Adventist Health System Sunbelt, Inc

Program Manager, Performance Improvement (Bakersfield)

Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or related experience required.
  • Five years of healthcare experience in quality, patient safety, risk management, or performance improvement required.
  • Two years of healthcare experience in quality, patient safety, risk management, or performance improvement preferred.
  • Two years of leadership experience (supervising or managing) in healthcare or related setting required.
  • Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Certification required within two years of hire.
  • CCMP or Prosci certification required within two years of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement measurement systems to assess organizational performance.
  • Guide and empower cross-functional teams through the process improvement roadmap.
  • Leverage various process improvement methodologies and tools for identifying opportunities.
  • Monitor team performance and ensure goal alignment; escalate barriers to leadership.
  • Convert process improvements into quantifiable financial and operational benefits.
  • Facilitate changes that enhance quality, safety, and efficiency.
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Commitment to safety and well-being of associates and patients.
  • Requirement for vaccinations as a condition of employment with exemptions where applicable.
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Leads, facilitates, executes, coaches, consults, and educates process improvement teams. Directs organizational deployment of performance improvement, including mentoring, scorecard tracking, and reporting. Supervises personnel with discretion and independent judgment. Manages large programs with substantial budget or impact. Determines tactical approaches, resources, schedules, and goals while applying advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
  • Five years' of healthcare experience in quality, patient safety, risk management, or performance improvement: Required
  • Two years' of healthcare experience in quality, patient safety, risk management, or performance improvement.: Preferred
  • Two years' of direct leadership experience (e.g. supervising, managing, or coordinating people or teams) in healthcare or related setting: Required


Licenses/Certifications:
  • Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Certification: Required within two years of hire
  • CCMP or Prosci certification: Required within 2 yeas of hire


Essential Functions:
  • Designs, implements, and refines measurement systems to evaluate organizational performance; performs advanced data analyses, interprets results with critical insight, and develops actionable recommendations that drive measurable improvements.
  • Guides and empowers cross-functional teams through the process improvement roadmap, setting ambitious yet achievable goals, identifying critical success factors, and facilitating changes that enhance quality, safety, and efficiency.
  • Leverages a full range of process improvement methodologies and tools (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, PDSA) to systematically identify, analyze, and prioritize opportunities that deliver sustainable outcomes.
  • Monitors team performance and group processes to ensure alignment with objectives; proactively escalates unresolved barriers to leadership and ensures timely, transparent communication across all levels of the organization.
  • Converts process improvements into quantifiable financial and operational benefits, documenting validated results, conducting post-implementation reviews, and securing alignment with operations and finance leaders on realized outcomes.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.


Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

About Adventist Health System Sunbelt, Inc

Adventist Health System Sunbelt, Inc. is a non-profit healthcare organization that operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the southern United States. The organization is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is one of the largest non-profit healthcare providers in the country. Adventist Health System Sunbelt, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
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80,000 employees
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Founded
1973

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