DEI Consultant

DEI Consultants play a pivotal role in driving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives at BJC. They collaborate with clients, Business HR, and Centers of Practice to identify DEIB opportunities, design tailored solutions, and guide implementation. These professionals also liaise with different departments to embed DEIB best practices organization-wide.

This position is based in the Kansas City metro area and will require occasional travel to the St. Louis metro area.  

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Role Purpose

DEI Consultants are responsible for providing a full range of consulting services to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) across BJC, including; consult with clients, Business HR and Centers of Practice to assess various DEI opportunities ; Recommend, design and/or deliver appropriate DEIB solutions to address identified gaps; Support leaders with implementation of various DEIB solutions; Partner with various departments across the organization to ensure DEIB best practices are integrated into their work (i.e., Advise and Counsel, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development, Patient Experience, Communications, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Support multiple Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging related engagements across BJC by assessing overall DEIB opportunities, recommending appropriate solutions and supporting leaders through implementation.
• Create reports and presentations for Senior DEI Consultants and DEI leadership to leverage with designated clients.
• Support Senior DEI Consultants DEIB related activities with designated clients (i.e., Diversity Councils, Required DEI trainings, Belonging Survey Team, etc) to ensure alignment with ODEI strategic priorities and consistency across BJC.
• Facilitate system level Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging training to address current (and future) DEIB learning objectives.
• Maintain subject matter expertise for a body of work within the DEI Consultation team and create consistent adoption and implementation processes for DEI Consultant peers to leverage with their designated clients.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience
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BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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