Healthcare Performance Improvement Lead

Montefiore Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Performance Improvement Specialist to support the Center for Performance Improvement, guiding teams through process and performance improvement initiatives. The role includes coaching, teaching, and facilitating adoption of standardized quality improvement methods across the health system, with collaboration among clinical and administrative leadership.

Responsibilities include training teams, applying IHI, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Certification in IHI’s Model for Improvement, Lean Healthcare/TPS (Toyota Production Systems), and/or Six Sigma required.
• Three years’ work experience.
• Healthcare experience a must; Masters preferred; clinical background is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Train, coach, and mentor Montefiore Health System teams to undertake process and performance improvement initiatives from project chartering & design, execution/implementation, and measurement.
• Facilitate the use of IHI, six sigma/process improvement methodologies for the design or redesign of care delivery processes.
• Effectively work and collaborate with system quality leadership, clinicians, and administrative colleagues alike as a representative of the Center for Performance Improvement.
• Demonstrate strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, along with managing timely deliverables.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Performance Improvement Specialist to support the Center for Performance Improvement, guiding teams through process and performance improvement initiatives. The role includes coaching, teaching, and facilitating adoption of standardized quality improvement methods across the health system, with collaboration among clinical and administrative leadership.

Responsibilities include training teams, applying IHI, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies, and ensuring