Director-Ethics
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Job Location:
Springfield, VT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Find your calling at Mercy!
OverviewThe Director - Ethics provides strategic leadership for the development sustainability and integration of a robust culture of ethics across Mercy. This role is fundamentally oriented toward shaping organizational culture strengthening ethical capacity at all levels and ensuring that Mercys Catholic identity mission values and charism are deeply embedded in daily decision-making.
The director serves the whole community (hospital and clinics) and partners closely with caregivers physicians leaders and community partners to move ethics upstreamanticipating ethical challenges equipping others with skills for ethical discernment and fostering shared ownership of an ethical culture. Guided by Mercys vision for ethics the director leads initiatives that cultivate trust dialogue accountability and moral courage throughout the ministry. This vision informs the leadership posture priorities and competencies required for this role:
A Mercy where a robust culture exists in which our caregivers physicians leaders and community partners recognize and discuss the ethical implications of their daily work. When situations arise they have the skills and tools needed to respond in a manner consistent with our Catholic/Christian/Mercy values and patient-centered care. Our caregivers physicians and patients experience community connection and meaning through participation in our healing ministry.
This leader serves as a visible and trusted collaborator with senior leadership local leaders and peer ethics leaders helping Mercy live its healing mission in complex clinical organizational and social contexts.
Position Details:
Qualifications
Education
- Masters degree in Bioethics Moral Philosophy Moral Theology or related discipline required.
- Doctoral preparation (Ph.D. . or equivalent) in moral theology moral philosophy or healthcare ethics preferred.
Experience
- Demonstrated experience in clinical ethics consultation within a healthcare setting.
- Evidence of strategic leadership organizational influence or culture-change work strongly preferred.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and interdisciplinary teams.
Skills & Competencies
- Deep expertise in Catholic healthcare ethics the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services and Catholic moral and social teaching.
- Ability to lead culture change not simply resolve individual ethical issues.
- Strong systems thinking and capacity to translate ethical principles into operational realities.
- Exceptional relationship-building facilitation and influence skills.
- Ability to coach mentor and empower others in ethical discernment.
- Comfort navigating complexity ambiguity and conflict with prudence and compassion.
- Technological fluency to support ethics education consultation and collaboration.
Preferred Certification: Healthcare Ethics ConsultantCertified (HCE-C)
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 youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation technology and compassion. As we grow youll grow with us.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Mercy is one of the largest U.S. health systems with 44 acute care & specialty hospitals, over 700 physician & outpatient clinics in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri & Oklahoma.
