Clinical Quality Facilitator II / Unit Educator - Maternal Child Administration - Full Time - Days
The Facilitator - Clinical Quality II is able to perform complex project work with interdisciplinary groups that include senior administrators, nursing, and medical leaders. This work is done with minimal supervision from Director, Initiative Effectiveness Quality & Safety.
- The CQF II leads or co-leads large system teams, guides implementation plans and acts as a consultant or facilitator on regulatory, disease certification, patient safety and quality issues.
- The CQF II designs and delivers educational programs to assist employees, physicians, and leadership, meet safety and quality goals.
- The CQF II may assist with the design and supervision of graduate students' quality and safety projects.
Educational Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Nurse Manager and collaboration with the Education Specialists plans, implements and evaluates educational and quality improvement activities on the nursing unit.
- CQF II/Unit educator role models nursing excellence in patient care through clinical practice, continuous quality improvement and integration of new nursing knowledge into practice.
- CQF II/Unit educator adheres to all standards of nursing care and standards within the job description.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)
- Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience required with two years project management and/or process improvement experience preferred
- Experience in educational curriculum design and delivery is an asset
- Experience with clinical quality and patient safety principles/initiatives; demonstrated ability to apply concepts
- Experience with new program/initiative development, implementation and evaluation
- Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Care Plus, electronic mail and Internet navigation software
- Ability to problem solve independently and work with minimal direction
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work with senior leaders and large teams with diverse members
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts
- Ability to adapt, respond and prioritize in a rapidly changing health care environment and ability to successfully manage multiple competing demands
- Ability to act as a change agent, providing direction to others and gaining their support
- Basic understanding of the research process and statistical analysis
- Strong leadership/mentoring skills and customer service skills
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff across the System
- Strong base of patient safety knowledge including human factors and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Strong oral and written communication skills including presentation skills
- Understanding of health care cultures including medical and nursing cultures
- Sound decision-making skills and problem-solving skills
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
- Current RN licensure in the State of Michigan
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in Nursing or a related field
Overview
HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, Â Â Â Â Â companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.
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Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a
$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites
including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and
other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system
now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one
of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the
health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s Â
major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and
remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical
education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing
in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,
pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visit HenryFord.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Â Henry
Ford Health System has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. Â My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. Â There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. Â As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness
and access to day care services at Bright Horizons Midtown Detroit, and a whole host of other
benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.