Health System Specialist

4 weeks ago


Fargo, North Dakota, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

Participates in and facilitates transformative quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency improvement efforts. Acts as the project lead for healthcare and operational improvement projects impacting patient care delivery systems and functions throughout the medical center. Facilitates, coaches, and trains audiences at all levels of the organizations throughout the lifecycle of a performance improvement project



Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Organizes, directs, controls and coordinates group activities in a timely and effective manner.
  • Conducts extensive work in analyzing data and conducting background research on the issue.
  • Pulls, isolates and manipulates data to identify root causes of a performance issue; develops statistical models to measure success of performance improvement actions.
  • Defines a project scope and goals through a collaborative process with subject matter experts and leadership at the facility, service line or program, or unit level.
  • Leads project teams through designed brainstorming sessions to develop solutions towards a specific deliverable or goal during a project.
  • Provides consultation and develops statistical, graphical, and narrative reports, and communicates these studies to medical center executive leadership, service chiefs, supervisors, and other staff.
  • Provides instruction to others on Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Systems Redesign or other improvement methodology principles and tools through formal classroom instruction or small group mentoring.
  • Responsible for leading the team through development of control strategies, to ensure project solutions are sustained after the project lifecycle.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Telework: Available at Supervisors discretion

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Health System Specialist - Facility Systems Redesign Specialist/PDS0012A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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