UT Southwestern Medical Center · 2 days ago
Management Engineer II
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expUT Southwestern Medical Center is a world-renowned medical and research center committed to excellence and innovation. The Management Engineer II role involves providing health systems engineering expertise, leading process improvement initiatives, and delivering education on Continuous Improvement methodologies to enhance operational performance.
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Responsibilities
Assists leadership with internal consulting continuous improvement and engineering services and project management
Analyzes care delivery systems using data and coordinates with Quality Improvement Analytics (QIA) to help form and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Applies mathematical and engineering principles to the degree required to perform the job based on job requirements
Devises efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service for the health system
Facilitates system designs/redesigns using a variety of broad system approaches such as Six Sigma DMAIC, DFSS, Value Stream Mapping, systems engineering, A3 Thinking, and/or IHI Model for Improvement
Facilitates Lean Six Sigma knowledge transfer across the organization, to include but not limited to training, poster Coaching, and Consulting. Trains others in a classroom setting and as part of project teams in basic concepts of process improvement
Provides guidance as well as coaching to members of the Quality & Operational Excellence office as well as cross-functional teams in Continuous Improvement, techniques, and methodologies to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement
Manages and leads large-scale improvement related activities on behalf of the Health System and Quality & Operational Excellence Department
Designs and implements effective processes and programs to improve the quality of care and ensure compliance with nationally recognized quality outcomes
Prepares written and oral presentations for a variety of internal and external audiences and disseminates progress reports to Health System leadership
Communicates project escalations, barriers, and resource needs to manager
Performs project management activities that include project team development and success
Educates others on the use of performance improvement and performance excellence skills and may provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced staff
Safeguards the integrity and security of institutional data
Acts as a team leader responsible for measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling key processes that influence customer satisfaction and/or productivity or growth
May develop work measurement standards and workforce assessments, identifies labor improvement opportunities and partners with stakeholders on tactics to meet productivity goals
Facilitates clinical and non-clinical teams with process improvement methods across the continuum of care and all healthcare settings
Guides information discovery and offers recommendations to enable effective decision making
Acts as an organizational patient safety champion, and supports patient safety concepts, methods, and high reliability principles
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar technical degree
5 years relevant experience
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Upon Hire
Preferred
Master's Degree In related field
Prior experience in a healthcare setting
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
Company
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center offers clinical care, education, and scientific research.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22MKey Investors
The Dallas FoundationPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
2023-06-20Grant
2023-04-20Grant· $4M
2023-03-28Grant· $18M
Leadership Team
Chris Rubio
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clements University Hospital
Dennis Pfeifer
AVP & CTO University Health System
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