Sr Performance Improvement Lead

Piedmont Healthcare • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Experience the advantages of real career change Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future. The Sr. Performance Improvement Lead owns a portfolio of system wide performance improvement projects, supporting Piedmont's quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, "Zero Harm" efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise. Confidently utilizes a combination of process improvement and project management skillsets to scope projects, develop project plans, and collaborates with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement improvement interventions. Responsible for timely execution and attaining performance targets. Must be goal-oriented and demonstrate critical thinking skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Nursing, Healthcare/Business Administration, or a closely related field Required
• 4 years of progressively responsible project management or process improvement experience with a Bachelors degree Required or 3 years progressively responsible and relevant project management or process improvement experience, with a Masters degree Required or 4 years of clinical practice/experience with relevant project management or process improvement experience Required
• Previous experience leading process improvement projects or Kaizen events Required
• Exceptional organizational skills Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure , if candidate is an RN Required

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Health Systems/Health Administration, Nursing, Business/Management, Public Health or a related field Preferred
• Strong project management/interpersonal skills Preferred
• Certification in Lean, Six Sigma or CPHQ Preferred

Responsibilities

• The Sr. Performance Improvement Lead owns a portfolio of system wide performance improvement projects, supporting Piedmont's quality and safety strategic priorities, such as Leapfrog Hospital Safety grades, Clinical Governance Councils, "Zero Harm" efforts, or any other improvement priorities, as they arise.
• Confidently utilizes a combination of process improvement and project management skillsets to scope projects, develop project plans, and collaborates with clinical leaders, senior administrators, and frontline staff, from multiple disciplines, to implement improvement interventions.
• Responsible for timely execution and attaining performance targets.
• Must be goal-oriented and demonstrate critical thinking skills.

Benefits

• wellness programs
• comprehensive total benefits and rewards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees