EDUCATIONAL NURSE COORDINATOR
University Of Michigan
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Job summary
University of Michigan Health System is seeking a registered nurse with leadership experience for the 5A Acute Care unit. The role focuses on clinical care, staff education, and ongoing quality improvement within Orthopedic/Medical-Surgical settings.
The position emphasizes mentoring, program development, and collaboration with nursing leadership to enhance patient outcomes and staff development in a large teaching hospital.
Qualifications
- Current licensure to practice nursing in Michigan
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Five or more years RN nursing experience, four of which are current and related to adult inpatient Medical/Surgical care
- Experience as a Charge Nurse, Preceptor, and/or unit/organizational committee work
Responsibilities
- Provide expert nursing care to 5A patients, aiming for maximum independence 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.
- Investigate, design, and modify nursing care programs with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and leadership.
- Develop and implement new employee orientation and identify ongoing staff educational needs.
- Participate in unit quality improvement programs and hospital committees.
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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/MedicalSurgical 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 andSurgical patientsin 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 GroupWise 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 patient outcomes
? Demonstrated evidence within the last year of teaching experiences with Adults, Orthopaedic, or Medical Surgical related topics
? Proficient in adult learning principles.
? Ability to establish a strong, positive working relationship with the 5A nursing and assistive staff.
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan medicine is comprised of over 26,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
Nursing at Michiganoffers a competitive salary with excellent benefits!
The benefit package includes:
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings and immediate vesting
- Robust Tuition and Certification support programs
- Large offering of no cost CEs and professional development for advancement
Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted under the Role-Specific Advancement Model (RSAM) as:
ENC- COMPETENT-NE
Actual RSAM LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
RSAM levels range from ENC-COMPETENT-NE to ENC-EXPERT-NE TO ENC-MASTERY-NE
Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period.
Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include ontheir resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort. Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined.
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .
Hours: 40 hours/week
Shift/Hours/Days: Day Shift. ***Must be flexible to meet needs of the unit, on all shifts, as determined by leadership, the institution and unit needs. One weekend in a scheduling period is required.
The 5A ENC will be 80% productive and 20% nonproductive
Location: University Hospital-5A Acute Care Inpatient Unit primarily Orthopedic/Medical-Surgical/Moderate Carepatients.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
University of Michigan Health System conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Michigan Medicine - Ann Arbor
Onsite
Full-Time
Regular
Nonexempt
Um Hospital
MM UH CVC 5A
8/31/2026 - 9/14/2026
Nursing- All Nursing
Nursing- Professional Development & Education
Nursing- Medical Surgical
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