Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

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Summary:

Responsibilities:

The Continuous Improvement Consultant, Senior is a subject matter expert on all aspects of the Presbyterian Daily Management System and on A3 and related improvement methodologies.

• Train PHS staff and leaders in all aspects of the Presbyterian Daily Management System (PDMS).
• Develop training content to effectively teach the PDMS, in coordination with Talent Development
• Facilitate and coach the PDMS at the front line, with managers, directors, and executive leaders
• Take primary responsibility for a large PDMS deployment, such as a hospital or division, managing all major aspects of the deployment including project management and maintaining relationships with senior leaders.
• Use behavioral coaching with leaders and staff, according to the PDMS ideal behaviors and in a way that integrates other culture change initiatives such as Just Culture.
• Deploy and coach tiered huddles at tier 1 (front line / leader level 5) through tier 4 (division or business entity / leader level 2).
• Facilitate and coach improvement efforts of low to high complexity using standardized methodology, including A3, Rapid Improvement Events, and related improvement methods to help teams solve strategically-aligned and staff-focused problems.
• Work with teams to maintain strategic alignment of process and outcome metrics, key behavioral indicators, huddles, and improvement work via the strategy deployment process.
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize multiple PDMS deployment departments, meet deadlines, and manage multiple customer relationships using workplans, timelines, and measures.
• Perform and facilitate behavioral assessments on leaders and DMS deployment departments.
• Facilitate standardization across like departments through sharing of best practices.
• Coach fellow Process Excellence team members on DMS facilitation and coaching skills.
• Apply system design methods, the Shingo Model, Lean thinking, and other operational excellence knowledge bases to develop, refine, and annually improve the PDMS.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree required; masters degree preferred
• Seven years experience in quality, quality improvement, operations, or business support functions in an environment that uses quality and/or lean daily management; or 5 years of such experience plus Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ASME Lean Silver, Certified Quality Engineer, or similar certification; including 3 years dedicated quality improvement or lean facilitation experience."

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.