Manager, Labor Management Productivity - Wichita - Ascension

Description

Labor Management Position

Full-time position with onsite presence at local hospitals or Labor Management Office required. Will support six hospitals/locations in the Wichita, Kansas area (travel to nearby sites around 50%). Depending on business needs, some opportunity to work remotely but will be minimal. Relocation assistance or sign-on bonus available up to $10,000.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

Implements market-wide labor management and productivity improvement initiatives, procedures, processes, and projects. Acts as a labor management resource for select market ministries in support of companywide standardization initiatives for routine labor management practices and other operational/financial improvement initiatives. Owns data integrity, analytics, and reporting for labor management for assigned market ministries. Participates in labor initiatives and leads labor management meetings to drive appropriate staffing and productivity outcomes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support market, hospital, and department leaders in the implementation of labor management strategies.
• Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness, identifies areas for improvement, and provides guidance about the appropriate corrective actions.
• Implements market-wide project and action plans for labor management, premium pay, contract labor, and overall labor expense management.
• Prepare regular reporting and maintain detailed and organized documentation for all labor metrics and initiatives. Support the training and development initiatives for market associates to improve operational efficiency.
• Ensures accuracy of volume forecasts, controls target requirements, manages stakeholder and business demands, and assesses and implements appropriate resource utilization.
• Participate in labor management projects, providing support in planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Participate in projects related to the development and innovation of new systems, processes, and technologies within the labor management scope.
• Assesses and maintains quality control practices that improve productivity and operational metrics.
• Maintain accurate reporting of labor management and productivity metrics and responsible for data integrity within markets in all labor management systems.
• Participates in the development and delivery of new reporting and analytics to support decision making.
• Collect, compile, analyze, and disseminate labor data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and corrective actions.
• Provide administrative and analytical support to regional and market leadership.
• Identify and recommend areas of improvements in labor processes and workflows.
• Support market leadership with actions to improve results and ensure needs and requirements are met.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned and as needed.

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

• 2-5 years of experience in labor management, productivity, and/or workforce analytics

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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