Process Excellence Consultant

Trinity Health

$90K — $140K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in health administration or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Proven experience leading Lean transformation initiatives with measurable improvements.
  • Strong knowledge in operations, financial analysis, and organizational development.
  • Experience in clinical improvement efforts is highly preferred.
  • Lean Green Belt certification and advanced Lean training required.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt certification must be obtained within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Drive performance improvement initiatives across Loyola Medicine through strategic leadership.
  • Support stabilization, standardization, simplification, and sustainability of operations and clinical processes.
  • Mentor and train staff at all levels to enhance problem-solving skills focused on patient care improvement.
  • Provide expert guidance to leaders on the strategy and deployment of Process Excellence.
  • Foster collaboration and learning to redesign care processes for better integration.
  • Develop and teach process improvement methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma.

Benefits

  • Benefits from Day One (Medical and Dental).
  • Competitive shift differentials available.
  • Opportunities for career development and advancement.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education.
  • Participation in Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Access to an on-site fitness center at designated locations.
Full Job Description
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Day Shift

Description:

Bring your passion for process improvement to Loyola Medicine and partner with teams to improve quality, efficiency, and patient experience.

Hours:
  • Full-Time 1.0FTE (On-Site)
  • Day Shift; M--F
  • Locations: Maywood, IL; includes occasional travel to other LUHS Hospitals Affiliates.


About the Role
In this role, the Operational Excellence Consultant will provide strategic and hands-on leadership to drive performance improvement initiatives across Loyola Medicine, a part of the Trinity Health system. This role supports stabilization, standardization, simplification, and sustainability of key operational and clinical processes. The OpEx Consultant II actively leads and mentors all levels within Loyola Medicine in developing problem solvers to improve patient care experience, regulatory goals, and all operational metrics such as patient safety, quality, cycle time, rework, financial stewardship, and employee satisfaction. Provides seasoned and expert guidance to the leaders of Loyola Medicine in the overall strategy, understanding, and deployment of Process Excellence. Fosters and support ongoing learning and collaboration to develop the internal muscle within organization to redesign care processes so they are cohesively connected. Develops, trains and mentors on process improvement methodologies with a heavy focus on Lean, Change Acceleration, Rapid Improvement Events and Six Sigma.

What You'll Need
Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Specific Degree: Bachelor's degree in health administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience leading Lean transformation initiatives with demonstrated sustained results in process improvement and cultural change.
  • Strong knowledge of operations, financial analysis, and organizational development.
  • Experience in clinical improvement initiatives is highly desirable.
  • Lean Green Belt certified with advanced Lean training.


Licensure/Certifications
Required:
  • Six Sigma Green Belt; will have 1 year from hire date to obtain


Preferred:
Other:
  • Master's Degree


Perks & Benefits
  • Benefits from Day One (Medical and Dental)
  • Competitive Shift Differentials
  • Career Development
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
  • 403(b) with Employer Match
  • On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
  • Referral Rewards
  • Perks Program


Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment visa for this positio

Pay Range: $90,896 - $140,920 Annually

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

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