**Job Description** **Job Title:** Performance Improvement Consultant **Annual Salary** : $95,118 - $140,275 Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits). **Job Duties:** Rush University Medical Center seeks a Performance Improvement Consultant in Chicago, IL to identify, coordinate, and lead improvement initiatives. Use methodologies including measurement, analysis, development of improvement plan, and the reporting of project results. Provide consultation regarding best practices with emphasis on process reengineering and systemic implementation. Develop measurable end state vision for performance improvement using tools such as lean six sigma, statistical significance, and operational control limits. Utilize change management principles and partner with process owners to facilitate successful project pilots and implementation. Create, monitor, and report metrics/dashboards related to improvement activities. Partner with analysts and auditors to extract and analyze data. Serve as liaison with key stakeholders on tasks, deliverables, and issues regarding improvement initiatives. Provide training and education regarding performance improvement methodology. Maintain knowledge of current trends with the performance improvement community. Collaborate with medical staff and hospital departments to develop standardized care paths and/or standing orders and policies for identified performance improvement initiatives based on best practice and national benchmark data. Review literature and comparative benchmarking data to identify best practices and specific areas of opportunity by focusing improvement initiatives on the effective management of the cost and quality of patient care. Perform detailed root cause analysis of adverse events and near misses or other identified improvement initiatives. Develop and present data including executive summary reports, balanced score cards, and other reporting formats via committee structures as assigned. Local Telecommuting permitted 1- 5 days/week as business allows. **Minimum Requirements:** **Master’s** degree in Healthcare Management, Public Health, or a related field of study and 2 years of experience in performance improvement consulting. The two years of experience must include two years of experience with each of the following: (1) process improvement methodologies, including Lean, Six Sigma-DMAIC, Kaizen, or A3 problem solving (PDCA); (2) planning and executing process improvement initiatives in a healthcare environment including Pilot programs, Rapid Improvement Events (RIE), Lean Daily Management System (DMS), or Value Stream Transformation (3) determining root cause utilizing statistics, value, gap, and data analysis tools including Gemba, Process mapping, SIPOC, 5S, 5Why, Takt time, and visual management. Email resume to Ann_Bretzer@rush.edu or apply online at https://www.rush.edu/careers . Cite job number “00202” in the response. RUSH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE EVALUATE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, VETERAN STATUS, AND OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS. **Position** Perf Improvement Consultant 2 **Location** US:IL:Chicago **Req ID** 19152