RN Nurse Education Coord - Medical/Surgical

Company: Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Location: Pontiac
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:Medical/Surgical Nursing Education CoordinatorAccountability Objectives:Performs in the role of expert practitioner and educator within a specialized nursing field or practice area; educates and develops staff to attain essential job competencies; participates in quality improvement and research activities; consults with clinicians on complex cases by request.Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification and Experience Required.A. Education--- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) required, Master's Degree in Nursing Education preferredB. Licensure / Certification--- Current RN licensure in the State of Michigan.--- Certification in specialty area preferred.--- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.--- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required if working in Critical Care or Cardiac area.Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor certification within 6 months of hire. Advanced Life Support instructor certification required for areas of clinical practice that staff certification is required, within 6 - 12 months of hire.Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification and Experience Required.C Special Skill / Aptitudes--- Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital personnel, outside customers and community groups.Solid understanding of health care standards, technologies, practices, and applicable state and federal regulations and accrediting agency requirements.---Leadership and management skills necessary to foster the growth and development of direct reports, motivate individuals and teams, and resolve problems in a diplomatic professional manner.---Interpersonal and relationship management skills necessary to effectively develop and foster collaborative working relationships with all levels of staff/management/leadership, influence results, and garner support.---Excellent oral and written communication, persuasion, negotiation and presentation skills. The incumbent must be able to clearly articulate and demonstrate commitment to care, and the mission and values of the Region and to inspire active support.---Strong analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to conceptualize ideas in an unstructured, fast-paced, dynamic and multifunctional environment requiring creativity, innovation, foresight, and mature judgment.---Willingness to operate in --- a collaborative, shared leadership environment.Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of CHE Trinity Health.------ Knowledge of Adult Learning Principles.D. ExperienceThree years in clinical nursing practice in Adult General Medical/Surgical and/or Adult Critical Care/Emergency and/or Maternal Child Health and/or Surgical/Peri-operative area or other specialty nursing practice experience required.---Previous educational experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, preceptor, unit educator, central nursing education role or academic clinical instructor preferred.Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTrinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 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.Our 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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