Health Care Facility Manager

The Health Care Consulting Group of Kurt Salmon Associate (KSA) is a premier management consulting firm specializing in facility, strategy and information technology planning for multiple hospital systems, community hospitals, academic medical centers, children's hospitals and physician group practices. KSA is a trusted advisor to leaders in the industry, including most of the US News and World Report Honor Roll hospitals.  At any given time, 75% of our engagements are with long-term clients who return to KSA to meet the changing needs of their businesses. 

Facility consultants enjoy a challenging, dynamic and supportive environment with excellent benefits and compensation, as evidenced by our rating as one of the Top Ten Consulting firms in the country for the last four years.  KSA strives to hire highly skilled individuals who seek a rewarding professional career consulting with and advising leaders in the health care industry.   

Position Overview
Our Health Care Consultants work on multi-dimensional projects that demand functional knowledge and strong analytical, creative problem solving, and interpersonal skills. For our strategic facility planning staff with architectural backgrounds, this means an early exposure to and steering of the strategic questions that drive a project’s feasibility:  components, size, function, and cost.  While KSA is not a design firm, and our consultants have only limited input into the technical and aesthetic development of a project, our strategies, master plans and programs address the big questions, and we are the prime advocates for function and operations.  If your predisposition is to consideration of the big strategic issues, this position may be a perfect fit for you.  

Using well-honed analytical, conceptual creative and interpersonal skills, a Facility Manager has the following responsibilities:

• Work with client and KSA leaders to articulate the strategic issues requiring attention. Develop processes and work plans for addressing these issues.
• Lead project teams through the execution of the work plans by providing direction, timeline and budget management, facilitating data gathering and problem solving processes, and performing market, financial, throughput and other types of analyses.
• Collaborate with diverse client and KSA staff to develop and present findings and recommendations and support for recommendations.
• Coach and mentor client and KSA consulting staff. Write and deliver performance reviews. Assist with recruiting new consultants.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients. Assist with development and delivery of proposals and project presentations.
• Develop and share deep subject matter expertise regarding relevant industry segments. Develop and share thought leadership.
• Contribute to practice advancement.

With proven skills and dedication, a KSA manager is constantly provided opportunities for a larger role and will look to advancement to Senior Manager and Principal based on achievement of qualitative and quantitative objectives. 

Candidate Qualifications

• MHA, MBA, MPH or an advanced degree in a related discipline such as architecture, Industrial Engineering etc.
• 5 – 10 years of experience in a health care setting or other related environment. Experience in finance or strategic management, health care management, facility/operational programming and planning, and information technology can be particularly valuable
• Prior management experience in health care management, finance or strategic management or facility/operational planning. Two or more years experience managing in a professional services firm is preferred.
• Distinctive academic performance and leadership experience.
• Energy and passion about serving clients, continual learning, professionalism and personal resilience.
• A desire and willingness to be an owner of the firm eventually.
• Keen problem-solving skills and demonstrated quantitative analysis.
• Proven process management skills.
• Demonstrated verbal and written interpersonal skills as well as facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Literacy with spreadsheet and presentation software.
• Ability to work in the U.S. with unlimited work authorization.

Location and Travel
At this time we have opportunities for consultants in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Philadelphia or San Francisco offices. Travel to client sites averages 30 - 50 percent of business days.

How to Apply
Please click on the link to apply for the position directly:  http://KSARecruiting.kurtsalmon.com/Prospect.aspx?JobPostingID=106