Process Improvement Engineer- Remote

City/State

Glen Allen, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Health Plan is currently hiring a Process Improvement Engineer- Remote!

Status: Full-time, permanent position (40 hours)

Work hours: 8am to 5pm EST, M-F

Location: This position is remote for candidates that live in the following states: VA, NC, AL, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, NE, NV, NH, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WV, WI, WY! With travel to Richmond or Virginia Beach as needed. 

Job Responsibilities

Primary responsibility of a Process Improvement Engineer is to make significant changes in clinical, operational or transformational processes with a strategic or operational focus.

We partner with operations to identify opportunities for improvements and present them to leaders as opportunities for process improvement. We initiate the project, and we lead the project and to close out. We also implement the changes and track those changes. A lot of networking is needed on a day-to-day basis, lot of project management, scheduling meetings, tracking data, analyzing data.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Nursing, Engineering or related field required or 5 years of related experience in lieu of education REQUIRED

• If you do not have a degree – 5 years related experience in Process improvement, Healthcare operations/management, Clinical operations/management, or Business operations/management in Process improvement, Healthcare operations/management, Clinical operations/management, or Business operations/management

• Min 3 years of experience in Healthcare Management, Accounting/Finance and Process Improvement REQUIRED

Preferred qualifications:

•        Lean and/or Lean Six Sigma certification and/or statistics class completion preferred.

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Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Tuition Reimbursement, a 401k/403B, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more. 

Sentara Health offers employees comprehensive health & welfare and retirement benefits (401(k)/403(b) with employer match) designed with you and your family's well-being in mind. You have a variety of options for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, educational assistance, student loan repayment and voluntary benefits as well as Paid Time Off in the form of sick time, vacation time, and paid parental leave.  Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if the established system and employee eligibility criteria are met.

Salary range:  $71,416.80 to $107,103.36 with a target hiring range of $71,416.80 to $89,260.08.

Sentara Health Plans is the health insurance division of Sentara Healthcare. 

Sentara Health Plans provides health insurance coverage through a full suite of commercial products including consumer-driven, employee-owned and employer-sponsored plans, individual and family health plans, employee assistance plans and plans serving Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.

With more than 30 years’ experience in the insurance business and 20 years’ experience serving Medicaid populations, we offer programs to support members with chronic illnesses, customized wellness programs, and integrated clinical and behavioral health services – all to help our members improve their health. 

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

To apply, please go to www.sentaracareers.com and use the following as your Keyword Search:  JR-74525

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Keywords: Process Improvement, Change Management, Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Health Plan, Remote, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington (state), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Job Summary

Primary responsibility of a Process Improvement Engineer is to make significant changes in clinical, operational or transformational processes with a strategic or operational focus. Collaborate with leaders to identify opportunities for improvement, organize resources, select and implement the appropriate improvement methodology and ensure projects are conducted successfully.

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Nursing, Engineering or related field required. Master's degree preferred. 3 years experience in healthcare management/operations, finance, or process improvement required. Admin Fellow experience may be considered in lieu of experience. Project Management Certification preferred. Lean and/or Lean Six Sigma certification and/or statistics class completion preferred.

Qualifications:

BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

Accounting/Finance, Healthcare Management, Process Improvement

Skills

Active Listening, Communication, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion, Project Management, Speaking, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Writing

Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

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