About this role
The Management Consultant leads strategic project management initiatives and operational priorities. Defines competitive repositioning opportunities system-wide and evaluates the magnitude and complexity of system-wide and/or core process improvement opportunities and recommends a project approach.
- Leads multidisciplinary teams of operations/system services executive, directors, managers, and staff in assessing current competitive position, customer satisfaction, financial performance, operational performance, technological performance, and team member competency.
- Creates a picture of service possibilities and operations capabilities that meet and exceed customer expectations. Coaches team leaders and members on team roles, contributions, and attitudes.
- Presents ideas, opportunities and recommended project approaches to assist in strategic prioritization and selection of key initiatives.
- Conducts visioning sessions to define competitive advantage and improve operational capabilities.
- Identifies the return on investment from projects defining specific cost, quality, service, time, and growth goals.
- Strategically plans the engagement and flow of work to create team energy/momentum, gain stakeholder support, and meet project deadlines.
- Establishes measurement tracking and monitoring systems while incorporating targeted performance measures in operations and financial reports.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience - 7 years in management consulting, project management or significant management experience in a clinical area
- Education - Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or other relevant field
Preferred Requirements:
- Prior experience supporting or participating in an ANCC Magnet® Recognition Program, including document preparation, data collection, or site visit support
- Working knowledge of Magnet standards, sources of evidence, and re-designation timelines
- Experience collaborating with nursing leadership, shared governance councils, and interdisciplinary teams in support of Magnet initiatives
We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.
Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.
Other facts
About Inova Health System
We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.
Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.
Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life. More information about Inova can be found at www.inova.org.
What you'll do
- The Management Consultant leads strategic project management initiatives and evaluates system-wide improvement opportunities. They coach teams and present ideas to assist in prioritizing key initiatives.
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