Continuous Improvement Consultant

Job Description:

At Intermountain Health, we are committed to helping people live the healthiest lives possible by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. Through coaching and expertise, this position will assist frontline caregivers, managers, and other Continuous Improvement team members in executing improvement initiatives, creating a CI culture and adopting elements of the Intermountain Operating Model.

Position Details:

Incumbent for this role must live in Grand Junction or the surrounding area. This role is 80-85% in-person, hospital-based work. There is some opportunity for working from home sporadically as project work allows. 

This role may be hired on at a level I, II, III or Senior, depending on qualifications. Incumbent will work Monday-Friday from 8am -5pm.

Consultant I Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree obtained through an accredited institution.
• Working knowledge of business operations including basic leadership, analytical and financial principles, concepts, and methods
• Excellent computer skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Consultant II Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree obtained through an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated experience in a process improvement role.
• Working knowledge of business operations including basic leadership, analytical and financial principles, concepts, and methods
• Excellent computer skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead projects through an ambiguous, conceptual state to an organized deliverable

Consultant III Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree obtained through an accredited institution. Three (3) years of demonstrated experience in a process improvement role. Or Master's Degree obtained through an accredited institution with two (2) years of demonstrated experience in a process improvement role.
• Working knowledge of business operations including basic leadership, analytical and financial principles, concepts, and methods
• Excellent computer skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of the history, theory and practice of process improvement, including familiarity with a wide range of industry accepted process improvement tools and methodologies
• Ability to lead projects through an ambiguous, conceptual state to an organized deliverable

Senior Continuous Improvement Consultant Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree obtained through an accredited institution. Five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in a process improvement role or Master's Degree with four (4) years’ experience in process improvement.
• Advanced knowledge of business operations including leadership, analytical and financial principles, concepts, and methods.
• Excellent computer skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to teach the history, theory and practice of process improvement, including a wide range of industry accepted process improvement tools and methodologies.
• Ability to lead projects through an ambiguous, conceptual state to an organized deliverable.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

Location:

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$36.22 - $57.04

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.