Nursing Education Coordinator

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Description: An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care Team in the Nursing Administration Department awaits YOU!!!!

Trinity Health Livonia is one of the nation's top healthcare service providers, spanning five counties in southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving communities in 21 states with 86 hospitals, 128 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs.

Trinity Health Livonia Hospital is a beautiful full-service, 304-bed acute care hospital, located in Livonia, MI, that provides comprehensive care, including a 24-hour emergency department, general medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care unit, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics and birthing and women's health. Through several major expansions in the hospital, programs and services, Trinity Health Livonia continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services.

Trinity Health Livonia has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.

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.

• 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

• Collects 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

• Assists 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. Is 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

• Contributes to the positive image of nursing and enhance the culture of the organization by modeling professional behavior both in the organization and the community

• Exhibits caring…