Mission Leader - Mid-Atlantic Region

Trinity Health•Langhorne, PA

About The Position

The Mission Leader provides executive Mission Integration leadership as part of a Health Ministry leadership team, ensuring that mission is assessed and integrated into ministry activities, decisions, and strategies. The role implements Mission activities and delivers Mission Integration Essential Services in alignment with system-level strategies and operational priorities. These services include ministry formation, ethics, cultivation of the ministry community, and implementation of the Catholic Identity Assessment (CIA). The Mission Leader also collaborates with the Manager of Spiritual Care to support the full integration of professional chaplaincy within the Ministry. The role reports directly to a service area Vice President of Mission Integration & Mission Strategy Partner (MSP), with a dual reporting relationship to designated Health Ministry CEOs, presidents, and/or administrators. The Mission Leader serves on Ministry executive leadership teams and other leadership groups, contributes a mission-focused perspective to operational decisions, and works with stakeholders across acute care, community-based, and continuing care ministries. The role oversees Mission Integration programs and departments as designated, including spiritual care, ethics, ministry formation, and colleague care, and may supervise Mission Integration Consultants as designated by the MSP. The position requires in-depth knowledge of Catholic theology and ethics, particularly in Catholic health care, and experience nurturing an organization's Catholic identity through Catholic social teachings. A master's degree in theology or a related field is the normal educational preparation. The role also calls for successful institutional management and/or educational experience, strategic and program management skills, strong communication and listening abilities, and effectiveness in collaborative, interdisciplinary environments. Travel to Trinity Health sites within the local area is required approximately 50% of the time, along with physical presence at Ministry sites as services necessitate.

Requirements

Master's degree in theology or a related field, or equivalent preparation as normally obtained through such a degree.
In-depth knowledge of Catholic theology and ethics, particularly as applied to Catholic health care.
Experience nurturing the Catholic identity of an organization through understanding and applying Catholic social teachings.
Proven successful management and/or educational experience in an institutional setting.
Skills and experience in strategic thinking, program/project management, process improvement, and organizational/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 deliver 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.
Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring, with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote Trinity Health's Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
Ability to set and organize work priorities and adapt to frequent changes.
Ability to work concurrently on varied tasks and projects in a potentially stressful environment with people of diverse personalities and work styles.
Ability to travel to local Trinity Health sites approximately 50% of the time.
Ability to be physically present at Ministry sites as required by the services delivered.
Ability to provide oral presentations to virtual and in-person audiences.
Compliance with Trinity Health policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of clinical practice or ministerial experience in health care.
Experience in a health care setting.

Responsibilities

Integrate Trinity Health's Mission and Core Values into care settings and among colleagues within designated Ministries.
Implement system Mission Integration strategies, policies, standard practices, operational plans, and priorities for the Health Ministry.
Serve on Ministry executive leadership teams, strategic and organizational development teams, and other leadership groups as designated.
Contribute a mission-focused perspective to daily operational decisions and activities, and develop, participate in, lead, and influence those activities.
Work with acute care, community-based, and continuing care stakeholders to implement the Mission Integration operational plan, priority objectives, and assessment and improvement of Mission Integration Essential Services for the designated Local Community of Service.
Attend Ministry board meetings and provide regular mission-focused formation and education for board members.
Ensure standard Mission Integration policies and procedures are implemented by designated Ministries.
Ensure continuing ministry formation for leaders and colleagues, beginning with new-colleague orientation.
Collaborate with operational areas to integrate Mission, Vision, and Core Values into Ministry programs, policies, and procedures.
Oversee all phases of the Catholic Identity Assessment program.
Oversee Ministry organizational and clinical ethics programs, including implementation of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, ethics facilitation, and support for Ministry Ethics Committees.
Serve as executive sponsor and leader of colleague care and well-being for the Health Ministry.
Support and coordinate mission discernment education and processes for Ministry boards and leadership teams.
Partner with the system Director of Spiritual Care to provide supervision and support to Managers of Spiritual Care.
Oversee executive administrative duties for designated Mission Integration departments and programs, with support from the MSP and as designated by the CEO, president(s), or administrator(s).
Implement workplace spirituality plans aligned with Ministry and system strategies.
Support Ministry CEOs, presidents, and administrators in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with Catholic diocesan bishops and/or their health care liaisons, in collaboration with system leaders and community and government relations leaders.
Participate as an active member of the Trinity Health Mission Integration Forum.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and Trinity Health integrity standards and policies, and adhere to them through honest, ethical, and professional conduct.
Demonstrate the leadership traits and Core Values expected of a Trinity Health Executive.
Organize and adapt work priorities, manage multiple concurrent tasks and projects, and provide oral presentations to virtual and in-person audiences.
Travel to local Trinity Health sites and be physically present at Ministry sites as necessitated by services.