Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Job Description

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.

Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up 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
  ,preferablywithinhealthsystemenvironment.
• Demonstratedapplicationof
  Lean,Toyota Production System ,Six Sigma,DMAIC,process mapping,standard work,visual management
  ,andrelatedmethodologiesinclinicalorhealthcareoperationssettings.
• Demonstratedability to
  leadandinfluencepositivechangeincomplex,enterprise-levelproblemareas
  ,includingissuesthatcross business functions,departments,orservicelines.
• Resumeshouldreflect
  specific,quantifiable results
  frompriorimprovementwork;examplesmayincludecycletimereduction,cost savings,throughput gains,qualityimprovement,waste reduction,orothervalidatedperformanceoutcomes.
• Experienceinfluencingandcoaching
  clinical,operational,andexecutiveleaders
  incontinuousimprovementmethods.
• Demonstrated teaching and coaching mindset
  , with the ability and inclination to mentor junior team members while…