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Senior Strategic Implementation Partner

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on collaborating with internal and external partners to enhance healthcare value and achieve strategic objectives. You will support key stakeholders through project management while fostering a culture of continuous improvement within Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business administration, healthcare management, project management or closely related field.
  • 5 years progressive experience in project management or completion of a healthcare administrative fellowship program.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple complex tasks and projects.
  • Must possess team building skills and emotional and social intelligence.
  • Preferred: Master’s Degree in business administration, healthcare administration or other related degree.

Responsibilities

  • Design, plan, deliver, evaluate, and support project management needs on strategic network initiatives.
  • Utilize the portfolio management system to support enterprise-wide intake and pipeline development of potential improvement projects.
  • Assess variation and performance gaps, performing root cause and gap analysis based on current state data.
  • Collaborate with clients and business partners to share status, results, and feedback on projects.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Team Building
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Social Intelligence
  • Collaboration
  • Resilience
  • Courage
  • Professionalism

About the company

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Lehigh Valley Health Network

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • XLarge
  • 9,057–9,057
At Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), we continually go the extra mile to fulfill our mission to heal, comfort and care for the people of our community. Each one of our more than 18,000 colleagues contributes to this mission and helps make the Lehigh Valley a healthier – and better – place in which to live.You and your family deserve high-quality care, and we’re passionate about delivering it to you. We’re driven to do everything we can, every day, to ensure the care you need is available at Lehigh Valley Health Network. While we’re focusing on you, people from throughout the nation are focusing on us. We’ve received awards from national organizations recognizing us as one of the nation’s premier health networks.Many of the awards recognize us for providing superior care. For example, U.S News & World Report consistently ranks us in several areas. The expertise of our staff also is recognized. The American Nurses Credentialing Center names us a Magnet® Hospital, the highest honor for nursing excellence. Plus, the Leapfrog Group gives us an “A” for patient safety.We are humbled by such recognition and also are proud of our affiliations and accreditation.

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Job description

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.


Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.


LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.


Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.


Summary
Collaborates with internal and external business partners to improve healthcare value and enable the achievement of the mission, vision, strategies, network goals, and strategic business objectives. Improves the colleague and patient experiences and serves as an innovative, strategic partner and supports the key stakeholders through robust project management skills. Co-creates, executes, evaluates, and adjusts short and long-term team and divisional goals, strategies, and vision. Cultivates a strengths-based culture of continuous learning, continuous improvement, and delivery of highly reliable, measurable results.

Job Duties
  • Designs, plans, delivers, evaluates, and continually supports project management needs on strategic network initiatives to drive healthcare value and achieve enterprise goals.
  • Utilizes the portfolio management system and supports the enterprise-wide intake and pipeline development of potential improvement projects. Leverages technical skill sets to bridge the needs of key stakeholders. 20%
  • Assesses variation, complex organizational performance gaps and strategic expense reduction and revenue growth opportunities. Performs root cause and gap analysis based on current state data. Defines and forecasts based on trend data.
  • Collaborates with clients and business partners to share status, results, and feedback on projects. Builds and maintains a professional peer network and membership in relevant professional organizations.
  • Leads and balances multiple senior level projects while also mentoring junior team members. 10%
  • Recommends and executes aligned, short and long-term departmental and divisional goals, strategies, and vision. Cultivates a strengths-based culture of continuous learning, continuous improvement, and delivery of highly reliable, measurable results.
  • Facilitate team meetings, identify key actions and follow up items, liaison etc. ensuring accuracy and accessibility to all project related documents. Identify and escalate barriers and risks.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business administration, healthcare management, project management or closely related field.
  • 5 years progressive experience in project management or completion of a healthcare administrative fellowship program.
  • Ability to quickly grasp complex concepts and situations.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple complex tasks and projects in a fast paced work environment.
  • Ability to focus on details and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Must possess team building skills and emotional and social intelligence.
  • Must collaborate and possess resilience, managerial courage, flexibility, ethics, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in business administration, healthcare administration or other related degree.
  • 10 years progressive experience in project management.
  • CSSBB - Certified Six Sigma Black Belt - American Society for Quality Upon Hire

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.


Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

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Work Shift:

Day Shift

Address:

1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd

Primary Location:

REMOTE IN PENNSYLVANIA

Position Type:

Remote

Union:

Not Applicable

Work Schedule:

9:00-5:00

Department:

1004-13045 CSS-Strategic Implementation Partners

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