Lean Practitioner Overview

Lean Practitioner in Healthcare

Purchase our eight part Lean Practitioner in Healthcare online training course.

Price: $497.00

Our next level in the “10 Steps to become a Lean Enterprise” program is a eight part training module called “Lean Practitioner in Heatlthcare.” This training course starts to build a framework or structure onto the solid foundation of lean concepts that was developed in the Lean Awareness module.

Lean Practitioner in Heatlthcare course allows the learner to develop knowledge about the application and implementation of Lean Principles into their own healthcare facility. The learner receives instructions using the “10 Steps to become a Lean Enterprise” model as a guide to define the important activities in a successful lean implementation process. As a learner works through each of these four training modules, they will increase their knowledge of lean principles and their application. 

Lean Practitioner in Heatlthcare Course Objectives:

Part 1: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of becoming a Lean Enterprise.
2. Describe the difference between Doing and Living Lean.
3. Describe the 3 key components of a Lean Enterprise.
4. Describe the 5 cultural enablers of a Lean Enterprise.
5. Understand how to implement and integrate Lean principles.
6. Describe each of the 8 wastes.
7. Complete a Lean exercise. 

Part 2: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the 3 elements of work.
2. Describe a Traditional improvement.
3. Describe a Lean improvement.
4. Understand the LCO LEAN Model.
5. Complete a Lean exercise.

Part 3: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 1 – Strategy Deployment.
2. Describe the 9 levels of Strategy Deployment.
3. Describe the Breakthrough Model.
4. Describe the PDCA Cycle.
5. Describe the ISEE Cycle.
6. Describe Step 2 – Value Stream Mapping.
7. Identify a Current State Map.
8. Identify a Future State Map.
9. Complete a Lean exercise.

Part 4: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 3 – Workplace Organization.
2. Describe each of the five elements of 5S.
3. Describe the 5S levels of achievement.
4. Understand the purpose of a 5S audit.
5. Describe Step 4 – Improve Process Flow.
6. Describe the differences between a functional and a flow layout.
7. Complete a Lean exercise.

Part 5: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 5 – Reduce Changeover Times.
2. Understand the definition of a changeover.
3. Differentiate between internal and external elements.
4. Describe Step 6 – Implement a Pull System.
5. Describe how to transition from batch to continuous flow.
6. Describe how to use kanban to link processes together.
7. Understand how to use kanban to control production.
8. Complete a Lean Exercise.

Part 6: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 7 – Balanced Workload.
2. Understand the two elements of workload.
3. Identify a constraint or bottleneck.
4. Understand how to analyze the work content.
5. Describe Step 8 – Standard Work.
6. Describe the purpose of Standard Work documents.
7. Identify a Standard Work Layout sheet.
8. Identify a Standard Work Combination sheet.
9. Complete a Lean Exercise.

Part 7: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 9 – Continuous Process Improvement.
2. Understand the 8 step problem solving model.
3. Identify an A3 template.
4. Explain how to use the 5 Why’s method.
5. Understand the concept of kaizen.
6. Describe the purpose of a Process Improvement Team.
7. Describe a Rapid Improvement Event (RIE).
8. Describe some continuous improvement traps.
9. Complete a Lean exercise.

Part 8: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe Step 10 – Extend your Lean efforts into the Supply Chain.
2. Describe a supply chain concept.
3. Describe traditional supplier relationships.
4. Describe lean supplier relationships.
5. Describe what influences ordering behavior.
6. Complete a Lean Exercise.

The total run time for the training videos in these eight modules is 4.1 hours. However, the total training hours for the Lean Practitioner in Healthcare course is 40 hours to complete the online training videos and the lean exercises.


These training modules cover the basic application of Lean principles into the workplace. The learner will be required to take an exam and achieve an 80% pass score to receive a Lean Practitioner Non-Credit Certificate of Achievement.