Senior Director, Department of Spiritual Care and Education Mount Sinai Hospital Full Time Days

Reporting to MSHSs Deputy Chief Clinical Officer the Senior Director of the Department of Spiritual Care and Education oversees the departments of spiritual care and education across the health system. The directors of these departments report to the Senior Director of the DSCE who ensures a coherent and unified approach to the clinical educational fiscal human resources and administrative activities of the spiritual care departments as well as the pursuit of MSHSs overall goals and priorities. The Senior Director of the DSCE oversees Mount Sinais Clinical Pastoral Education programs which are embedded within these departments ensuring compliance with all accreditation requirements.

Working under the leadership of the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer the Senior Director of the DSCE collaborates with other clinical disciplines to maximize the delivery of excellent efficient and compassionate patient care. The Senior Director of the DSCE works with leaders across MSHS to ensure the ongoing integration of spiritual care into the institution.

the strategic direction for the Department of Spiritual Care and Education across MSHS developing measurable goals and benchmarks tracking performance and maintaining accountability for meeting these goals.
the directors of the spiritual care departments across MSHS and coordinate personnel activities including hiring performance appraisals training disciplining and staff engagement and development.
spiritual care department directors in providing excellent patient care maximizing clinical impact deepening interdisciplinary partnerships and collecting and reviewing appropriate data.
an environment of open communication teamwork and continuous learning in support of the goals and activities of the Department of Spiritual Care and Education and Mount Sinai Health System.
the Clinical Pastoral Education programs ensuring high quality education appropriate clinical placements and compliance with all accreditation requirements.
the leadership of the Deputy Chief Clinical Officer partner with leaders of other clinical disciplines to provide the best possible patient care and educate interdisciplinary colleagues including new hires about spiritual care.
as appropriate in system-wide initiatives focused on quality improvement revenue cycle Epic optimization patient experience regulatory compliance ethics cases end-of-life care complex discharges etc.
as appropriate in system-wide initiatives focused on employee wellbeing engagement and belonging.
as appropriate in system-wide initiatives focused on community engagement with a focus on building and maintaining relationships with houses of worship.
the development and monitoring of spiritual care budgets ensuring fiscal responsibility.
the development and maintenance of policies and procedures related to spiritual care ensuring quality safety and regulatory compliance.
appropriate conduct research to contribute to the field of spiritual care and make presentations at professional meetings and in other academic community healthcare and faith-based settings.
to the code of ethics of the Association of Professional Chaplains and maintain board certification by a national chaplaincy organization (listed above and below).
other duties as required.

• Graduate-level theological degree from a college university or theological school accredited by a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
• Completion of a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE).
• Five years experience as a department director.
• Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) by Association of Professional Chaplains; Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains; National Association of Catholic Chaplains; or Spiritual Care Association.
• Certification as a Certified Educator by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education is desirable but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite; understanding of Epic or similar EHR.
  

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $139748.00 - $209622.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors including experience education and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit M7E - HSO CCO Clinical Services - MSH Mount Sinai Hospital