Sr. Management Engineer, UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ENGINEER - 4078
 
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent, Master’s degree preferred. Seven years of healthcare experience involving strategic process improvement projects focusing on capacity, patient flow and throughput improvement opportunities in an academic medical center strongly desired. Experience should include strong project management responsibilities. Substantial exposure to hospital decision support systems desired. Prefer Six Sigma and/or Lean Sigma certification.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Reporting to the Vice President, Business Development and Operational Efficiency the Senior Management Engineer is an internal consultant, teacher, facilitator, coach, and project manager who targets strategic projects focused on high impact capacity, patient flow and throughput improvement opportunities initially in the hospital and over time elsewhere in the health care system. The Senior Management Engineer will play a lead role in: (1) the application of management science/operations research and analytical methods to help make better strategic and operational decisions and to leverage this information in a practical manner to improve operational performance and efficiency. Analytical technologies that may be used are simulation, optimization, and probability and statistics and (2) the use and spread of a fact-based “lean” operating system with a focus on establishing a common lexicon, facilitating lean culture, thinking, and processes within the healthcare system. This is accomplished by identifying and eliminating waste, eliminating bottlenecks and improving processes. Additionally, culture change is accomplished through teaching, facilitation and coaching to break down functional barriers, enhance teamwork among multi-disciplinary improvement teams, and leveraging rapid-cycle improvement techniques to achieve operational efficiencies. The Senior Management Engineer will plan, implement and/or coordinate operational improvement initiatives. In addition, the Senior Management Engineer will assist management in decision-making regarding ongoing projects and the development of improvement initiatives. The Senior Management Engineer will gather data from multiple sources assess the value of information and determine the best method for analysis, decision-making and improvement. The Senior Management Engineer will work closely with health care system leadership, hospital’s senior management & staff, fiscal services, and physician and medical staff as required for operational improvement initiatives.

Full-time, Days, 40hrs/week
 

To apply:  http://interweb.unch.unc.edu/employ/JobsOnline1.asp?category=Administrative+and+Executive

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