Henry Ford Health

Academic medical center delivering comprehensive healthcare

Quality/Risk Specialist 2

Regulatory Compliance & EthicsUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeTroy, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree with at least five years of experience, or a master's degree in a healthcare-related field or a JD; the latter degree options are preferred.
Experience in risk and safety event management.
Multidisciplinary process-improvement experience as a team leader or project facilitator at the business-unit or system level.
Experience designing and implementing process improvements at the business-unit or system level to facilitate compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

Support the effective surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events that may injure patients, lead to malpractice claims, or cause loss to the health care system.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary health care teams to reduce and prevent adverse medical outcomes, minimize risk of injury to patients, staff, and visitors, and control associated liability.
Participate in sentinel-event investigations, safety-event investigations and trend analysis, risk-management program development, educational in-services, and process-improvement projects.

Desired Qualifications

Three to five years of experience is preferred.

Job Description

Quality/Risk Specialist II

Department

Nursing Admin - Ambulatory

Henry Ford Medical Center – Troy

Work Schedule

Full-Time (40 Hours Per Week)

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under minimal direction, the Quality/Risk Specialist (QRS) II supports the effective surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events which may injure patients, lead to malpractice claims, and cause loss to the health care system. The QRS II collaborates with multidisciplinary health care teams to reduce and prevent adverse medical outcomes, minimize the risk of injury to patients, staff and visitors, and control any associated liability. The QRS II will be involved in sentinel event investigations, safety event investigation and trend analysis, risk management program development, educational in-services and process improvement projects.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters degree in healthcare related field or JD, with 3-5 years experience preferred.
Bachelors degree would be considered with minimum of 5 years of experience.
Experience required includes risk and safety event management, multidisciplinary process improvement experience as a team leader or project facilitator at business unit or System level, and experience designing and implementing process improvements at the business unit or System level to facilitate compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory bodies.

Additional Information

About the Company

Henry Ford Health

Academic medical center delivering comprehensive healthcare

Henry Ford Health operates a large Michigan health system that provides a full range of medical services through 13 acute-care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, home health, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care, and more, along with health insurance and related retail. It delivers care via a network of hospitals and clinics offering primary, preventive, specialty, surgical, and rehabilitative services, with options for in-person and virtual visits, while also supporting research and education to improve treatments. The system stands out as one of Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers with over 50,000 team members and more than 550 sites, and it is repeatedly recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and multi-organ transplants, underpinned by strong research funding. Its goal is to partner with patients and communities to provide high-quality care, advance medical research, and educate the next generation of health professionals.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $40.3M
Headquarters: Detroit, MI
Founded: 1915

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