Senior Performance Excellence Specialist - Performance Excellence - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for high level analysis with diagnosis of problems and project engineering complex business processes supporting both strategic and system improvement efforts.

Requirements

Master's Degree Business, Organizational Leadership, Healthcare Administration or related field.
5 years Experience in management or in a process improvement / Lean / Six Sigma facilitation role required (experience can be combined to meet qualification).
Proficiency with MS Office Suite including Visio.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate is required.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
Performs other duties as assigned

Responsibilities

Responsible for facilitating high impact, strategic improvement projects of large scope and complexity.
Manage and facilitate the design of value stream improvements.
Research, analyze, identify opportunities, deliver recommendations, present the business case for change and generate workplans.
Conduct readiness reviews to manage risk and resolve items impacting scope, schedule and/or quality.
Assists with providing executive level coaching, including priority setting.
Works with various leaders across the organization to introduce Lean business/management practices to have a positive impact on the organization.
Coordinates and facilitates multidisciplinary teams/committees.
Monitors outcomes related to real or potential events.
Takes initiative to follow through on inquiries, problem or requests.
Conduct operational assessments.
Review, analyze and deliver solutions and recommendations to improve clinical and business processes.
Serves as a mentor and coach to the Performance Excellence Team, and others to grow their LEAN technical and consulting skills.
Utilizing the Lean methodology, eliminate duplications and improve customer satisfaction and patient outcomes.
Assists with the design, analysis, measurement, and implementation of changes.
Identifies and utilizes appropriate data sources (ie. Action OI) related to job activity sampling; assists in determining work standards through time studies and other methodologies
Identifies areas where technology can be leveraged to improve efficiencies (ie. SVConnectOne)
Performs statistical analysis on obtained research data to determine possible solutions to operating problems, feasibility estimates, and staffing requirements.
Assist with establishing and facilitating cross-organizational project teams to drive implementation of transformational improvements to positively impact and achieve sustainable results in the areas of quality, service delivery, productivity, revenue, costs, patient and customer satisfaction.
Establishes and assists in preparing narrative reports documenting data collection and analysis methods, study subjects and recommendations.
Communicates, collaborates, and serves as consultant/coach to operators, management, leadership, and outside professionals regarding all of SVH’s Lean projects.
Trains/educates individuals in the organization on Lean process improvement methods and the Plan/Do/Check/Act problem-solving approach.