Position Summary / Career Interest:

• Leads initiatives to support performance excellence initiatives, including but not limited to analyzing data for performance improvement and lean activities researching effective models for patient management and inpatient operations, designing programs to address patient and provider needs that increase quality of care ensuring appropriate use of healthcare resources.
• Provides process facilitation support as well as rigorous analytical support to inpatient areas. Provides active tracking tools and summaries for all projects and summarizes individual projects progress and risks to senior management.
• Provides best practice examples from other healthcare organizations or industries.
• Acts as a coordination point for patient safety and environment of care issues, collaborating with health system resources.  Ensures there is the infrastructure and resources required to perform effectively and efficiently.
• Monitors project timelines to ensure resources are available and applied appropriately to achieve desired performance goals in a timely manner.
• Keeps abreast of recent trends and developments in process innovation and project management in the healthcare field as well as in related industries.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary groups as part of planning efforts
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position
• Assists in developing standardized onboarding plans, competency pathways, training and development.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• Bachelor Degree Nursing OR
• Masters Business Administration OR
• Master Health Care Management Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
• Equivalent combination of education and relative experience

• 5 or more years experience in project management, health care administration or consulting

• Demonstrated proficiency in data management and analysis
• Superior communication, organization and presentation skills
• Advanced computer skills with experience utilizing electronic health records and analytical tools
• Ability to interact and work with multi-disciplinary teams including front-line operations, physicians, management, technical and financial staff
• Exceptional skills in collaborative software such as SharePoint

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Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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