Required Education: Masters in Nursing or Healthcare related field.
Required Licensure/Certification: RN / NP license/certification.
Required Experience: Strong Clinical Nursing background with Adult Med/Surg or ICU experience preferred. 3 or more years experience in leading projects, initiatives or clinical operations at a progressive health system or hospital.
Required Other: Success in this role requires exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple teams and priorities. The Senior Managing Consultant demonstrates advanced proficiency in data management and analysis, including the use of spreadsheets and reporting tools, and translates data into actionable insights. Strong written and visual communication skills are essential, with the ability to develop effective presentations and materials that clearly convey strategy, progress, and impact to diverse audiences.
Preferred Education:
Doctorate in Nursing or Healthcare 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.
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.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in Nursing or another health, science, technology, engineering, or business field
- Clinical or engineering background
- At least 3 years of experience leading projects, initiatives, or clinical operations at a progressive health system or hospital
- Collaborative, knowledgeable about healthcare environments and challenges, results-oriented, change-oriented, able to develop people, critical thinker, and able to translate abstract concepts into concrete outcomes
- Doctorate in Nursing or another health, science, technology, engineering, or business field
- Registered Nurse or other health-related licensure or certification
- Experience in a medium to large hospital organization or integrated delivery system
- Epic experience
- Data or opportunity analysis experience
- Lean experience
- Change management experience
- Project Management Professional certification
- SCRUM Master certification or experience
- Informatics experience
- Nursing specialty certification
- Lean or Six Sigma certification
- Evidence-based practice experience
- Financial acumen
Mercy Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercy and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercy.
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Healthcare Strength — Day‑one medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage is available for many benefit‑eligible roles, alongside options like disability, FSAs, EAP, wellness, and other add‑ons. Coverage breadth and immediate eligibility are highlighted across role postings and benefits guides.
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Retirement Support — Automatic enrollment in the MyRetirement 401(k) includes a per‑paycheck employer match and an additional annual service contribution for eligible co‑workers. This layered design provides ongoing support for long‑term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A combined PTO bank (holidays, vacation, short‑term illness) plus an Extended Sick Bank and Paid Parental Leave are standard components. Accruals start quickly and can increase with tenure, with some locations also offering Volunteer Time Off.
Mercy Insights
What We Do
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy is one of the nation’s most highly integrated, multi-state health care systems, including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 2,400 Mercy Clinic physicians and more than 40,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Mercy’s Virtual Care Center is the world’s first such facility dedicated to care outside its own walls, monitoring patients 24/7/365 across the country, using high-speed data and video connections and medically intervening when and where patients need it with a comprehensive team approach. Mercy was among the first health care organizations in the U.S. to have an integrated electronic health record (EHR) connecting all points of care. Mercy Technology Services’ broad use of its EHR has been recognized at one of the highest possible levels by Epic.
