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Senior Performance Excellence Specialist - Performance Excellence - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health
Topeka, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/26/2026
Position Status

Full time

Shift

First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40

Job Information

Exemption Status: Exempt

A Brief Overview

This position is responsible for high level analysis with diagnosis of problems and project engineering complex business processes supporting both strategic and system improvement efforts.

Education Qualifications

  • Master's Degree Business, Organizational Leadership, Healthcare Administration or related field. Required

Experience Qualifications

  • 5 years Experience in management or in a process improvement / Lean / Six Sigma facilitation role required (experience can be combined to meet qualification). Required

Skills And Abilities

  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite including Visio. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate is required.

What you will do

  • Responsible for facilitating high impact, strategic improvement projects of large scope and complexity.
  • Manage and facilitate the design of value stream improvements. Research, analyze, identify opportunities, deliver recommendations, present the business case for change and generate workplans.
  • Conduct readiness reviews to manage risk and resolve items impacting scope, schedule and/or quality.
  • Assists with providing executive level coaching, including priority setting. Works with various leaders across the organization to introduce Lean business/management practices to have a positive impact on the organization.
  • Coordinates and facilitates multidisciplinary teams/committees. Monitors outcomes related to real or potential events. Takes initiative to follow through on inquires, problem or requests.
  • Conduct operational assessments. Review, analyze and deliver solutions and recommendations to improve clinical and business processes.
  • Serves as a mentor and coach to the Performance Excellence Team, and others to grow their LEAN technical and consulting skills.
  • Utilizing the Lean methodology, eliminate duplications and improve customer satisfaction and patient outcomes.
  • Assists with the design, analysis, measurement, and implementation of changes.
  • Identifies and utilizes appropriate data sources (ie. Action OI) related to job activity sampling; assists in determining work standards through time studies and other methodologies
  • Identifies areas where technology can be leveraged to improve efficiencies (ie. SVConnectOne)
  • Performs statistical analysis on obtained research data to determine possible solutions to operating problems, feasibility estimates, and staffing requirements.
  • Assist with establishing and facilitating cross-organizational project teams to drive implementation of transformational improvements to positively impact and achieve sustainable results in the areas of quality, service delivery, productivity, revenue, costs, patient and customer satisfaction.
  • Establishes and assists in preparing narrative reports documenting data collection and analysis methods, study subjects and recommendations.
  • Communicates, collaborates, and serves as consultant/coach to operators, management, leadership, and outside professionals regarding all of SVH’s Lean projects.
  • Trains/educates individuals in the organization on Lean process improvement methods and the Plan/Do/Check/Act problem-solving approach.

Travel Requirements

  • 20% In-state travel required. Must be able to travel to various work locations within the SVH network.

Required for All Jobs

  • Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

  • Position is Not Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

  • Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards.
  • Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed.
  • Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours.
  • Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
  • Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

  • Hybrid

Scope

  • No Supervisory Responsibility
  • No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

  • Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Driving (Automatic): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Grasping (Gross Hand): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Handling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Hearing: Continuously greater than 5 hours
  • Kneeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
  • Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 40 lbs
  • Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 40 lbs
  • Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 40 lbs
  • Reaching (Overhead): Rarely less than 1 hour up to 40 lbs
  • Repetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Sitting: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

Working Conditions

  • Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

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