Join the leadership team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: The Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, S.D., and the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, S.D., cosponsor Avera. This is a unique opportunity to join the Avera St. Mary’s region and to participate as a senior leader within a large, faith-based healthcare system with an unwavering commitment to providing high-quality care to rural communities.

You Belong at Avera: Advance Avera to the next level through innovation, side by side with a leadership team proven to help shape the future of health care.

Avera is currently seeking a highly motivated VP of Mission with experience working effectively with groups and in a complex organizational structure.

Position Highlights:

• More than a career! Avera is a mission-driven organization focused on people and our communities.

• As a Senior Leader, foster the creation of a mission-centered culture throughout the Avera St. Mary’s Region.

• Positive and productive team environment.

  Explore Pierre, SD (https://www.cityofpierre.org/) !

• Capital City of South Dakota

• Best of both worlds – suburban living feel surrounded by plenty of countryside

• Population of about 14,000

• Located on the Missouri River. Driving distance to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills.

  About St. Mary’s Region:

• Avera St. Mary's Hospital consists of a licensed 50-bed acute care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission, Avera Maryhouse Long-Term Care, a 23-bed Transitional Care Unit, and Avera Parkwood senior apartments. Over 80 providers provide a wide-range of care including primary care and many specialty services.

• Avera Missouri River Health Center in Gettysburg, SD is a 21,800-square-foot medical center with hospital, clinic, and long-term care settings that incorporates innovative design and technology allowing for flexibility in care delivery — a necessity for rural health care.

• Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital in the U.S.

  Job Summary

  The Vice President of Mission collaborates with the Avera Chief Mission Officer and leaders throughout Avera and specifically Avera Health to maintain, strengthen and promote Avera’s Catholic identity, mission, values, and culture in the healing ministry of the Church.

  Report to the Regional President and CEO as member of the Administrative team, the mission leader provides leadership to ensure the integration of mission and the promotion of Catholic identity into all aspects of the organization.

  The mission leader plays a key role in shaping the culture, grounded in the values of Compassion, Hospitality and Stewardship and expressed in spirituality reflective of the heritage and faith traditions on which Avera was founded.

  The mission leader will collaborate with others in the development of new ministries to promote healthy communities and will assist in advancing the advocacy agenda at the national, state and local levels. The mission leader will facilitate community involvement and relationships.

  In collaboration with the Human Resource Officer, lead efforts on employee engagement related to culture and mission. Project leader for Community Health Needs Assessment. Provide supervision of the Volunteers, Spiritual Care, and Transportation staff.

  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.