the role supports colleague formation, ethics, workplace spirituality, and internal and outreach programs. In cooperation with Spiritual Care services, the consultant also provides spiritual and social support to colleagues, patients or participants, families, and visitors as appropriate. The consultant helps implement system Mission strategies, policies, and standard practices locally; supports orientation and continuing formation for colleagues and leaders; collaborates with operational leaders to integrate Trinity Health’s principles into organizational policy and services; and contributes to measuring Mission activities and program outcomes. The role supports Promoting Catholic Identity, local ethics initiatives, workplace spirituality plans, and local and system Mission councils. The position reports to the Mission Leader and works collaboratively with the local leadership team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in theology, pastoral ministry, religious education, ethics, or a health care-related field.
Knowledge of Catholic theology and ethics, particularly as applied to Catholic health care.
Experience nurturing an organization’s Catholic identity through understanding and applying Catholic social teachings.
Proven successful program management and/or educational experience in an institutional setting.
Skills and experience in program or project management and implementation, process improvement, and organizational or change management.
Ability to work collaboratively in a shared leadership environment and establish and maintain interdisciplinary relationships in a complex matrixed organization.
Effective communication skills, including the ability to relate well to individuals and make public presentations.
Demonstrated listening skills.
Working knowledge of the connections among spirituality, meaning, and work; appreciation of religious formation; and respect for diversity of religious beliefs and culture.
Honesty, integrity, and caring, with the ability to inspire and motivate others in support of Trinity Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Ability to set and organize work priorities, adapt to frequent changes, and work concurrently on varied tasks and projects in a potentially stressful environment with diverse personalities and work styles.
Ability to travel to local Trinity Health sites up to 75%.
Compliance with Trinity Health policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Clinical practice or ministerial experience in health care.
Experience in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Core Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Assist the Mission Leader in integrating Mission, Vision, and Core Values throughout local ministry entities and among colleagues.
Provide programming support for ethics, formation, and workplace spirituality; coordinate with Spiritual Care to provide appropriate spiritual and social support.
Implement and locally adapt system Mission strategies, policies, and standard practices under the Mission Leader’s direction.
Represent Mission Integration on interdisciplinary planning and implementation teams when appropriate.
Ensure local implementation of standard Mission Integration policies and procedures.
Support, administer, and facilitate foundational Mission and Core Values programs for newly hired colleagues.
Support continuing formation for local leaders and colleagues on Catholic identity and Trinity Health’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
Collaborate with operational leaders to integrate Mission principles into the design and delivery of organizational policies, services, and programs.
Support the development and implementation of metrics; track and measure Mission activities, service delivery, and program outcomes.
Support all phases of Promoting Catholic Identity (PCI).
Support the local ethics program as needed, potentially including ethics facilitation.
Collaborate with Spiritual Care in providing appropriate spiritual and social support to colleagues, patients or participants, families, and visitors.
Support local workplace spirituality plans.
Participate in the Local Coordinating Council for Mission Integration and the Trinity Health Mission Council.
Support and contribute to local leadership teams as designated by the Mission Leader.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and Trinity Health policies and programs to support honest, ethical, and professional conduct.
Organize and adapt work priorities while managing multiple tasks and projects.
Travel to Trinity Health sites within the local area, up to 75%.