Nursing Education Coordinator- Nurse Admin-FT/Day- St. Mary Mercy Livonia

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Description

An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care Team Awaits YOU!!!!

St. Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) 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.

St. Mary Mercy 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, St. Mary Mercy continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services. St. Mary Mercy has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.

Job Summary

The Nurse Educator 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
• 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 and can 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 principles as outlined in the professional practice Model of Care
• Present unfamiliar detailed information to others in a readily comprehensible way. 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
• Serves as the primary nursing administrator for our Learning Management System (LMS), which is currently HealthStream. Attends HealthStream Enterprise training within 30 days of hire.
• Reviews HealthStream or other LMS courses, at minimum, annually, and collaborates with content experts for edits. Disseminates HealthStream changes and updates to leadership and staff as appropriate.
• Attends monthly HealthStream User Group Meetings and works professionally and collaboratively amongst other ministries and alongside other HealthStream administrators nationwide. Partners with local Trinity HealthStream administrators in attempts to regionalize content.
• Assigns and tracks content, courses, and assignments several times each week.
• Works closely with IT security to oversee access to the Electronic Medical Record used for patient care.
• Troubleshoots courses that are not loading or running appropriately with HealthStream Corporate or the Trinity HealthStream Enterprise Team
• Enjoys reporting, tracking, and presenting data
• Is prepared to lead a change in Learning Management System if warranted
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing required
• Master’s degree in nursing 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.
• HealthStream experience preferred
• Adobe Captivate Certification preferred
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Proficiency preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Good physical and mental health.
• Finger and hand dexterity to handle and manipulate instruments/equipment.
• Visual and aural acuity.
• Turning, stooping, stretching and lifting. Lifting requires the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

EMPLOYMENT VARIABLES

Professional Affiliations

• Membership in an appropriate professional nursing organization preferred

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

Supervised by Director of Nursing Practice and Education

Workers supervised

Why St. Joseph Mercy Health System?

• Competitive Salaries and Shift Differentials
• Rich Benefits package which include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time off, Retirement Saving Plan with employer contribution option, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health in 21 different states!!

Trinity Health’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health’s dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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