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Job Description

The Director of Labor Management is responsible for participating in the development and execution of the Memorial Hermann labor resource management strategy to achieve the goal of having the right people in the right place at the right time and at the right price. The position

is responsible for providing leadership and guidance of the organization’s processes, functions, and activities around forecasting and planning labor resource needs, productivity and labor spend management, labor resource staffing, labor specific operations improvement, and creating and maintaining an agile workforce. The position also provides leadership and expertise in the ongoing education and development of leaders across the organization with

respect to labor resource management. The position provides leadership and oversight to teams of dedicated resources, both direct reports and indirect, matrixed reports.

Principal Accountabilities:

- Develops/assists and executes long-term strategy to achieve key business objective and

establishes specific productivity goals to be accomplished and directs the activities of the

organization aimed toward meeting those strategic and financial goals.

- Responsible for the overall workforce development as it relates to internal forecasting and

reporting of staffing impacts.

- Develop policies that impact the workforce positively and work with Operational staff to

ensure communication of these policies and that procedures are adhered to.

- This position will require analysis of real-time and historical performance and identify

opportunities to improve performance and identify and communicate real-time impact and

forecasting needs.

- Develops methods for measuring outcomes against established targets.

- Oversees and improves daily operations, policies, systems, and procedures necessary to

support labor management and system utilization goals; ensures consistency across

organization.

- Accountable for the performance and results of the labor management function across the

entire system.

- Continuously monitors productivity performance, ensuring delivery of consistent and

accurate management reporting to accelerate decision making.

- Ensure alignment with key stakeholders while appropriately balancing support, reporting

and accountability to achieve system and hospital financial and operational goals.

- Directs standard training for tools that support labor management.

- Ensures department productivity targets support the hospital’s monthly budget.

- Actively participates in annual budget process and implements changes as

needed. Participates in campus budget process and provides recommendations related to

labor management as needed.

- Partners with hospital and system HR leaders on various personnel issues that impact labor

spend.

- Develop and implement communication cadences to keep stakeholders informed of

performance against service level, budget, and staffing needs.

- Review’s productivity, turnover, and volume trending reports to ensure all other options

have been exhausted before approving premium spend.

- Directs standardization of operational policies and procedures across organization as

appropriate.

- Utilizes comparative market data to target performance improvement opportunities and

cost efficiencies.

- Directs a variety of projects to provide hospitals with statistical data in areas including

information flow, cost containment, work standards, staffing levels, scheduling, and

productivity.

- Recommends improvements based on research to implement operational best-practices.

- Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies,

procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management,

supply management, productivity and quality of service.

- Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for

mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals

which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as a resource to less

experienced staff.

- Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating

compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann’s service

standards of providing safe, caring, personalized and efficient experiences to patients and

our workforce.

- Other duties as assigned.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

Experience / Knowledge / Skills:

- Five (5) years of healthcare experience and five (5) years of management experience

- Proficient in written and verbal communication and advanced analytical skills required

- Experience within healthcare operations and labor management systems required

- Extensive PC skills including spreadsheets, databases, document, and presentation

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