EDUCATIONAL NURSE COORDINATOR

About the Role

Provide expert nursing care to patients on 5A, an acute care unit that primarily cares for Orthopedic/Medical Surgical/Moderate Care adult patients who are clinically complex and often highly dependent, with the ultimate goal of maximum independence, patient self-management and/or family care giving.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise in a consultative role to nursing staff.
• Assess, design, and conduct in-service presentations and competencies for nursing staff regarding clinical nursing care and the learning needs of the Orthopaedic/Medical Surgical patient population.
• Investigate, design, evaluate, and modify as necessary nursing care programs in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Supervisor and Clinical Nursing Director.
• Develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate new employee orientation program.
• Identify 5A's ongoing staff educational needs and facilitate in-services as appropriate to the needs of the nursing team.
• Perform unit audits related to quality improvement initiatives.
• Actively participate in the orientation program for staff, including scheduling, preceptor development and training, and precepting nurses and assistive personnel.
• Membership and participation on nursing and hospital wide committees.
• Participate in the development and implementation of unit quality improvement programs and activities in collaboration with the 5A team.
• Demonstrate the clinical nursing role through direct patient care, role modeling, and consultation to nursing and other members of the health care team.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for the 5A staff.
• The staffing component of this role will reflect clinical as well as educational needs.

Expectations of the Position

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent teaching skills as evident by current employment experience and evaluations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to direct nursing practice, delegate, evaluate outcomes, prioritizes problem solving and successfully resolve conflicts
• Ability to provide leadership in a health care setting as demonstrated by current employment and evaluations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in documentation as indicated by current employment.
• Excellent leadership skills in facilitating group dynamic and team development as indicated by current employment and evaluations.
• Demonstrated evidence of participation in continuous quality improvement by involvement in teams and by supporting changes recommended through the continuous quality improvement process.
• High level of self-motivation and commitment to improving patient outcomes as demonstrated by previous project work
• Demonstrated excellence and proficiency with nursing documentation
• Possess working knowledge of University Hospital nursing policy and practice.

Required Qualifications

• Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Michigan
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Five (5) or more years RN nursing experience
• Four (4) of the Five (5) years must be current and directly related to the care of adult inpatient Medical and Surgical patients in an acute care inpatient setting.
• Experience as a Charge Nurse, Preceptor, and/or unit/organizational committee work

RESUME REQUIRED (for Both Internal & External Applicants) — You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

Desired Qualifications

• Med/Surg Certification (RN-BC/CMRN)
• Excellent leadership skills in facilitating group dynamic and team development.
• Excellent charge nurse skills as demonstrated by strong organization, which includes proficient use of GroupWise email Outlook and Microsoft Word and Power point.
• Demonstrated evidence of teaching experience with Adult Acute Care patient population within the last year.
• Participation in continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts
• Supportive of changes recommended through CQI process
• High level of self-motivation and commitment to improving patient outcomes
• Demonstrated evidence within the last year of teaching experiences with Adults, Orthopaedic, or Medical Surgical related topics
• Proficient in adult learning principles.
• Ability to establish a strong, positive working relationship with the 5A nursing and assistive staff.

Pay & Schedule

• Hours: 40 hours/week
• Shift/Hours/Days: Day Shift. Must be flexible to meet needs of the unit, on all shifts, as determined by leadership, the institution and unit needs.
• One weekend in a scheduling period is required.
• The 5A ENC will be 80% productive and 20% nonproductive
• Evening Shift Differential: $3.00/hour
• Night Shift Differential: $4.00/hour
• Day Shift Weekend Differential: $2.90/hour
• Evening Shift Weekend Differential: $5.90/hour
• Night Shift Weekend Differential: $6.90/hour

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off Allowances
• Robust Tuition and Certification support programs
• Large offering of no cost CEs and professional development for advancement

Work Location

University Hospital-5A Acute Care Inpatient Unit primarily Orthopedic/Medical-Surgical/Moderate Care patients.