Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Specialist

at  Livingston HealthCare

JOB SUMMARY:

The Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Specialist is responsible for cultivating the growth and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement at Livingston HealthCare through the leadership of initiatives, managing change, coaching and training. Collaborates with LHC leadership to ensure projects are aligned to support LHC’s strategic objectives as well as LHC mission, vision and values.
Delivers training and provides mentoring support in White Belt, Yellow Belt, root Cause analysis, 5S, Kaizen and workshop facilitation techniques, while being an exemplar of all these skills among others.

QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED):

• Ability to obtain Lean Six Sigma Black Belt within 2 years
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Process improvement experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power Point

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Lean Six Sigma experience and belt levels are preferred
• Process improvement experience in the healthcare setting

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates awareness of the responsibilities of the position and how it interfaces with the rest of the LHC team. Works closely with all department members as required, is flexible to meet the needs of the department and changes in the workload.
• Work effectively in a team environment facilitating group dynamics and encourage teamwork among diverse members of a group.
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Develops and uses clear criteria for guiding decision (e.g., resources, constraints, organization values).
• Identifies cause and effect relationships and root causes.
• Understands and evaluates numerical data, tables, charts, or graphs to get to the cause of a problem.
• Performs calculations and combines quantitative information to diagnose and solve a problem.
• Adaptability and ability to adjust strategies to changes in the environment.
• Adopts means of communication and interaction that suit different cultures.
• Decides courses of action in ways that take account of different environments and cultures.
• Ability to Learn. Is open to and understands new ideas
• Easily learns unique job-related vocabulary.
• Quickly understands and uses processes, technologies and ideas that are continually being updated.
• Learns highly complex information regarding a product or operation.
• Demonstrates innovativeness. Produces imaginative or unique responses to a problem.
• Generates and considers alternatives before settling on a solution.
• Develops new approaches to improve or replace existing procedures or systems. Flexibility
• Modifies a strongly held opinion in response to contrary evidence.
• Modifies own behaviors in response to a situation or to reach a goal

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Track progress of QAPI (Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement) projects for the facility.
• Other duties as assigned