Job Summary
Supports the VP, Health Equity Strategies in embedding health equity into all parts of the organization by integrating public health principles into healthcare. Key activities will include: communicating, socializing, and operationalizing an equity-promoting model for integrating clinical and social care; providing technical assistance and other kinds of support to clinical service lines seeking to integrate equity into their work; and serving as an equity ambassador, thought leader, communicator, and co-strategist in collaboration with clinical service lines. \r\rThis role will also support the VP Community Investments by helping to: amend, draft and approve policies for the School Nurse Program; create processes, procedures and practices that support clinical policies within the School Nurse and Chronic Disease management programs; and provides clinical consultation, clinical subject matter expertise and supports/services to community stakeholders.\r\rIn addition to working closely with the VP, Health Equity Strategies the VP, Community Investments, this position will also collaborate with the Medical Director, Equitable Outcomes on the Quality Safety and Experience team. \r\rThe ideal candidate has competencies and experience in both healthcare and public health.

Essential Functions
Health Equity \r- Provide technical support, guidance and advice to clinical service lines seeking to integrate equity into their work;\r- Serve as a physician champion for health equity across the system, including supporting clinical and operational processes, procedures, programs, policy, and other interventions to advance equity of care;\r- Attend provider meetings. Huddles, etc. to stay abreast of priorities, concerns, activities, etc. and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy/equity-promoting integrated model for clinical and social care.\r- Collaborate in ideation, writing, co-lead (as PI or co-PI), and executing grant proposals;\r- Conduct internal and external presentations (including CMEs); and\r- Collaborate with Communications and Marketing Teams in creating and disseminating messaging related to the system health equity strategy and the transformation model (i.e., equity-promoting integrated model for clinical and social care - a new model for care delivery).Community Health \r- Provide clinical support, guidance, oversight, and consultation, as needed, in clinical settings and to community programs including (but not exhaustive): Review, craft and sign off on clinical policies, procedures, guidelines, and clinical pathways, etc.; \r- Serve as a link, translator, and ambassador between community health and clinical stakeholders to ensure adherence to policies and standards of practice;\r- Review clinical end points; sign off on billed services and nurses’ standing orders; \r- Bring latest research and determine best practices & process for clinical decision making and program development; \r- Serve as PI on grants, as needed; \r- Sign contracts, as needed, and provide oversight of CLIA-waived lab testing. \r
QualificationsRequired Doctorate MD or DOPreferred Master's Degree MPH or DrPHLIC-Physician (MD) - STATE_MI State of Michigan required Or LIC-Osteopathic Physician (DO) - STATE_MI State of Michigan required
Physical Demands
Pallet to Waist (6\" from floor) > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 60 lbs\rWaist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs\rWaist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs\rWaist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs\rBilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs\rUnilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs\rPushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs\rPulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs\rSitting: Occasionally\rStanding: Frequently\rWalking: Frequently\rForward Bend - Standing: Occasionally\rForward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally\rTrunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally\rTrunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally\rSquat: Seldom\rStair Climbing: Seldom\rCrawling / Kneeling: Seldom\rReach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally\rReach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally\rHandling: Occasionally\rForceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally\rForceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally\rFinger/Hand Dexterity: Occasionally\rVisual Acuity ¹\r[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom\r

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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

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Primary Location

SITE - Corewell Health Place - 100 Corewell Drive NW - Grand Rapids

Department Name

Health Equity - Admin

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

Hours of Work

40

Days Worked

5

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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