DescriptionPlay a key role in the delivery of world-class patient care. Drive performance improvement throughout an award-winning health system. Take your career in an exciting new direction. At UCLA Health, you can do all this and more.As our Performance Excellence Specialist, you will help advance operational and clinical improvement within the UCLA Health System by serving as a project manager, facilitator, consultant, analyst, coach and mentor. You'll facilitate problem assessment, data compilation/analysis, team development, metrics design, and improvement implementation efforts. Using Lean, Value-Based Care Redesign and other approaches, you will support performance improvement while implementing the active daily management approach to sustain performance. You will support the continued execution and development of the UCLA ValU initiative, focusing on improving clinical outcomes, the patient experience, and reducing cost. Performance Excellence's mission embodies the UCLA Health mission 'To deliver leading-edge patient care, research, and education:'To improve the patient experience by building continuous improvement skills throughout the organization via training and hands-on opportunitiesFacilitate lean process improvement projects throughout UCLA HealthMaintain and continuously improve the "UCLA Way"Salary Range: $102,500 - $227,700/annuallyQualificationsFor this high-profile role, we're seeking a driven and innovative change agent with:Bachelor's degree, requiredMasters Degree in Business, Nursing, or Healthcare Administration, highly desiredThree or more years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital management or hospital consultingA proven track record in clinical operations, clinical program development, planning, and process improvementIn-depth knowledge of all elements of health care deliveryUnderstanding of patient and community needsExpertise in patient care delivery, accreditation standards and the development and management of operational and capital budgetsAbility to effectively integrate functions to achieve business plansA passion for quality, customer-centeredness, productivity and continuous improvementStrong leadership skills, including the ability to develop a superior management teamExceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skillsUCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.