How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
The Adolescent Health Initiative (AHI), a program of Community Health Services (CHS) at Michigan Medicine works to transform the health care landscape to optimize adolescent health and well-being through practice improvement, education, research, and youth and community engagement.
The Program Specialist role at AHI is a hybrid position (minimum 2 days in-office) that plays an integral role in advancing AHI's mission and vision. This position will implement the Adolescent Champion model with state health departments, health systems, and organizations across multiple states. As a member of the AHI team, you will lead Adolescent Champion recruitment, training, assessment, and continuous quality improvement for participating cohorts of primary care and school-based health centers. This position will collaborate to develop new trainings, resources, and quality improvement models to expand AHI's program offerings on adolescent primary care, sexual health, gender affirming care, and mental health to a national audience of health professionals. AHI will provide on-the-job training, but an ideal candidate should have experience developing training, providing coaching or providing technical assistance to health care providers and/or youth-serving professionals. The Program Specialist should possess strong organizational and communication skills and enjoy working as part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
Training and Coaching
- Conduct Adolescent-Centered Environment Assessment Process (ACE-AP) to improve policies, practices, and services for adolescent patients at participating health centers.
- Provide training, coaching and capacity building assistance to health care providers and staff on the Adolescent Champion model and adolescent-centered care.
- Conduct assessments to identify knowledge gaps and training priorities.
- Facilitate virtual and in-person workshops, webinars, and coaching sessions.
- Host peer learning calls and/or communities of practice for shared learning.
Educational Development
- Design engaging, evidence-based training materials (slide decks, guides, e-learnings, handouts) for adolescent care.
- Use adult learning principles and trauma (and healing) informed approaches to curriculum development.
- Support with continuous quality improvement, including quantitative and qualitative evaluation of programs and services.
- Present at summits and national conferences, including 3-5 out of state events per year
- Other duties as assigned.
Program Management
- Develop and execute detailed program work plans aligned with program goals.
- Lead recruitment for Adolescent Champion health centers across multiple states.
- Build and maintain relationships with health centers, community partners, and external organizations.
- Generate reports and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare documentation and reporting.
- Provide guidance, feedback, and performance support.
Required Qualifications*
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in health education, public health, social work, health care administration or related field.
- Work experience in a health care setting, community-based organization, health department, or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience working with youth ages 13-22.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and achieve project objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate in multiple formats (i.e. email, telephone, chats, etc.) with teams working in a hybrid setting.
- Capacity for national travel to represent the organization as a presenter or exhibitor.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite applications.
Desired Qualifications*
- Expertise is adolescent primary care, sexual health, or mental health
- Experience in instructional design for training, webinar, and/or curriculum
- Experience providing technical assistance to health care providers or other customers
- Experience with data collection, evaluation, or quality improvement initiatives
- Training or experience using Motivational Interviewing or other coaching techniques
- Experience with quality improvement initiatives in health care settings
- Experience delivering trainings or presenting at conferences
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.