Managing Consultant, Nursing

Press Ganey•New York, MA

3d•$120,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Press Ganey is the leading experience measurement, data analytics, and insights provider for complex industries—a status we earned over decades of deep partnership with clients to help them understand and meet the needs of their key stakeholders. Our earliest roots are in U.S. healthcare –perhaps the most complex of all industries. Today we serve clients around the globe in every industry to help them improve the Human Experiences at the heart of their business. We serve our clients through an unparalleled offering that combines technology, data, and expertise to enable them to pinpoint and prioritize opportunities, accelerate improvement efforts and build lifetime loyalty among their customers and employees. Like all great companies, our success is a function of our people and our culture. Our employees have world-class talent, a collaborative work ethic, and a passion for the work that have earned us trusted advisor status among the world’s most recognized brands. As a member of the team, you will help us create value for our clients, you will make us better through your contribution to the work and your voice in the process. Ours is a path of learning and continuous improvement; team efforts chart the course for corporate success. Our Mission: We empower organizations to deliver the best experiences. With industry expertise and technology, we turn data into insights that drive innovation and action. Our Values: To put Human Experience at the heart of organizations so every person can be seen and understood. Energize the customer relationship: Our clients are our partners. We make their goals our own, working side by side to turn challenges into solutions. Success starts with me: Personal ownership fuels collective success. We each play our part and empower our teammates to do the same. Commit to learning: Every win is a springboard. Every hurdle is a lesson. We use each experience as an opportunity to grow. Dare to innovate: We challenge the status quo with creativity and innovation as our true north. Better together: We check our egos at the door. We work together, so we win together. At Press Ganey, we partner with health systems and health plans to tackle their most pressing challenges. Our Strategic Consulting team blends deep healthcare expertise with advanced analytics to deliver customized, data‑driven strategies that improve performance and elevate the human experience—across nursing, safety, patient experience (PX), and employee experience (EX). Nurses are the backbone of care delivery. Yet today, they face unprecedented pressures that strain teams and threaten quality. Our nursing consultants have lived these realities—leading teams, driving transformation, and redesigning care delivery. They help clients retain talent, elevate practice, and achieve sustainable nursing excellence. Our solutions reflect the day‑to-day realities of nursing today and are designed to adapt to whatever tomorrow brings. Location: Remote (U.S. based) or based in our Chicago, Boston, or South Bend hubs. For in‑office employees, we follow a hybrid schedule—Tuesdays through Thursdays in-office, with flexibility on other days depending on travel. Travel: Up to 50% nationally We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Managing Consultant to join our Nursing Consulting team.

Requirements

10+ years of nursing work with experience designing systems and processes.
Experience designing strategies that help nurses connect with those in their care.
Experience leading project teams.
Past experience in training and coaching nursing teams.
Demonstrated experience in driving performance improvement initiatives.
Requires strong data analytic skills (Excel, Access, SQL, SAS, etc.).
Advanced skills in MS Office Products (Word, PPT, Excel) to support document preparation.
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and to quickly adapt to multiple priorities.
BSN required and an MSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizing Press Ganey and client data assets and resources to consult with client stakeholders to respond to industry change and opportunities for improvement and growth in complex situations while being able to adapt to changing circumstances and new requirements
Partnering with clients to complete data analysis, data interpretation, and process design to identify, recommend, and solve business problems.
Constructing and/or leading data analysis to support a wide range of payer analytics, including authorization metrics and denial rates, observations and behavior assessments and summarize conclusions and recommendations.
Being an effective trainer ensuring active engagement and effective knowledge transfer for patient experience best practices and process improvement.
Coordinating actions to get work completed efficiently which includes delegating and leveraging appropriate internal and client resources.
Managing and delivering defined scope of engagement plan including timelines, deliverables, budget and outcomes for engagements.
Leading preparation of client deliverables including data analyses, assessments, quality reviews, training, and presentations.
Building and managing successful client relationships generating positive client feedback on quality, value, innovation, delivery, and results.
Serving as the direct point of contact with the client and quickly establish credibility for the respective project work stream by proactively building strategic working relationships.
Communicating effectively and appropriately influencing various audiences and levels of client management including risks and recommendations to project management.
Planning, organizing and prioritizing project activities using work plans and other project management tools.
Leading project teams.