Senior Process Improvement Engineer

Sentara Health Plans; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Dependant Care/Family Support Benefit

Job summary

Sentara Health Plans in Austin, TX is seeking a results-driven Process Improvement Specialist to identify and optimize operational workflows using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven methods. You will partner with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and sustain improvements.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and at least 5 years in process improvement or healthcare management. Competitive base pay between $79,497.60 and $132,496.00 plus incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of process improvement or healthcare management experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and optimize operational processes.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven methods to streamline workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement improvements.
• Monitor outcomes and ensure sustainability of gains.

Skills

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

City/State Austin, TX Work Shift First (Days)

Overview

Responsible for identifying, analyzing, and optimizing operational processes within the organization to enhance efficiency, quality, and productivity. Uses data-driven methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement tools to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and improve overall performance. Works closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement process enhancements, monitor outcomes, and ensure the sustainability of improvements.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Required) Master’s degree (Preferred)

Experience

5 years of process improvement or healthcare management (Required)

Compensation

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is:$79,497.60-$132,496.00. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Benefits

Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan

Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and 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. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: 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, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years.

U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!