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The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to put compassion at the heart of healthcare. Through our programs, education and advocacy, we reach hundreds of thousands of caregivers around the world annually.
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Organization: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare
Location: Remote
Hours: Part-time, Weekdays
Reports to: Chief Development Officer
ABOUT US:
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare mission is to partner with healthcare organizations to advance compassion for patients, care teams, and their healing relationships. The Schwartz Center’s expanding focus includes thought leadership and policy development for our healthcare workforce, and a range of direct-service programs and training to support caregivers in the improved delivery of patient care. Research shows that when caregivers are compassionate, patients do better and are more satisfied. Caregivers find greater meaning in their work, experiencing less stress and burnout. Hundreds of healthcare organizations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand are Schwartz Center members, in addition to nearly 300 organizations in the U.K. and Ireland that conduct our Schwartz Rounds program. Together, we are helping hundreds of thousands healthcare professionals provide compassionate care to millions of patients and families. Our operational budget is funded approximately 50% by philanthropy, with funds coming from individual, corporate and foundation donors, and 50% by earned revenue, including from our membership.
ABOUT YOU:
You are an energetic, experienced fundraising professional with a successful track record of cultivating, soliciting, and closing corporate philanthropic gifts; developing a robust schedule of corporate sponsorship opportunities and benefits to best meet the needs of our corporate supporters; developing and sustaining meaningful relationships with corporate donors, volunteers, and members of healthcare and/or businesses communities. You bring the ability to assess our traditional corporate relationships and the creativity to develop new types of connection and relations. You are eager to develop expertise in understanding the range of business sponsorships and business memberships available from peer organizations and a demonstrated collaborative mindset in working on a cross-functional team. You are a strategic and results-oriented self-starter; possess strong inter-personal skills along with high integrity and work ethic; a flexible, consensus builder; a respectful team player who connects with the organization’s mission and is able to communicate it in a meaningful way to existing and prospective corporate donors. You’re resourceful and are constantly learning and thinking innovatively. You’re a quick study and can roll with change. You want to be part of a high performing, mission-driven, and growing organization striving to create a more compassionate healthcare world.
ABOUT THE WORK:
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Associate Director of Corporate Engagement team at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare (SCCH) will join a high-performing Development team and create and execute a comprehensive strategy to engage corporate donors, increase retention, and grow fundraising revenue through events, stewardship, donor recognition, and other activities.
The Associate Director, Corporate Engagement will play an active role in strategic thinking and planning of development programs to maximize philanthropic opportunities and attract new profiles of supporters from the corporate and foundations arena. This role will be responsible for creating and executing a fundraising strategy for corporate partners and revenue producing events and engaging with individual sponsors to broaden philanthropic support.
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Note: This is a remote, hourly position. Weekly hours may vary as needed. We are open to a hybrid or remote worker who will travel as needed.
TO APPLY:
To be considered for the Chief Executive Officer role at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, please follow the steps listed below to apply for the position online:
Note: We are currently a remote work organization.
Hours: 40 hours per week, Weekdays
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare’s mission is to partner with healthcare organizations to advance compassion for patients, care teams, and their healing relationships. We are a Boston-based nonprofit with national and international reach, with approximately 600 hospitals in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as members, and another 320 hospitals/systems conducting Schwartz Rounds throughout the UK and Ireland. Together, we are helping hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals provide compassionate care to millions of patients and families. The Schwartz Center’s strategic priorities for the coming decade include expansion of Schwartz Rounds within existing members, as well as to new acute care hospitals and into adjacent healthcare markets such as ambulatory centers, retail health, and virtual/home-based care. We are also looking to strengthen our community of compassionate care champions, who are the clinical leaders running our programs across the globe, and to further develop our Model for Compassionate Care and associated tools and resources. We are looking to build new relationships, collaborations, and partnerships with a wide variety of external organizations and associations who are aligned with our work supporting caregiver well-being and patient/family compassion. Our operational budget is funded approximately 50% by philanthropy, with funds coming from individual, corporate and foundation donors, and 50% by earned revenue, including from our membership. Our vision for the coming decade is to be a global leader in championing compassion for all who seek and provide healthcare.
You are a clinician leader with a demonstrated commitment to compassionate patient care and supporting the healthcare workforce through your clinical practice, scholarship, professional roles and values. You are established as a leader in healthcare workforce well-being and/or compassionate patient care looking for an opportunity to have a national, systems-level impact. You have academic and practical knowledge of the stressors facing today’s healthcare delivery system and workforce. You are fluent in the current research and literature on burnout, workforce well-being, patient-caregiver communication, and/or compassionate care and have contributed yourself to that body of work. You have experience as a team member and leader driving improvements in patient safety, quality outcomes, patient experience, health disparities, or teamwork. You have significant leadership experience in developing programs and business opportunities that materially contribute to the growth and performance of your organization. You are a flexible, consensus builder; a respectful team player who connects with the organization’s mission; and a strong communicator who can effectively interact with key stakeholders, including the Board of Directors, healthcare leaders of peer organizations, and clinical leaders of various disciplines across existing and potential members. You’re agile, adaptive and want to be part of a high performing, mission-driven and growing organization striving to create a better healthcare world grounded in compassion.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) will be part of the senior leadership team. This is a unique opportunity for MD and RN/Patient Care Service leaders who believe in the mission and vision of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, and have a track record of developing, implementing and growing programs and relationships. The ideal candidate profile includes:
Thought Leader
Program Partner (with Sr Director of Programs, Program Team & Member Operations):
Ambassador:
Administrative:
To be considered for the Chief Clinical Officer role at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, please follow the steps listed below to apply for the position online:
You love planning and managing events, from planning to implementation to follow up. You have a creative mindset and enjoy collaborating with multiple constituents on bringing a multi-faceted project to fruition. You have an entrepreneurial mindset to keep event expenses low while delivering on the promise of an engaging and seamless experience for our donors. You have strong interpersonal and written communication skills, attention to detail, project management skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with other team members. You work well independently and enjoy being part of a team. You’re a quick study and can roll with change. You want to be part of an organization that is creating a better healthcare world.
ABOUT THE WORK: The Events Coordinator will play an integral role in helping the Schwartz Center meet its annual fundraising goals. The Coordinator will work closely with the Director of Individual Giving and Chief Development Officer to plan and execute events of various sizes and ensure that appropriate follow up is conducted. Job responsibilities focus on the overall execution and delivery of a full portfolio of stewardship and cultivation events designed to raise awareness of the impactful programs offered by the Schwartz Center, engaging supporters in a variety of creative and strategic ways and ultimately increasing philanthropic revenue for the Center.
Other Duties (20%)
Job Title: Member Experience Advisor
Reports to: Senior Director of Programs
You have an understanding of the healthcare landscape and experience in healthcare. You recognize the myriad challenges facing the healthcare workforce and healthcare organizations today. You have customer service and relationship-building skills. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills. You love coaching, mentoring, and collaborative problem-solving. You’re comfortable interacting with people at all levels within a healthcare organization, from the front line to the c-suite. You’re resourceful and are constantly learning, improving, and thinking creatively. You work well independently and enjoy being part of a team. You’re a quick study and can roll with change. You want to be part of an organization that is creating a better healthcare world.
ABOUT THE WORK: The Member Experience Advisor (MEA) is responsible for partnering with Schwartz Center members to ensure their programs such as Schwartz Rounds and Stress First Aid are successful across the member base. This includes regular communication with members, supporting new and current members in implementing Schwartz Center programs. The MEA reports to the Senior Director of Programs and coordinates efforts with the Schwartz Center membership team.
Support the successful implementation, leadership, and sustainability of Schwartz Center programs at member organizations
Note: Currently the team is working remotely. We are open to a hybrid or remote worker who will travel as needed.
In order to be considered for the Membership Program Advisor role at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, please follow the steps listed below to apply for the position online: 1) Go to www.mghcareers.org 2) Under the Career Opportunities tab, click on Search Jobs and Apply 3) Under External Applicants, click on View and Apply for Open Positions (A new Window will pop up) 4) In the Job Number field, type in the Job ID number 3314294 5) Follow the online instructions from there