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Operational Excellence Advisor, Day Shift

Employer
Adventist HealthCare
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Mar 28, 2023

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Industry
Healthcare
Function
Nurse
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Details

Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Operational Excellence Advisor who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

As an Operational Excellence Advisor, you will:
• Serve as an internal consultant maintaining strong strategic relationships with pillar and entity leads to support team leaders, and executive sponsors for project selection and management, facilitation, change leadership and evaluation of improvement efforts
• Partner with and provide coaching to stakeholders to identify and achieve performance improvement priorities, goals, and objectives.
• Be responsible for achieving results ensuring appropriate statistical analysis and lean six sigma methodology is used when analyzing current performance, establishing targets, and action plans.
• Provide instructional support for lean six sigma training programs and provide just in time coaching.
• Collaborate at all levels of the organization to champion identifying ways to continuously drive process improvement and transformational change within the organization.

Qualifications include:
• Bachelor's Degree Required, Master's degree preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of Lean Six Sigma and project experience and 2 years progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting is required
• Minimum of five years in a Lean Six Sigma transformation and/ or Baldrige working environment required
• Experience with Design for Six Sigma, DMADV, DMAIC, and Quick Wins required.
• Proven experience facilitating Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Process Mapping, 5S workshops, and Root Cause Analysis sessions required
• Experience teaching healthcare Lean Six Sigma principles required
• Experience utilizing statistical analysis software such as Minitab required
• Experience with the Malcolm Baldrige framework in a healthcare setting required. Baldrige Examiner training preferred.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today! Apply now to be considered.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm (flexible)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:
  • Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
  • Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Free Employee parking
  • Benefits Eligible Positions:
    • Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans [including health, employer-paid disability and life insurance, PTO]
    • Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with 3 year vesting
    • Ancillary benefits such as flexible spending, legal and pet insurance to meet the needs of employees and their eligible family members
    • Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers


As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare requires all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and , if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a n designated Adventist HealthCare location.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants' religious beliefs.

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.

Company

We are a faith-based healthcare organization, based in Montgomery County, Maryland. We are the largest employer in Montgomery County with over 6,000 employees! Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. Our mission is to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. At its core, our mission expresses who we are, why we exist and the purpose behind what we do. These words are reflective of God’s character as outlined in the Bible and honor the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s long-standing commitment to healing. You will also find that many of the beliefs and standards of conduct at AHC are universal beliefs that are recognized across many faith traditions.

Company info
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Location
820 West Diamond Avenue
Suite 600
Gaithersburg
MD
20878
US

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