Process Improvement Engineer- Remote

Sentara; Glen Allen (VA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer to drive transformative changes in healthcare operations. This exciting role requires a strategic mindset to enhance clinical and operational processes, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The ideal candidate will manage multiple projects, collaborating with various stakeholders to improve quality, safety, and revenue. Join a forward-thinking organization that values community involvement and offers a supportive culture focused on professional growth. If you're passionate about making a positive impact in healthcare, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years of related experience in Process Improvement required.
• 3+ years of experience in Healthcare Management and Process Improvement is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive significant changes in clinical and operational processes for healthcare plans.
• Manage multiple projects and prioritize to meet tight deadlines.

Skills

Process Improvement

Healthcare Management

Accounting/Finance

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

5 years of related experience

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical Analysis Tools

Job description

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 for Sentara Health Plans.

Manages multiple projects for multiple Sentara leaders simultaneously and be able to prioritize to meet tight timelines.

Responsible for all aspects of the change process to include financial, operational, and human resource perspectives and to facilitate radical changes in technology, processes and people.

Helps the organization maintain cost discipline/reduce costs, with secondary goals of helping operational leaders solve problems and/or design processes that are efficient and effective and improve costs, quality, safety or revenue.

Helps the organization operational leaders solve problems and/or design processes that are efficient and effective and improve costs, quality, safety or revenue.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Nursing, Engineering or related field OR 5 years of related experience in Process Improvement, Healthcare operations/management, Clinical operations/management, or Business operations/management in lieu of education REQUIRED

• 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.

• Healthcare or Health Plan experience preferred.

Sentara Health Plans provides health plan coverage to close to one million members in Virginia. We offer a full suite of commercial products including employee-owned and employer-sponsored plans, as well as Individual & Family Health Plans, Employee Assistance Programs and plans serving Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.

Our quality provider network features a robust provider network, including specialists, primary care physicians and hospitals.

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 towww.sentaracareers.com and use the following as your Keyword Search: JR-74525