Lead Performance Improvement Consultant

BJC HealthCare • Creve Coeur, MO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

BJC is seeking a Lead Performance Improvement Consultant to support our Medical Group. This role partners closely with physician offices and clinics across the St. Louis area. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, along with experience collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders. This is a hybrid position that requires being on site several days a week. Must be located in the Greater St. Louis area.

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5-10 years experience
• < 2 years supervisor experience

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• 10+ years experience
• 2-5 years supervisor experience
• Lean/Six Sigma certification
• PMI certification
• Project Management Prof certification

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads process improvement / transformation project and operations teams in order to accomplish measurable business results.
• Responsible for contributing to the development of best practices and optimization of resources and tools within projects and across improvement efforts.
• Mentors, trains and develops team members and employees in continuous process improvement methodologies and operational excellence practices.
• Manages and has oversight for programs and team members related to: 6 Sigma, Lean, rapid improvement events and associated activities; Project scoping, planning, execution, analysis and tracking; Change management; Team facilitation; Data collection and analysis; Risk/Issue identification and mitigation; Stakeholder tollgates/reports.
• Guides project teams and operation teams in conducting continuous improvement and process redesign projects using appropriate analytic and facilitation techniques as the situation requires.
• Structures and conducts best practice research, process analyses, benchmarking and performance baseline measurement activities.
• Responsible for expert level application and knowledge transfer of transformation core competencies.
• Develops and executes work plans for strategic process redesign and performance improvement initiatives as well as responsible for expert level application and knowledge transfer of transformation core competencies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior