Value Analysis Manager

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If you want to work where the action is, University Health (UH) is the place for you. Known as "Kansas City's Essential Hospital," UH is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City. We are an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service. During the 2020 pandemic, we also stepped forward as a regional leader in COVID care and testing. UH is comprised of three campuses:

The Value Analysis Manager is responsible for identifying supply chain costs through facilitating product standardization, optimizing clinical product utilization, and reducing acquisition cost on applicable medical/surgical products, services and equipment. Responsible for functioning as an effective resource between Materials Management and the UH clinicians to improve the quality of patient care and provide that care in the most cost effective manner. Responsible for facilitating effective outcomes through the TMC team-based value analysis process in collaboration with the Corporate Director Materials Management, Contract Manager and Negotiators. Primary clinical focus includes, but not limited to high-cost, supply-intense areas such as acute care nursing, perioperative services, cardiology, and diagnostic imaging for the following functions:

• product and technology assessment,

• consumable product evaluation, selection and standardization

• supply utilization

• benchmarking, monitoring, outcomes management

Provides direct staff management to sourcing specialists.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program

• RN License from the state of Missouri; much keep licensure current to remain assigned to 8342

• Minimum two years clinical experience in a procedural environment (management experience preferred)

• Broad understanding of clinical practices, safety and quality issues

• Demonstrated successful interaction with various levels of physician, clinician and administrative staff

• Ability to manage multiple projects, set goals and monitor progress

• Extensive working knowledge of medical/surgical product usage and application

• Advanced use of databases, and Microsoft office products

• Technical skills for use in hospital information systems

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent presentation skills

• Experience in negotiations, problem resolution, and conflict management