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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Loyola Medical Center located in the western suburbs and approximately, 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. Easy access from I290 and I55.

Loyola Medicine, treating the whole person with compassion—to "also treat the human spirit." Come join the Operational Excellence Team at Loyola Medicine.

Our Vision

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

Hours:

+ Full-Time 1.0FTE (on-site)

+ Day Shift

+ Monday-Friday

+ Area: Operation Excellence

+ Locations: LUHS, Maywood, IL; includes occasional travel to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital.​

About the Role

In this role, The Operational Excellence Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of complex, medium-to-large initiatives. Coordinates development of business requirements collaborates with multi-disciplinary stakeholders and facilitates teams implementing projects on time, on-budget and in-scope. Responsible for managing team members through implementation and serves as an interface with senior management, sponsors and stakeholders.

Determines project plans, monitors costs and timeliness on an ongoing basis to ensure deliverables meet expectations and manages change through strong leadership skills.

Here's what you'll do

+ Lead and facilitate process improvement initiatives that align with Trinity Health’s strategic goals in areas such as patient safety, care quality, cycle time, rework reduction, financial stewardship, and employee satisfaction.

+ Serve as an internal consultant to RHMs, providing expert guidance on the application of Lean, Six Sigma, Change Acceleration Process (CAP), and Rapid Process Improvement methods.

+ Develop and deliver training to build problem-solving capabilities across all levels of the organization.

+ Use data-driven approaches to identify performance gaps and recommend practical, sustainable solutions.

+ Collaborate with leadership to prioritize improvement opportunities and measure success through key performance indicators.

+ Support organizational readiness and change management activities to ensure adoption and sustainability of process changes.

Here is what you'll need

Required:

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Specific Degree: Health administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

+ Experience in clinical improvement initiatives is highly desirable.

+ Experience in process improvement and/or project management/process planning

+ Excellent communicator and team builder.

+ Experience conducting Lean assessments, facilitating Kaizen events, building and implementing improvement plans, providing hands on training and coaching of key projects and teams.

+ A good understanding of Lean principles

Preferred:

+ Master's Degree

Licensure/Certifications

Preferred:

+ Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Lean Six Sigma certification

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

Our Promise to You

Joining Loyola Medicine is being a part of an organization that treats the human spirit in our patients and fellow colleagues. We are a part of a community which believes in giving back to those we serve.

+ We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities

+ We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners

Compensation:

Pay Range: $67,828.80 - $105,144.00 per year

_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._

Trinity Health Benefits Summary (https://www.trinity-health.org/sites/default/files/my-benefits/Health-and-Wellbeing/Compliance/Illinois-Transparency-Law/Trinity-Health-Summary-of-Benefits-Illinois-Job-Req-Discloser-Law.pdf)

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran