Job DescriptionInova 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
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: 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 within 6 months of hireL
