Find your calling at Mercy!
The manager is responsible for both strategic leadership of and effective management of the day-to-day operations of the Spiritual Care Department, which serves a geographic area that includes hospital(s) and Mercy clinic locations and will also provide direct spiritual care as a chaplain. Manager will be capable of providing and supervising the use of technology for spiritual care. Manager works in matrix environment (with direct supervisors in mission and Spiritual Care). Manager contributes to ministry-wide vision, standards, and strategic goals for Spiritual Care and implements these locally.
Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values/charism, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details:
Location:
Mercy Hospital Jefferson - Spiritual Care
1400 US Highway 61 N
Festus, MO 63028
Hours/Schedule:
Full-Time
Days
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Masters, Theology, Ministry or related studies, Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
Experience: Two (2) years of recent health care experience. Leadership experience supervising others in and outside of a healthcare setting.
Certifications/Registration: Eligible and working toward Chaplain Board Certification.
Preferred Education: Completed four units of ACPE or NACC CPE
Preferred Experience: Five (5) years of healthcare ministry experience with one or more years of leadership.
Preferred Certifications/Registration: Board Certified Chaplain by recognized cognate group (NACC, APC, etc.)
Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.