Healthcare Systems Engineer Throughput - Throughput Admin, Full Time, Days
Company: Northwestern Medicine
Location: Evanston
Posted on: January 16, 2023
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Job Description:
Benefits$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700
part-time)$6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)$1,000
Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)$250 Wellbeing
Fund per year($125 for part-time)Annual Employee Merit Increase and
Incentive BonusPaid time off and Holiday payDescription**This is a
Full Time, salaried position at 40hrs per week located at Lake
Forest Hospital and requires travel to McHenry/Huntley
Hospitals.**The Systems Engineer, Patient Throughput reflects the
mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's
Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with
all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other
regulatory and accreditation standards.The Systems Engineer,
Patient Throughput, in collaboration with the Project Director and
Program Manager Patient Throughput, supports efforts to improve
patient throughput at LFH. The Systems Engineer will lead analyses
applying systems engineering methods for operational excellence in
support of projects to maximize our existing capacity and patient
flow.Responsibilities:Provides support and advice on analyses to
throughput and capacity problems as well as support to ongoing
throughput improvement initiatives.Works directly with Throughput
Program Manager to select methods, develop scope of projects,
outline effort projections and finalize workplans for active and
future throughput initiativesWorks directly with Throughput Program
Manager, Director and analytics teams to create monitoring metrics
and tools to facilitate detection and solution of throughput
issuesFacilitate communication with operations process owners to
develop/design standard work to reduce variationDevelop methods,
labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote
efficient staff and facility utilizationReal-Time Demand Capacity
(RTDC) co-leader, facilitating the daily bed meetings and
coordinating efforts to address leading drivers of delayed
dischargeSupport LFH operational managers and directors in
throughput improvement effortsPerforms other duties as
assigned#INDN#LI-RW1QualificationsRequired:Bachelors degree in
Healthcare Systems Engineering or similar1-3 years of relevant
experience in operations/healthcareProven analytical skills in the
areas of statistical analysis and data science to leverage the use
of big data.Patient throughput-related project and team management
experienceEffective communication and interpersonal skillsHigh
level of energy and enthusiasmFlexible/adaptable ability to work
with diverse group of healthcare professionalsEffective problem
solving and multi-tasking skillsProven software competencies
(Minitab, Excel, Power Point)Preferred:Masters degree (e.G. MBA,
MHA, MEM)Familiarity with Epic (Electronic Health Record)Equal
OpportunityNorthwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or
employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion,
national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability,
sexual orientation or any other protected status.
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