Nurse Education & Clinical Practice Coordinator

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

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Job summary

Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL seeks an Education Coordinator (Registered Nurse) to lead staff education, orientation, and competency activities, collaborating with NM Academy and interprofessional teams.

The role focuses on integrating evidence-based practice, evaluating learning outcomes, and ensuring adherence to ANA standards, CMS/TJC and the organization's ethics and compliance framework.

Qualifications

• Current license as a Registered Nurse in Illinois.
• Certification in area of clinical specialty.
• BSN with a minimum of two years related clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and participates in unit specific orientation process in collaboration with the NM Academy, peers, managers, and the Department of Professional Practice and Development.
• Integrates theoretical knowledge, evidence based practice principles, and clinical expertise in nursing practice into educational experiences.
• Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates formal and informal education of the staff, including nurses, assistive personnel and student nurses including off shifts and weekends.
• Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates annual unit-specific clinical skills validation and competency evaluation.
• Coordinates mandatory education activities including off shifts and weekends.
• Partners with unit leadership to develop educational learning plans for individual staff.
• Maintains standards of practice relevant to specific clinical settings.
• Collaborates with the NM Academy to identify educational needs and to develop and implement appropriate strategies to meet those needs.
• Supports ongoing development of critical thinking skills of clinical nurses.
• Provides direct patient care as needed, and acts as a clinical instructor during orientation and transition into practice of new hires.
• Develops education plans around proposed practice changes to support the Nursing Practice and Quality and Safety Committees.
• Uses established research critique guidelines when reviewing evidence based articles.
• Understand the CMS and TJC standards as they relate to direct patient care.
• Develop in-services in response to quality audits and CMS and TJC standard changes
• Provides feedback to the manager regarding staff performance.

Education

BSN

Certification in area of clinical specialty

MSN (preferred)

Job description

Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, IL seeks an Education Coordinator (Registered Nurse) to lead staff education, orientation, and competency activities, collaborating with NM Academy and interprofessional teams.

The role focuses on integrating evidence-based practice, evaluating learning outcomes, and ensuring adherence to ANA standards, CMS/TJC and the organization's ethics and compliance framework.