| You. You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as an Executive Director Caritas Clinics. You’re passionate about leading a ministry of safety net clinics in achieving SCL Health’s mission, strategic, and operational goals. You are energized by the feeling that you belong to something bigger, the people around you aren’t just colleagues, they feel like an extended family. Us. Caritas Clinics was established in 1986 and operates primary care clinics through a safety net model at Saint Vincent Clinic in Leavenworth, KS and Duchesne Clinic in Kansas City, KS. The clinics’ mission is to, in the spirit of the Sisters of Charity, reveal God’s healing love by improving the health of the individuals and communities we serve - especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Caritas Clinics are a ministry of SCL Health. Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning. We. Together, we’ll improve the health of the people in the communities we serve. We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing. We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn. Your day. As an Executive Director Medical Caritas Clinics you will: - Serve as the primary leader of accountability and communication building positive relationships, and working in close collaboration with the communities served, the Caritas Board, and SCL Health Mission Integration leadership.
- In collaboration with the Caritas Board Chair and leadership of SCL Health, identify board development needs, and implement initiatives to ensure diversity in board membership, strengthen clinic and community relations, and enhance overall board functioning.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership in the conception, development, implementation and fulfillment of strategic initiatives, looking well into the future anticipating changes that impact the needs of the people in the communities served.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership, direction and support for the senior leadership team of the clinics in the development, implementation and fulfillment of strategic initiatives, financial objectives, policies, plans, and programs delegating authority and responsibility as appropriate.
- Ensure that systems and tracking measures are developed and implemented addressing patient volume, quality of care, focus on those who are underserved, and productivity measures maximizing the effectiveness of clinic operations in relation to available resources.
- Serve as the primary agent in creating and nurturing meaningful state government, community and local agency relationships to create partnerships and influence change that positively impacts the health and wellbeing of those served by Caritas Clinics.
- Accountable to ensure revenue streams that include fundraising, grants, reimbursement through insurance, government sponsored programs, private pay and other revenue streams are sufficient to meet the short term and long term sustainability of the clinics.
- Participation in the solicitation of major donors and foundations, representing the Clinics at major community events and relevant business meetings, and creating a culture of philanthropy among all staff and board of Caritas Clinics.
- Create and develop a culture of workplace spirituality and team among clinic leadership, direct care associates, and in the leadership/associate dynamics of the clinics demonstrating sensitivity and appropriately responding appropriately to cultural distinctives.
- Provide leadership in ensuring and enhancing the interface and utilization of SCL Health system services strategic platforms that support the clinical, human resources, communications, safety, plant operations and information systems of the clinics.
- Provide leadership in the application of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare, and the interface and consultation with system organizational and clinical ethics resources.
- Establish a comprehensive public relations plan to promote the work of the clinics with local communities by engaging various business, civic, state, donor, public relations, and other agencies that impact the clinics.
Your experience. We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require: - Bachelor’s degree in theology, social sciences, healthcare related, business administration, or related field is required; Master’s degree is preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years in management position is required.
- Leadership experience within a safety net clinic is required.
Your next move. Now that you know more about being an Executive Director Medical Caritas Clinics on our team we hope you’ll join us. At SCL Health you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.  |
