Senior Performance Excellence Consultant

Advocate Aurora Health

Performance Excellence Consultant Senior responsible for managing Medicare and Medicaid initiatives to improve healthcare outcomes. Leading project teams to align with Advocate Health's goals in government programs.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $4,415 - $6,625 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing healthcare initiatives and projects, with a strong focus on process improvement methodologies and financial analysis. Proven ability to lead teams, engage stakeholders, and implement value-based care models effectively.

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Healthcare OperationsValue-Based Care Payment ModelsProcess Improvement MethodologiesProject ManagementFinancial Analysis

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Hard Skills

LeanSix SigmaA3Design ThinkingModel for ImprovementCost AccountingReimbursement Methods

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipStakeholder EngagementGoal Setting

Certifications & Qualifications

Master's Degree (MBA, MPH, MHA)

Industry Keywords

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid InnovationsManaged CareAccountable Care OrganizationsBundled Payments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for managing the evaluation, planning, and implementation of initiatives and projects within Advocate Health’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) Government Programs
Provides management support to identify and implement utilization improvement and tactical financial targets
Motivates and directs internal work teams, sets goals, objectives and priorities for outlined strategic initiatives by leading design sessions
Plans, organizes, controls, and evaluates projects from concept phase to implementation
Serves as primary interface with key stakeholders on tasks, deliverables and issues regarding the Government Programs initiatives
Prepares key performance measures and develops baseline measures to track and monitor pre- and post- improvement initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree (MBA, MPH, MHA) or equivalent work experience in Healthcare
3-5+ years of experience with healthcare operations, managed care or value-based care payment models, ACOs, Bundled payments, innovative incentive models
Knowledge and mastery of one or more process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, A3, Design Thinking, Model for Improvement etc.
Working knowledge of financial analyses, cost accounting, and reimbursement methods
Demonstrated ability to work and function in a complex corporate system environment with matrixed reporting relationships
Experience in quality/process improvement, project management or design thinking.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program