Description Location: UCHealth Leprino Building - Aurora, CO
Department: Process Improvement
Work Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)
Shift: Days
Pay: $41.43 - $62.15 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience
This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option
Summary:
Leads organizational redesign initiatives. Leads and teaches cross-functional Lean Six Sigma process improvement approaches to problem solving.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates multiple facility, cross-organizational teams in achieving their strategic objectives and desired outcomes. Leads and coaches leaders of system-wide, service line and cross-functional events. Coordinates services with other departments and service lines.
- Mentors Green Belts on Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies. Provides coaching and mentoring to Process Improvement Consultants in coordination with Leadership.
- Applies Lean Six Sigma waste and error reduction management techniques to organizational operations. Ensures adherence to PI standards and principles of Lean.
- Leads cross-functional teams that include physicians, clinicians and administrative staff. Plans, develops, and ensures accomplishment of key projects. Develops projects to streamline and improve organizational processes. Delivers presentations and reports to project teams and executive sponsors. Facilitates attainment of measurable outcomes supporting quality, safety, financial, operational and patient experience objectives.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree.
- Preferred: Master's degree in healthcare, business or related field.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- 3 years of related experience, including project management and facilitation. Experience leading complex, cross-organizational improvement initiatives.
Employees are our number one asset.
UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *
Recognition
- Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.
- Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
- Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.
Health and well-being
- Medical, dental and vision coverage.
- Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
- Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
- Free Care.com membership.
- Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
- Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
- Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
- Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.
Retirement and savings
- 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
- Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.
Education and career growth
- UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
- Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
- Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
- Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.
* Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.
UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.
