People Optimization Consultant

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health's Select Health in Murray, UT is seeking a People Optimization Consultant to lead workforce strategy initiatives across hiring, onboarding, upskilling, and leadership development.

You will advise leaders, drive adoption of changes, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards while tailoring solutions to a health plan environment. This role focuses on workforce readiness and caregiver engagement in a remote-friendly setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5+ years of workforce strategy, organizational development, change management, learning and development, or related consulting experience.
• Healthcare or health plan experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce strategy initiatives related to hiring, onboarding, upskilling, role clarity, and leadership development.
• Lead CIT and retrospective processes to identify performance issues and inform workforce solutions.
• Advise leaders on skill expectations, proficiency levels, and promotion readiness.
• Lead change initiatives and manage adoption risks.
• Design and improve workforce tools based on feedback and outcomes.
• Integrate enterprise skills-based practices into hiring and development processes.
• Partner with enterprise teams to align workforce initiatives with enterprise standards.
• Ensure leaders use HR-approved, enterprise-vetted workforce tools and practices.

Skills

Workforce Strategy & Execution

Leadership Consultation & Facilitation

Change Leadership & Adoption

Skills-Based Hiring & Development

Organizational Diagnosis

Adult Learning Design

Stakeholder Influence

Data-Informed Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Fully Remote

SelectHealth – Murray

Full time

R179222

Job Description

The People Optimization Consultant leads workforce strategy initiatives that strengthen hiring, onboarding, development, and workforce readiness across Select Health. This role serves as a trusted advisor to leaders, translating workforce strategy into practical solutions and driving adoption of changes that improve leadership effectiveness, caregiver engagement, and operational outcomes. The role is embedded within Select Health and ensures alignment with enterprise workforce, learning, and caregiver experience standards while adapting solutions to the needs of a health plan environment.

We are committed to offering flexible work options where approved and stated in the job posting. However, we are currently not considering candidates who reside or plan to reside in the following states: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington.

Please note that a video interview through Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite interviews and meetings

Essential Functions

• Lead workforce strategy initiatives related to hiring, onboarding, upskilling, role clarity, and leadership development.
• Lead CIT and retrospective processes to identify performance, system, and learning issues and inform targeted workforce solutions.
• Advise and influence leaders to clarify skill expectations, proficiency levels, and promotion readiness.
• Lead the people‑side of change initiatives, identifying adoption risks and adjusting approaches to ensure sustained behavior change.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve workforce tools (e.g., documentation templates, onboarding frameworks, CIT) based on feedback and outcomes.
• Integrate enterprise skills‑based practices into Select Health hiring and development processes.
• Partner with enterprise teams to align Select Health workforce initiatives with enterprise standards.
• Ensure leaders use HR‑approved, enterprise‑vetted workforce tools and practices.

Skills

• Workforce Strategy & Execution
• Leadership Consultation & Facilitation
• Change Leadership & Adoption
• Skills‑Based Hiring & Development
• Organizational Diagnosis
• Adult Learning Design
• Stakeholder Influence
• Data‑Informed Decision Making

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in workforce strategy, organizational development, change management, learning and development, or related consulting work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in industrial‑Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Education, Human Resources, or related field.
• Experience working in healthcare or health plan environments.
• Experience influencing leaders without direct authority.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in person and via technology.
• Frequent interaction with leaders and team members requires verbal communication and active listening.
• Manual dexterity for computer uses and documentation.
• Ability to consult with leaders and drive workforce strategy initiatives.

Location

SelectHealth – Murray

Work City

Murray

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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

$44.99 – $69.44

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 package here https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits .

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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.

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400 clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

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Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100 learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more. https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/peak-program/

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