Regional Nurse Educator-RN

Trinity Health • Ann Arbor, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Nurse Educator leads nursing clinical education for the region. This role ensures education programs are consistent across all locations by working closely with administrators, Directors of Nursing, Learning & Development, Clinical Operations, and Operations. The director identifies regional education needs, sets priorities, and designs and delivers training to strengthen nursing knowledge, skills, and consistent care practices. The position executes assignments in a culture that is shared and collaborative across all divisions within TSLC. It supports communities and their colleagues through coaching and mentoring to help achieve optimum standards of excellence. It addresses issues of concern through courageous conversation and notifies community leadership and/or supervisor of any interactions requiring attention. It creates an environment that drives clinical capability and enhanced skills through education. The role participates in community survey readiness by proactively identifying opportunities that warrant ongoing clinical education/in-services for colleagues within the region served. It supports and participates in the survey readiness process as an educator during real-time plan of correction or past non-compliance needs as needed. The role identifies the need for education opportunities within the region, designs lesson plans, coordinates and conducts sessions, and evaluates the effectiveness of training and utilization of information. It provides leadership in formulating the goals and objectives of the clinically related in-service education programs for the region and communities within the assigned geographic region. It plans, develops, directs, evaluates, coordinates, and/or conducts clinical educational and on-the-job training programs within the region and as a contributing member of the THSC team. It demonstrates knowledge of computer applications, serves as a regional support resource for clinical automation systems, and informs others of information resources. It collaborates with administrators, directors of nursing, clinical operations, and director of learning and development to establish priorities and develop a six-month education plan to address unplanned readmissions to hospital, enhance clinical inventory capabilities and improve care delivery systems thereby optimizing survey/regulatory outcomes. It participates in community, regional, and organization-wide collaboratives and quality assurance process improvement activities as necessary. It participates in Mission Driven Quality Improvement (MDQI) to have knowledge of identified trends and needs for action plans that may require education within the region as needed. It champions nursing job-specific orientation, clinical skills validation, and preceptor programs within the region. It leads and is instrumental in organizing, developing, and conducting new hire clinical orientation. It coordinates orientation in conjunction with Human Resources to ensure cohesiveness between general and clinical orientation according to THSC standards. It remains current in evidence-based nursing practices. It identifies learning needs associated with new policies, procedures, equipment, etc. It directs the preparation, scheduling, and selection of instructional material, equipment, and training aids to ensure that a modern, meaningful in-service program is provided. It communicates clinical, professional standards, and educational performance/status to job-related goals to the director of learning and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Current Registered Nurse with a valid license current, unencumbered and active to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state with equivalent experience.
• Experience in a teaching or instructor position with experience planning and developing new programs preferred.
• Must be eligible or willing to obtain qualifications to coordinate a State Approved Certified Nurse Aide Training program.
• Comfortable with use of Media Equipment.
• Must lead by example and possess superior customer service skills and professionalism.
• Flexibility to adapt to ongoing change and work in a fast-paced, customer driven environment.
• Interpersonal skills to drive collaboration, commitment and productivity when working with cross-functional teams, customers and end users.
• Self-starter, highly motivated with high energy level.

Nice To Haves

• Experience planning and developing new programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identifies regional education needs, sets priorities, and designs and delivers training to strengthen nursing knowledge, skills, and consistent care practices.
• Supports communities and their colleagues through coaching and mentoring to help achieve optimum standard of excellence.
• Addresses issues of concern through courageous conversation and notifies community leadership and/or supervisor of any interactions requiring attention.
• Creates an environment that drives clinical capability and enhanced skills through education.
• Participates in community survey readiness by proactively identifying opportunities that warrant ongoing clinical education/in-services for colleagues within region served.
• Supports and participates in the survey readiness process as educator during real-time plan of correction or past non-compliance needs as needed.
• Identifies need for education opportunities within the region, designs lesson plans, coordinates and conducts sessions, and evaluates the effectiveness of training and utilization of information.
• Provides leadership in formulating the goals and objectives of the clinically related in-service education programs for the region and communities within assigned geographic region.
• Plan, develop, direct, evaluate, coordinate, and/or conduct clinical educational and on-the-job training programs within the region and as a contributing member of the THSC team.
• Demonstrates knowledge of computer applications, serves as a regional support resource for clinical automation systems, and informs others of information resources.
• Collaborates with administrators, directors of nursing, clinical operations, and director of learning and development to establish priorities and develop a six month education plan to address unplanned readmissions to hospital, enhance clinical inventory capabilities and improve care delivery systems thereby optimizing survey/regulatory outcomes.
• Participates in community, regional, and organization-wide collaboratives and quality assurance process improvement activities as necessary.
• Participates in Mission Driven Quality Improvement (MDQI) to have knowledge of identified trends and needs for action plans that may require education within the region as needed.
• Champions nursing job specific orientation, clinical skills validation and preceptor programs within the region.
• Leads and is instrumental in organizing, developing and conducting new hire clinical orientation.
• Coordinates orientation in conjunction with Human Resources to ensure cohesiveness between general and clinical orientation according to THSC standards.
• Remains current in evidence based nursing practices.
• Identifying learning needs associated with new policies, procedures, equipment, etc.
• Direct the preparation, scheduling and selection of instructional material, equipment and training aids to ensure that a modern meaningful in-service program is provided.
• Communicates clinical, professional standards and educational performance/status to job related goals to director of learning and development.

Benefits

• First-day benefits!
• Paid holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) (up to 3 weeks available to new colleagues!)
• Up to $4,000 in tuition reimbursement annually!
• Discounts with major vendors; AT&T, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Quicken Loans, AND MORE!
• Low cost medical, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Enjoy lower cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health network.
• Fast response interview times and job offers!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees