Surgical Services Process Improvement Specialist
Children's Hospital of Orange County - Orange, CA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
The Surgical Services Process Improvement Specialist assists and collaborates with the Surgical Services leadership team to support the operational improvement projects for the service line; supports change processes, leads/participates in new and existing program development, monitors operational quality metrics and collaborates with other managers to address process changes. Supports contract management, project management, and serve as the Surgical Services liaison with Material Management. Leads/participates in cost reduction strategies; supports Surgical Services managers; mine data and develop/present reports; and facilitate data-based decision making. Participates in goal setting and achievement of these, assuring Surgical Services alignment with CHOC's vision and mission.
Responsibilities
- Assist and collaborate with the Surgical Services leadership team.
- Support operational improvement projects for the service line.
- Lead/participate in new and existing program development.
- Monitor operational quality metrics.
- Collaborate with other managers to address process changes.
- Support contract management and project management.
- Serve as the Surgical Services liaison with Material Management.
- Lead/participate in cost reduction strategies.
- Mine data and develop/present reports.
- Facilitate data-based decision making.
- Participate in goal setting and achievement.
Requirements
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in leading complex performance improvement projects in a healthcare setting.
- Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in a healthcare setting.
- Graduation from an accredited school with bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/business administration or similar subject area.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of surgical services experience (OR, Cath Lab, Ambulatory Surgery).
- Master of Business Administration.
- Data mining and data reduction and working with data registries.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation structure.
- Career development programs.
