System Nurse Educator-Surgical Services

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Henry Ford Health, based in Detroit, seeks a Nursing Education Leader to drive system-wide nursing education programs across all sites. You will coordinate orientation, competency validation, and clinical practice standards, delivering education and tracking learner progress.

The role focuses on implementation and collaboration with hospital educators to adopt standardized workflows and learning content, with a 40-hour work week and day shifts. Full-time benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in training and education, educational design, and delivery.
• Experience facilitating courses and creating training materials.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and a range of training methods.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize nursing education across all sites to support consistent orientation, competency validation, and clinical practice.
• Coordinate and facilitate standardized education programs developed at the system level.
• Collaborate with leaders and educators to ensure adoption of system workflows and learning content.
• Deliver education, track learner progress, and escalate trends needing curriculum changes.
• Serve as a system resource for onboarding and education execution.

Skills

Nursing education

Training delivery

Adult learning principles

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Company Description

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.

Company Description

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.

Job Description

At Henry Ford Hospital, all nurses strive to provide exceptional patient care every day. They are encouraged to participate in quality assurance activities, research and shared governance to make a difference in the care given to patients and families. Henry Ford Nursing uses evidence-based practice, professional practice standards and the Henry Ford Hospital Professional Nurse Practice Model to drive nursing practice.

Thank you for your interest in Henry Ford Health!

General Summary

• Responsible for operationalizing nursing education across all sites to support consistent orientation, competency validation, and clinical practice.
• This role focuses on implementation, coordination, and facilitation of standardized nursing education programs developed at the system level.
• Collaborates with leaders and educators across hospitals to ensure smooth adoption of system workflows, tools and learning content.
• Supports clinical practice improvements by delivering education, tracking learner progress, and escalating trends that require curriculum or process changes.
• Serves as a system resource for frontline education execution and onboarding excellence.
• Position: 40 hours per week Shift: Day Shifts
• Benefits: Full time benefit package

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in training and education, educational design, and delivery.
• Experience facilitating courses and creating training materials. Knowledge and understanding of adult learning principles, and of a wide range of training methods, techniques, and formats.
• Must be self-directed, proactive, and able to work independently. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.

Certifications/Licensures Required

• Current Michigan RN licensure required, or ability to obtain Michigan licensure.