Process Improvement Consultant (Healthcare bedside nursing / support staff) 2 Positions

3991038-GA-SP-ProcessImprovement

Location : Atlanta with Occasional meeting in Albuquerque, NM

Pay Rate : Open

Looking for an experienced evaluation and process improvement consultant who will provide expertise in evaluating bedside nursing / support staff care delivery activities.

Such an evaluation shall utilize LEAN methodologies and include the identification of processes that have opportunity for improvement, efficiency opportunities and evaluation of workforce practicing at the peak of their skillset or license.

Specific activities will include developing evaluation tools, analyzing evaluation data, drafting summary reports and creating data visualizations, conducting interviews and focus groups, providing group and individual process improvement coaching to improve efficiency within one or more patient care units.

Consultant will provide a proposed engagement timeline for individual patient care unit evaluation as well as concurrent evaluation of up to four patient care units.

Tasks

Evaluation of nursing / support staff care delivery process through direct observation in the inpatient setting

• Stakeholder input- interviews staff, providers, patients and other stake holders to identify improvement opportunity and gather information
• Develop current state analysis through the use of workflow diagrams to describe current workflow and signal opportunities for improvement
• Identify dependencies, redundancies, and potential points of failure within the delivery process
• Benchmarking- compare current processes against industry best practice
• Gap Analysis- Identify core issues causing inefficiencies or process failures. Identify gaps between the current process and best practices or ideal benchmarks.
• Identify waste in processes, specifically scope of practice waste, or activities that are below typical license or training expectations
• Prioritization- Determine which processes have the most significant impact and need immediate attention
• Develop improvement strategies that incorporate process redesign to refine workflows, remove obstructions and streamline processes.
• Prepare report that includes recommendations for stakeholders and hospital leadership as well as a proposed timeline and identified milestones for implementation
• Provide training to allow internal staff to continue improvement projects after completion of the engagement.
• Describe any other developments and preparations that may be necessary, not outlined above, that may be beneficial in guaranteeing success.

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5 Years of experience in following in Health Care Industry :

• Process Improvement using Lean Methodologies
• Workflow diagrams (Analyzing and Improving)
• Benchmarking current process
• GAP Analysis
• Developing improvement strategies
• Analyzing bedside nursing / support staff process

Last updated : 2024-04-23