Change Management Consultant

We are looking for an experienced Change Management Consultant to support a healthcare organization in Memphis, Tennessee through a period of significant transformation. This Long-term Contract position will guide enterprise change efforts while also helping establish a more formal and scalable change management framework. The consultant will work closely with leaders, sponsors, and project teams to strengthen readiness, improve adoption, and support sustained results across high-visibility initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead comprehensive change strategies for complex initiatives, from early planning through adoption, reinforcement, and long-term sustainment.
• Support several major organizational efforts at the same time, ensuring change activities remain aligned across competing priorities and timelines.
• Evaluate stakeholder impact, organizational readiness, and potential resistance, then turn findings into practical recommendations and action plans.
• Advise executive leaders and project sponsors on change risks, workforce preparedness, and adoption considerations that influence key decisions.
• Partner with communications teams to create messaging that is clear, relevant, and grounded in the day-to-day experience of affected employees.
• Coach leaders and people managers on effective change leadership practices that build engagement and encourage adoption.
• Establish methods to measure success, including readiness assessments, pulse surveys, utilization tracking, and other adoption indicators.
• Monitor resistance trends and implementation challenges, recommending mitigation steps and escalating issues when necessary.
• Help build and formalize the organization's change management approach, including program structure, common language, tools, and intake processes for future initiatives.