Senior Managing Consultant - Quality & Safety

Mercy Hospital St. Louis Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition support

Matched retirement plans

Team-based, collaborative environment

Job summary

Mercy seeks a Sr. Q&S Managing Consultant to provide leadership, strategic direction, and operational management for clinical content tools and processes across the care continuum. You will influence outcomes, costs, and workflow efficiency, collaborating with stakeholders to meet Mercy's objectives.

The role emphasizes leadership, project management, and healthcare IT acumen, including Epic experience and data analysis. Strong change management and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Masters in Nursing or related field required.
• 3+ years leading projects or clinical operations in a large health system.
• Collaborative, results oriented, and able to translate abstract concepts into concrete actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for clinical content tools and processes.
• Drive improvements in patient outcomes and clinical workflows across the care continuum.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to meet cost, service, and quality objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Clinical operations

Change management

Healthcare IT

Lean

Education

Master's degree in Nursing or related field

Doctorate preferred

Tools

Epic Experience

Data/Opportunity Analysis

Lean

SCRUM Master

Informatics

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Clinical Performance Acceleration, the Sr. Q&S Managing Consultant provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational management to ensure that optimal clinical content tools (i.e. pathways, order sets etc.) and processes are developed to support improved patient outcomes and enhanced clinical workflows across the care continuum with the goal of meeting cost, service, and quality objectives for the Ministry.

Position Details

• Masters in Nursing or another health, science, technology, engineering or business field

Job Description

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Clinical Performance Acceleration, the Sr. Q&S Managing Consultant provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational management to ensure that optimal clinical content tools (i.e. pathways, order sets etc.) and processes are developed to support improved patient outcomes and enhanced clinical workflows across the care continuum with the goal of meeting cost, service, and quality objectives for the Ministry.

Required Education

• Masters in Nursing or another health, science, technology, engineering or business field

Required Experience

• Clinical or Engineering background 3 or more years experience in leading projects, initiatives or clinical operations at a progressive health system or hospital

Required Other

• Collaborative, knowledgeable of health care environment and challenges, results oriented, change agent, people developer, critical thinker, able to work in the abstract and translate to concrete

Preferred Education

• Doctorate in Nursing or another health, science, technology, engineering or business field

Preferred Licensure/Certification

• Registered Nurse or other health related field

Preferred Experience

• Medium to large hospital organization or integrated delivery system and Epic Experience, Data/Opportunity Analysis, Lean, Change Management

Preferred Other

• Project Management Professional, SCRUM Master, Informatics, Nursing Specialty certification, Lean or Six Sigma, Evidence Based Practice and Financial Acumen

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.

Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.