Performance Improvement Coordinator - HMS Consortium Quality Initiatives

Henry Ford Health; Grosse Pointe Woods (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Performance Improvement Coordinator to support the HMS Consortium Quality Initiatives. The role focuses on data abstraction from patient charts, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and implementing improvement systems to enhance hospital operations.

The position involves on-site training and regulatory documentation within a hybrid work model at hospital facilities in Michigan, with a strong emphasis on patient safety, quality metrics, and cost containment.

Qualifications

• Data abstraction from patient charts.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on problem identification and resolution.
• Provide on-site training and follow-up for performance improvement teams.

Responsibilities

• Position will mainly be responsible for working on HMS - Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium Quality Initiatives focusing on Critical Care and Antimicrobial Use.
• Position will consist of data abstraction from patient charts and have minimal patient contact.
• Collaborates with Leaders to develop and revise screening indicators.
• Develops and implements improvement systems, methodologies and tools to improve operations.
• Coordinates quality improvement initiatives with the care teams and leadership.
• Performs regulatory documentation preparation, submission, and maintenance; ensures compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assists in policy review and contract review processes.

Skills

Data abstraction

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Training & coaching

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Nursing degree (preferred)

Michigan Nursing License (preferred)

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Performance Improvement Coordinator - HMS Consortium Quality Initiatives

• Full-time

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.
Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.
Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Location: Hybrid - on-site at St. John Hospital and remotein Metro-Detroit

Department: Total Quality Management

Schedule: 40hrs, Exempt, Day Shift

Responsibilities

• Position will mainly be responsible for working on the HMS - Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium Quality Initiatives focusing on the Critical Care and Antimicrobial Use.
• Position will consist of data abstraction from patient charts and have minimal patient contact.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team on problem identification and resolution, cost containment issues, implementation of new services and systems/ performance measures.
• Researches, develops/acquires and implements improvement systems, methodologies and tools to improve operations.
• Collaborates with Leaders to develop and revise screening indicators.
• Provides on-site training and follow-up for performance improvement teams.
• Performs regulatory documentation preparation, submission, and maintenance. Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Assists in policy, procedure and contract review process. Coordinates quality improvement initiatives.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.
• Nursing degree highly preferred.
• Valid Michigan Nursing License highly preferred.