Nursing Education Coordinator

Job Summary

The Nursing Education Coordinator cultivates an environment of lifelong learning by supporting the development of effective quality, innovative, creative, and fun continuing education activities, implementing evidence-based practice innovations, and continuously evaluating further learning needs and/or practice changes.

Supports a shared leadership philosophy and the professional practice model for patient care services.

Performance Duties

• Functions as a role model in a clinical specialty and acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing professional and development practice
• Excellent project management skills, able to take projects through to completion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to foster strong, positive, collaborative and cooperative relationships with other physicians, nurses, healthcare team members and leadership team members
• Collections data and information related to educational needs and other pertinent situations
• Analyzes issues, trends, and supporting data to determine the educational needs of individuals, organizations and communities
• Identifies the target audience, general purpose and educational objectives, and desired outcomes for each learning activity
• Establishes plans that describe the strategies, alternatives, and resources to achieve expected outcomes
• Ensures that planned educational activities are implemented. Conducts a comprehensive evaluation of each educational activity
• Coordinates educational initiatives and activities
• Employs strategies and techniques to promote positive learning and practice environments
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing professional practice
• Designs, develops and evaluates programs for new nurse orientation and for the ongoing professional education/development of experienced professional nurses and support staff
• Aids in the implementation/in-service of new products and equipment
• Participates in ongoing quality monitoring, policy review, and process improvement activities related to nursing, professional practice and development
• Establishes collegial partnerships contributing to professional development of peers, students, colleagues and others
• Serves as a resource to managers and staff for educational and instructional needs
• Able to flex work hours according to needs of the organization
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in regard to professional development activities and expected outcomes
• Serves as a resource to managers and staff for educational and instructional needs
• Works with little direction while being sensitive to issues requiring physician, nursing and/or committee involvement
• Read, analyze, and interpret professional journals and regulatory resources
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and policies and procedures
• Ability to make timely and effective decisions and takes initiative when there is ambiguity
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program. BSN required. Master’s preferred
• Licensure/Credentials: Registered Nurse in State of Michigan
• Certification in clinical specialty or educational area completed or active plans to pursue
• Training and Experience: Previous proven experience and expertise in clinical areas relevant to units/patient population. Serves as an expert clinical resource to staff in population-specific areas for ensuring quality of care and patient/family satisfaction
• Specialized training in education of staff and competency validation: Two (2) years clinical nursing experience in identified or related specialty
• Understanding the use of standard desktop and windows based computer system, including a basic understanding of email, e-learning, intranet and computer navigation. Ability to use other software as required to perform the essential functions of the job