Faith Community Nursing Program Manager

Faith Community Nursing Program Manager

Bring your passion to THR so we are Better + Together!!

Work location:

Texas Health Cleburne, Texas Health Stephenville and Texas Health Southwest

Work hours:

M – F from 8am to 5pm, with flexibility for evening and weekends to meet community needs.

• Team-oriented environment with strong system collaboration and networking
• Working directly with Faith Communities;
  Integrating healthcare knowledge with faith traditions to support spiritual and physical well-being
• Working to connect communities of Faith with hospital and community resources
• Enable employees to do their life’s best work

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
• Master's Degree in Nursing preferred
• 4 years clinical nursing experience required
• 1 year Faith Community nursing and/or leadership experience preferred
• Texas RN license upon hire required
• Faith Community nursing certification upon hire preferred
• CPR to be completed within 7 days of hire required

This position provides for the administration and expansion of the Texas Health Resources (THR) Faith Community Nursing (FCN) and Health Promotion program. This dynamic, innovative, educational, and non‑invasive health care ministry is promoted through a collaboration between THR and area faith communities with an intentional focus on engaging, empowering and equipping congregations to support congregational faith and health ministries. The Faith Community Nursing program serves under and aligns with the larger Community Health Ministry (CHM) strategy of the Texas Health Community Engagement and Advocacy (CEA) Department.

Roles are active with all members of CEA in creating North Texas faith group partnerships across the Texas Health 16 county service area, with special and intentional attention paid to Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) identified areas in order to address health equity needs.

• Collaborates with Senior Director of Faith and Community Health and team to develop and implement an operational plan consistent with CHI Department objectives and the THR strategic plan
• Contributes to the program’s mission statement, program vision, goals, Standards of Practice, policies and procedures in collaboration with THR strategic plan and Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) findings
• Oversees FCN/HP program at multiple THR entities, collaborating with entity leadership and Pastoral Care manager to assess spiritual care needs of staff and develop education programs with an emphasis on the care of the spirit
• Oversees FCN liaison at each entity
• Orientation of new liaisons
• Involves entity liaison in building internal and external relationships and integrates the liaison’s input into the program
• Acts as a resource in development of the liaison role and encourages liaison professional growth
• Actively participates in all FCN meetings, including department, entity, and corporate leadership levels
• Creates and sustains relationships with FCN/HP’s at local faith communities and faith-based outreach programs
• Creates and maintains the FCN/HP Letter of Agreement and Congregational Letter of Agreement
• Evaluates the FCN/HP program through collection of data and creation of annual faith community activity reports of faith community activity. Implements changes as appropriate:
• Monitors monthly reports of faith community activity
• Compile monthly and annual aggregate reports by entity
• Utilize SharePoint/dashboard reporting tools
• Collects and reports outcome data for FCN/HP activities
• Communicates appropriate information to program senior director via monthly reports, 1:1 check-in, and monthly expense reports

• Utilizing customer feedback from faith community nurses, faith community health promoters, faith leaders, CHNA, Texas Health customer feedback, congregational health interest surveys and/or community partners, and CHI initiatives to identify education needs and gaps
• Assess material and resource needs to meet identified educational opportunity
• Identify…