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Ballad Health · Abingdon, VA

Operational Excellence Specialist (8a-5p) Operational Excellence & EPMO - Abingdon, VA

TypeFull time
ScheduleDays
ExperienceUnder 1 yr
EducationAssociate's
PostedNov 13
✓You’ll need
Education
✓Associate's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
Bachelor’s preferred.
Qualifications
✓0–1 year experience in process improvement, project coordination, data analysis, or a related role
✓Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel Excellent written and verbal communication skills
✓Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build relationships across departments
Lean Yellow Belt or equivalent concepts preferred.
Ballad Health
Nonprofit · Johnson City, TN · 22 hospitals · 2 states
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Pay for this position
$53k – $76k/yr
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✓You’ll need
Education
✓Associate's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
Bachelor’s preferred.
Qualifications
✓0–1 year experience in process improvement, project coordination, data analysis, or a related role
✓Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel Excellent written and verbal communication skills
✓Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build relationships across departments
Lean Yellow Belt or equivalent concepts preferred.
Ballad Health
Nonprofit · Johnson City, TN · 22 hospitals · 2 states
807open roles
3administration roles open in VA
All 807 Ballad Health jobsBallad Health pay scales
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Full employer posting

  • ​The Operational Excellence Specialist I supports hospital and corporate teams to meet strategic and operational objectives, facilitating process improvements, root-cause problem solving, and data-driven analysis. Additionally, the specialist will partner with internal and external customers to increase efficiency, reduce costs, drive value, and improve quality and safety. This position requires an on-site presence
  • Apply Lean principles and methodologies to support small-scale improvement projects
  • Participate in Kaizen events, improvement workshops, and cross-functional training sessions
  • Conduct direct observations and time studies to identify workflow inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
  • Manage the project intake process, ensuring timely review and prioritization of improvement requests
  • Support project planning, tracking, and milestone management for ongoing initiatives
  • Prepare and distribute project reports, meeting minutes, and status updates to stakeholders
  • Design and maintain dashboards and reports using SharePoint and Smartsheet to track key performance metrics
  • Manage the departmental intranet page and document repository to ensure accessibility and accuracy
  • Utilize Copilot in M365 for Minutes, Action Items & Summaries

Associate's degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Statistics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field. Bachelor’s preferred. 0–1 year experience in process improvement, project coordination, data analysis, or a related role Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build relationships across departments Lean Yellow Belt or equivalent concepts preferred.

Work

Day On Call: No Weekends: No

Local Travel Shift Details: 8a-5p The range for this position is $53,456.00-$75,909.60. Actual rate is dependent upon experience. Location: Ballad Health Corporate

About the role

​The Operational Excellence Specialist I supports hospital and corporate teams to meet strategic and operational objectives, facilitating process improvements, root-cause problem solving, and data-driven analysis. Additionally, the specialist will partner with internal and external customers to increase efficiency, reduce costs, drive value, and improve quality and safety.