Inova 8095 - Fairfax East Performance Improvement Team is looking for a dedicated Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift Monday - Friday, Business Hours
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
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Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.
The Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist leads a team through complex problem-solving and facilitates cross-functional teams. Advises the executive leadership team, while using continuous improvement and project management methodologies to drive initiatives forward..
Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist Job Responsibilities:
Partners with leaders to support high-profile projects that transform the way we care for patients across our health system, often acting as a strategic advisor system-wide projects sponsored by C-Suite team members.
Leads cross-functional teams through a methodical process to assess, improve and sustain results while leveraging Project Management and Continuous Improvement best practices.
Develops and delivers project communications which includes executive-level presentations.
Coaches clinical and system service team members (executive and c-suite leaders) in Continuous Improvement fundamentals.
Applies and teaches the Continuous Improvement toolset (DMAIC, process mapping, standard work, visual management, as examples) for use in a variety of settings including clinical, support, and executive.
Participates in creating and promoting a culture of continuous improvement within the team and across the organization by encouraging employees to identify areas for improvement and contributing to the development of a more efficient and effective organization.
Mentors and supports the members of the Continuous Improvement team to advance their technical and adaptive skills.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Experience - 5 years of experience with Toyota Production System fluency
- Education - Bachelor's degree in relevant field (or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree)
- Certification - Six Sigma Black Belt or ability to acquire within 6 months of hire
Preferred Qualifications:
- Continuous Improvement experience in the healthcare industry , preferably within health system environment.
- Demonstrated application of Lean, Toyota Production System, Six Sigma, DMAIC, process mapping, standard work, visual management , and related methodologies in clinical or healthcare operations settings.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and influence positive change in complex, enterprise-level problem areas , including issues that cross business functions, departments, or service lines.
- Resume should reflect specific, quantifiable results from prior improvement work; examples may include cycle time reduction, cost savings, throughput gains, quality improvement, waste reduction, or other validated performance outcomes.
- Experience influencing and coaching clinical, operational, and executive leaders in continuous improvement methods.
- Experience creating and delivering executive-level presentations and project communications.
- Demonstrated teaching and coaching mindset , with the ability and inclination to mentor junior team members while building continuous improvement capability across the organization through coaching, education, and practical application of CI tools and methods.