Vice President, Mission Integration and Pastoral Care

Work Shift Day Scheduled  Weekly Hours
40

Summary The Vice President of Mission Integration serves as a strategic advisor to the President & CEO and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. This executive leader is responsible for advancing and integrating Mercy’s Catholic identity, mission, vision, values, and heritage throughout all aspects of healthcare delivery, governance, operations, strategic planning, organizational culture, workforce engagement, and patient experience consistent with The Mercy Touch.

The Vice President provides leadership for mission integration, ethics, spiritual and pastoral care, ministry formation, community benefit, ecclesial relationships, and systemwide efforts that promote an exceptional patient and family experience while ensuring Mercy remains faithful to its identity as a healing ministry of the Catholic Church. The role promotes a culture of compassion, dignity, justice, and stewardship consistent with Catholic healthcare tradition and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).

The Vice President is also responsible for community outreach, involvement, and partnerships, including the local Catholic community and the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

Job Description Essential Responsibilities Mission and Catholic Identity Leadership Serve as the executive steward of Mercy’s mission, vision, values, heritage, and Catholic identity.

Ensure mission integration is embedded in strategic planning and transformation, operations, clinical care, human resources, governance, and organizational decision-making.

Collaborate with executive colleagues to ensure mission principles inform policies, practices, operational priorities, and culture.

Foster an organizational culture reflecting human dignity, compassion, justice, stewardship, and service to persons who are poor and vulnerable.

Guide mission discernment processes related to strategic initiatives, partnerships, affiliations, acquisitions, and organizational change.

Promote understanding of Catholic social teaching and its application to healthcare ministry.

Develop regular accountability reports for executive team and board members regarding key areas of performance.

Ethics Leadership Provide executive leadership and consultation regarding organizational, clinical, and business ethics.

Ensure adherence to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.

Serve as executive sponsor and co-chair of the Ethics Committee.

Facilitate ethical reflection and values-based decision-making throughout the organization.

Collaborate with medical staff, legal counsel, compliance, and operational leaders regarding complex ethical issues.

Spiritual Care and Pastoral Ministry Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all Spiritual Care and Pastoral Care services.

Ensure the delivery of high-quality spiritual care services to patients, families, caregivers, providers, and volunteers.

Promote holistic care that addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.

Support sacramental ministry, chaplaincy services, grief support, end-of-life care, well-being initiatives, and programs.

Foster interdisciplinary collaboration between pastoral care and clinical care experts and teams.

Ministry Formation and Leadership Development Develop and implement a comprehensive ministry formation strategy for leaders, providers, board members, and caregivers.

Lead initiatives that deepen understanding of Catholic healthcare, Mercy heritage, and mission.

Oversee and deliver orientation programs related to Mercy’s’ mission, values, heritage, Catholic identity, and transformational organizational culture.

Facilitate formation experiences that strengthen leadership effectiveness and mission-centered decision-making.

Community Benefit and Health Equity Provide executive oversight for community benefit and outreach initiatives.

Champion efforts addressing health disparities, social determinants of health, and community well-being.

Build strategic partnerships with community organizations, faith communities, and public agencies.

Ensure compliance with community benefit reporting requirements and charitable mission obligations. Support advocacy efforts consistent with Catholic social teaching.

Ecclesial and Sponsorship Relationships Serve as primary liaison to diocesan leadership, clergy, religious congregations, sponsors, and Catholic organizations.

Cultivate collaborative relationships with bishops, diocesan leaders, and parish…