Healthcare Continuous Improvement Lead

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Saint Louis seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement Specialist to coach leaders in deploying the operating model and CI methodologies. You’ll partner with frontline teams to identify opportunities, solve problems, and drive sustainability across processes and performance metrics.

The role focuses on leading improvement initiatives, training leaders, and enabling teams to deliver measurable outcomes aligned with the organization’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of professional experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a coach to departments and functional leaders on implementing the operating model.
• Builds a culture of continuous learning and enablement through deployment of the model.
• Supports curriculum development through observation and feedback.
• Coordinates and leads key improvement initiatives with workshops and trainings.
• Coaches and develops a problem-solving culture at all levels of the organization.

Skills

Curiosity

Problem-solving mentality

Leadership communication

Self-starter

Ambiguity tolerance

Willingness to travel

Data savvy

Analytical tools proficiency

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

QlikView

Job description

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Saint Louis seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement Specialist to coach leaders in deploying the operating model and CI methodologies. You’ll partner with frontline teams to identify opportunities, solve problems, and drive sustainability across processes and performance metrics.

The role focuses on leading improvement initiatives, training leaders, and enabling teams to deliver measurable outcomes aligned with the organization’s mission.