Improvement Associate

Overview

Company Description At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That’s why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. It’s why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. And it’s why we need caring, committed people on our team – like you.

Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

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Job Description

JOB SUMMARY This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

The Performance Improvement Associate supports the implementation of effective, efficient and continuously improved programs, projects and processes within the hospital, and is responsible for helping achieve excellence in these areas to create measureable, sustainable change. Is led by the Performance Improvement Specialists, Advisors and Performance Improvement Director on assignments, to improve processes and develop the capability of staff to apply improvement methodology at all levels of the organization.

• Works across the organization, contributing to the support of the delivery of identified high value transformational improvement programs and projects.
• Assists with applying improvement science and project management methods to particular programs and projects, where directed by the project lead.
• Applies analytical skills to manipulate and analyze data and able to present findings to key stakeholders.
• Prepares management reports, and defines and evaluates problems and recommends solutions.
• Liaises with key stakeholders to build relationships, influences, gains and shares knowledge and experience and, where necessary, discusses and resolves issues.
• Interprets and analyzes data to identify risks and opportunities for program/process improvements.
• Develops and delivers presentations to groups in a training or facilitation role. Collaborates with PI specialist and advisors and assists with developing presentations and documents that articulates a compelling story line through the effective use of data.
• Coordinates implementation efforts; communicates, garners support, and provides necessary support during improvement activities.
• Analyzes work streams and data trends and identifies issues. Raises issues identified with Managers and Directors and collaborates to analyze alternatives to determine best outcomes.
• Assist leadership with annual plan deployment cycle including contributing to the development and deployment of goals, and the check/adjust process.
• Participates actively in internal operational improvements within Performance Improvement Department.
• Performs other related and incidental duties as needed or assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Public Health, Human Biology, or closely related field.

Experience: Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.

License/Certification: None required.

KNOWLEDGE These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education or licensure/certification.

• Knowledge of project management process and systems.
• Ability to perform complex project tasks, prioritize multiple projects, and work under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to develop a sound knowledge of stakeholders and anticipate and respond to stakeholder needs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve goals and objectives.
• Ability to make presentations in a confident and engaging manner.
• Knowledge on how to analyze data and present finding in an easily understandable manner.
• Ability to rapidly learn and apply (with guidance) improvement science…