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Virginia Beach, VAWork Shift
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OverviewSentara Health is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer to support strategic and operational initiatives that enhance organizational performance, quality, and efficiency. In this role, you will partner with operational leaders and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement, facilitate process redesign, and implement sustainable solutions using continuous improvement methodologies. You will provide project support throughout the lifecycle of improvement initiatives, helping to drive measurable outcomes in cost, quality, safety, and operational effectiveness while supporting the organization's commitment to delivering exceptional patient care.
Education- Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- No specific certification or licensure requirements.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (Preferred)
- Experience supporting process improvement initiatives using methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, Rapid Improvement, Process Redesign, Reengineering, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), or similar frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with project planning, implementation, and execution of operational or transformational improvement initiatives.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and organizational leaders to identify process improvement opportunities and implement sustainable solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project timelines.
- Experience utilizing data, metrics, and performance measures to evaluate outcomes, improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and support organizational goals.
- Excellent communication and change management skills, with the ability to support stakeholders through process, technology, and workflow changes.
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma, Rapid Improvement, CQI)
- Project planning and implementation experience
- Ability to support multiple projects and prioritize work under tight timelines
- Experience considering financial, operational, and human resource perspectives in change initiatives
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
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What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.
