Educational Nurse Coordinator

The University of Michigan Health System 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.

? Provide expert nursing care to the 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.

? 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.

? To develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate new employee orientation program. .

? To 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.

? To 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.

• 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

NOTE:

In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.

? 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 Group Wise 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…