Improvement Optimization Advisor Senior

Geisinger

1d•Remote

About The Position

Facilitates multidisciplinary improvement teams, gathers data, performs research, completes analytics and compiles best practice information while providing project / program management for clinical and operational leader achievement of transformational strategic and tactical project results.– Focused on multi-project initiatives at the platform and multi-platform level and involving major segments of the organization, to achieve improved patient experience, safety, staff satisfaction, quality, timeliness and efficiency improvements while achieving a favorable return on investment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare-related field – required
Minimum 5 years of related work experience – required
Minimum 5 years of managing people, processes, or projects – required
Computer Literacy
Critical Thinking
Organizing
Teamwork
Working Independently

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Six Sigma Certification (ASQ)

Responsibilities

Develops work plans for discrete projects and program and multi-project initiatives.
Works with project accountable leaders to manage the work to meet project milestones through application of project management discipline, consistent follow through, relationship management and creative organizational problem solving.
Hardwires process improvements and embeds process and outcome metrics in improvement initiatives that; draw data electronically from clinical and administrative records; are presented in easy to understand graphic format and have sufficient detail to identify specific sources of actionable opportunity.
Works with service lines and departments to formulate improvement strategies, approaches, and designs complex improvements in operations and patient care workflows.
Leverages extensive operational and clinical experience to resolve difficult opportunities.
Assesses the local stakeholder environments and works with project sponsors and leaders to build the support and will to address improvement opportunities among line staff, providers and leaders.
Establishes and manages relationships to achieve transformational change with line staff, providers and leaders.
Facilitates and trains trainers for multidisciplinary and multi-site teams and supports accountable leaders in managing project teams.
Uses analytic, experiential and subjective assessment skills to identify large performance improvement opportunities.
Identifies and applies relevant best practice improvement tools and solutions from prior training and experience, internal best practices, literature and external relationships, and applies them to current projects; innovates on a wide variety of best practice approaches; becomes industry thought leader in focused areas.
Collaborates with internal and external resources to utilize expertise from multiple sources.
Documents work products and methodologies to enable knowledge transfer.
Designs and develops general use education plans and content.
Manages and conducts training for providers, leaders and executives.
Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Benefits

Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners