Job Description
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MO-SSM Health Mission HillWorker Type:
RegularJob Summary:
Supports the organization’s mission through strategic oversight of enterprise-wide workforce initiatives. Drives labor optimization across clinical and non-clinical functions, focusing on scheduling practices, resource utilization, flexible staffing models, and contingent labor support to achieve operational efficiency and alignment with business needs.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as a primary liaison with enterprise stakeholders to ensure alignment on workforce initiatives, including scheduling, resource utilization, and contingent labor management.
- Designs and implements plans for labor strategies to advance enterprise goals, such as demand forecasting, staffing flexibility, and cost optimization.
- Leads segments of workforce initiative rollouts to promote adoption and sustainability across the organization.
- Assesses and validates opportunities for labor efficiency, including reducing reliance on external resources through internal solutions.
- Owns and refines documentation of workforce workflows, processes, and analytics, tracking key metrics like utilization rates, spend, and ROI.
- Partners on training, onboarding, and change management to support workforce strategy implementation.
- Provides data-driven insights and recommendations for the overall workforce portfolio, including contingent staffing integration.
- Directs stakeholder requests toward operational improvements in labor management.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Nursing, or a related field; or or equivalent years of experience and education
EXPERIENCE
Three years’ experience in workforce management, healthcare operations, or a related field, with demonstrated progressive responsibility in labor strategy, contingent staffing, or resource optimization
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
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
Department:
8726030033 Workforce Strategy and OperationsScheduled Weekly Hours:
40Benefits:
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.
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.