VMPS Specialist I

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VMPS Specialist I','212214','Kaizen Promotion Office','Washington-Seattle','Days','40 hours per week','40 hours per week','8:00a - 5:30p','8:00a - 5:30p','Monday - Friday','Monday - Friday','','','!*!VMPS Specialist I

 

In this VMPS Specialist I role you will function as a technical expert for organizational Virginia Mason Production System (VMPS) implementations. You will work in partnership with business units, KPO Leadership, and VMPS staff to apply VMPS methods and ensure adherence to the practices and principles of VMPS/lean thinking. Train and coach others, both within KPO and throughout the organization in VMPS principles and workshop leadership. Serve as an organizational resource for VMPS training and facilitation. Facilitate cross-departmental improvement activity (e.g. target setting, kaizen events, staff idea generation) as directed by KPO leadership and in collaboration with operational teams.

May be asked to present, educate, and facilitate at all levels in the organization.

You will function as a member of a team with existing VMPS Specialists and KPO staff and leaders and will have similar duties as other VMPS Specialists but with less independence with higher level activities (e.g. higher risk, complication, or speed).


Work with service line leadership to do the following: Execute kaizen strategies to attain future state goals. Conduct baseline assessments of VMPS application (including target sheets, 5S achievement, education, and training needs, RPIW implementation, and Standard Work implementation). Facilitate reporting of kaizen and business metrics to KPO and operational leadership. Facilitate improvement events such as Kaizen Events and Innovation Events.
Ensure adherence to VMPS established standards for activities across the organization, including but not limited to RPIW and Kaizen Events, monitoring daily management and standard work implementation, VMPS tools and methods.
Serve as a VMPS consultant for the organization. Influence change to accelerate the application and effectiveness of VMPS process improvement activities. May serve as faculty for VMPS training in a variety of settings. Promotes a culture of improvement across the organization. Identifies needs for deployment of VMPS-related resources to support area business objectives. Establishes effective partnership and rapport with assigned leaders and teams, serving as a VMPS resource to a range of leaders. Provides effective, objective consulting support and encourages open dialogue with group leadership and staff to resolve issues.
Teach and coach VMPS content and modules to all levels of the organization, but primarily targeted at the staff and front-line manager levels across the organization.
Steward VMPS priorities/tools/methods to operational implementation (e.g. standard work tools, patient involvement strategies, daily management, daily kaizen). Apply and evaluate emerging VMPS methods on various units. Serves as team member to develop and improve VMPS tools and methods.
Independently lead multiple day improvement events, including studying processes, analyzing data, facilitating meetings with leaders and team members to confirm scope, and facilitate team members in idea generation, innovation, and testing and implementation of team ideas.


 

Located in Seattle, WA, Virginia Mason is an internationally recognized leader in the continuous improvement of health care. With an extensive list of awards and distinctions that includes our recognition as Top Hospital of the Decade by The Leapfrog Group, Virginia Mason offers you the opportunity to partner with exceptionally talented peers at every level. 

 

You will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine and benefit from the changes enacted through our Virginia Mason Production System, a model that has transformed health care by providing patients with easier access to care, reducing errors, and continuously innovating patient safety and quality that has been adopted by other organizations here and abroad. Join us and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters - our patients.  
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Bachelor’s degree in related/relevant field or 4 years’ equivalent, relevant work experience required.
Demonstrated prior experience/ability to influence change in others outside the scope of direct accountability, influence/facilitate change with others, and anticipate needs, navigate relationships in diverse roles, facilitate projects from start to finish
In process of completing VMPS for Leaders Courses
Minimum of 1 Year of experience applying VMPS or lean/process improvement principles in area of work
Strong informal leadership skills (influencing change, facilitation, interpersonal skills, team building, project coordination, written/verbal communication, conflict resolution skills, and emotional intelligence).
Strong critical thinking skills
Basic data analysis skills


 

Preferred:


2 years working in a health care environment
VMPS for Leaders graduate
Experience leading 2 Kaizen events
Previous Teaching/coaching experience


 

Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes comprehensive compensation and benefits, continuing education and support, and the opportunity to live in one of the most livable cities in the country, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking.

 

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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