McLaren Health Care is hiring: Performance Improvement Consultant Senior - McLar

Position Summary:

Facilitates McLaren

Health's Unified Revenue Cycle growth and operational improvement by providing consultant

expertise to a portfolio sponsored and prioritized by the revenue cycle

leadership team. Ensures projects and programs are aligned with strategic

imperatives and support the organization's goals and objectives. Provides

expert consultation in the areas of value acceleration, performance

improvement, performance tracking and benefits realization for those projects.

Reports progress, barriers and successes to all stakeholders. Responsible for

managing all aspects of multiple large-scale projects from original concept

through final implementation. Works with all areas affected by the project

including end users, project sponsors and senior leadership. Defines project

scope and objectives. Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project

estimates, resource plans, realization schedules and status reports. Conducts

project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Ensures

adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. Provides

technical and analytical guidance to project team. Recommends and takes action

to direct the analysis and solutions of problems. Compares and evaluates

various courses of action and make independent decisions on matters of significance

within the scope of their responsibilities.

EssentialFunctions and Responsibilities

:

Define

and document scope and objectives with project sponsors across the health

system

Identify

& generate proposals for potential projects to improve processes and reduce

waste

Develop

project plans with milestones, dependencies, deliverables, realization

schedules and tasks for complex projects or programs.

Assemble

project teams, assign responsibilities and tasks to participants and determine

other resources required.

Collaborate

with stakeholders to assess current state, remove barriers and develop improved

design to achieve performance objectives.

Facilitate

accelerated improvement & action plan workouts to streamline the improvement

process while efficiently managing resources.

Redesign

and drive implementation of process improvements using process improvement

methods

Develop

and manage system wide dashboards, results and benefits realization, track progress,

identify opportunities to accelerate implementation plans or create corrective

plans as needed.

Develop,

document and ensure adherence to standardized processes and project reporting

methodologies.

Develop

and maintain a positive working relationship with all internal and external

customers

Manage

client relationships across multiple projects

Knowledge, Skills,and Abilities:

Relevant

industry standard certification in Six Sigma Black Belt, Project Management, Healthcare

Management Engineering or equivalent experience preferred.

1. Understanding of hospital & health systemoperations and associated quality and business challenges.

2. Keeps current with innovation and changes in thehealth care industry.

3. Actively seeks opportunities to advance professionalknowledge through

4. internaland external sources.

5. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

6. Excellent analytical and organizational skills.

7. Excellent client management relations skills.

8. Excellent project management skills.

Qualifications:

Required:

Completion of a Master's degree in related

field or a Bachelor's degree with 5 years healthcare experience required.

Preferred:

Minimum of 3+ years in

consulting experience; healthcare consulting field a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans