Nurse Consultant, Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

This second advanced level nurse consultant position provides statewide leadership, expert consultation, and technical assistance in the area of clinical systems and quality improvement in stroke care for a state-level program, as well as to community-based agencies and other groups across the state. This position will serve as the nurse consultant of a highly complex state-level grant program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to improve quality of stroke care among Michigan residents. The major functions of this senior level position are: supporting the implementation of a highly complex stroke registry and quality improvement program, providing clinical stroke-care consultation and leadership to quality improvement initiatives focusing on stroke, CVD and also expanding the focus of this work from in-hospital quality of care process measures, to include the impact of COVID-19 on hospital processes, staff, and patient outcomes;
collaborating with statewide professional organizations, hospitals and health care systems across the state; and facilitating a new state-level initiative improving the quality of stroke rehabilitation. This senior-level employee will support grant related activities for participating hospitals across the state. This senior level nurse consultant position will involve working independently in providing expert consultation and technical assistance to hospital and health systems across the State of Michigan for improving the quality of stroke care across the continuum, including in-hospital and transitions of care. This position serves as the state-level expert and resource person for clinical quality improvement and for stroke care, as well as stroke prevention and control in the State of Michigan.

To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on “Apply” in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar’s signature.