Continuous Improvement Manager

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Mission Hills, CA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Healthtech • Professional Services • Social Impact
The Role
Coach hospital leaders and teams to deploy SSM Health's operating model, identify and measure performance gaps, lead improvement initiatives, deliver training/workshops, and implement sustainable process improvements to improve quality, outcomes, and engagement.
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MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Lead meaningful change across the organization by driving process excellence, operational efficiency, and performance improvement initiatives. As a Continuous Improvement Manager, you'll partner with leaders and frontline teams to identify opportunities, analyze performance, implement sustainable solutions, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact on quality, outcomes, employee engagement, and organizational success every day.
Scheduling & Logistics:
  • The position is fully onsite.
  • Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
  • There is no on-call requirement.
  • The job location is Des Peres, MO.
Skills & Matching Criteria:
  • Curiosity
  • Problem solving mentality
  • Comfortable speaking and working with leaders
  • Self-starter
  • comfort with ambiguity
  • Willingness to travel (10%)
  • Data savvy;
  • proficiency with technology (Excel, Power BI, QlikView, or other analytic tools)
  • Process improvement experience

Job Summary:

Support assigned areas through the coaching and development of hospital executives with oversight to regional or senior leadership on the administration, deployment and technical aspects of SSM Health’s operating model. Serve as a mentor to various levels of leadership to manage and provide in-depth and broad CI expertise in order to achieve strategic and operational performance objectives to reach business goals. Responsible for facilitating activities based on needs, and for delivering educational content to leaders and teams related to SSM Health’s continuous improvement methodology. While serving as a coach to the leaders they serve, the individual will assist in identifying, monitoring and mentoring leaders to improve outcomes using the systems and elements in the operating model.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Serves as a coach to healthcare executive teams with oversight to regional or senior leadership on the implementation and deployment of SSM Health’s operating model. 
  • Identifies, performs or manages tasks related to defining and measuring problems while coaching leaders to solve unique and complex challenges that have a significant impact on the ministry or business unit. 
  • Acts as an internal consultant in support of unit and ministry-based strategy deployment activities; supporting the development of short and long term strategies incorporating SSM Health’s operating model practices to facilitate progress and achieve strategic objectives. 
  • Conducts advanced improvement activities through the engagement of leaders and teams while building a culture of continuous learning and enablement through the deployment of SSM Health’s operating model. 
  • Coordinates and leads key improvement initiatives while acting as a coach to internal teams; coordinating workshops, team training, and openly sharing technical expertise related to SSM Health’s operating model to ensure continued adoption of the systems and elements.     
  • Coaches and develops a problem-solving culture at all levels of the organization. 
  • Facilitates in-person or virtual “train the trainer” sessions in a professional, articulate manner that clearly demonstrates SSM Health mission and values. 
  • Performs other duties as assigned. 

 

EDUCATION 

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience 

 

EXPERIENCE 

  • Three years’ process improvement experience working with executive teams

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

  • None

Department:

8726050033 Continuous Improvement STL/So ILL

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

  • Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

  • Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

  • Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Three years' process improvement experience working with executive teams
  • Experience coaching and developing healthcare executive teams
  • Proficiency with analytic tools (Excel, Power BI, QlikView or similar)
  • Process improvement experience and ability to lead workshops/train-the-trainer sessions
  • Willingness to travel up to 10%
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership engagement skills (comfortable speaking and working with leaders)

SSM Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SSM Health and has not been reviewed or approved by SSM Health.

  • Healthcare Strength Multiple medical plan options and pharmacy programs, including steep copay discounts at SSM Health Pharmacies and routine vaccines at no cost, are emphasized. These design elements indicate robust core coverage that can anchor overall value.
  • Retirement Support A 403(b)/401(k) with employer match plus a fixed annual employer contribution, auto-enrollment, and a year-end match true-up are featured. This structure provides clear support for long-term savings for eligible employees.
  • Affordable Benefits Income-based premium discounts, zero-cost prescriptions for qualifying households, and pharmacy copay reductions can lower out-of-pocket costs when using in-network resources. On-demand pay (DailyPay) also aids near-term affordability for eligible roles.

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The Company
40,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1877

What We Do

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, fully integrated health system dedicated to advancing innovative, sustainable, and compassionate care for patients and communities throughout the Midwest and beyond. The organization serves comprehensive health needs through hospitals, physician offices, outpatient and virtual care services, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a fully transparent pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization.

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