staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Coordinator, Educator - $34-46 per hour
DMC Group
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Job summary
Detroit Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Coordinator, Educator in Hamtramck, MI. The role focuses on coordinating the Nurse Extern Program, educating staff, and developing a standardized Nursing Education experience across the DMC market.
The position requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field, a nursing education focus is preferred, and 3 years of acute care experience with active RN licensure.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Nursing Education or related specialty required.
- 3 years nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.
- Current State Licenses & Certifications required.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the Nurse Extern Program across the market and manage onboarding, orientation and education.
- Serve as primary Nursing Education resource for Nurse Externs and oversee competency development.
- Develop and maintain relationships with nursing leadership, educators and HR to standardize experiences across DMC.
- Support market-wide nursing education initiatives including residency programs and preceptor development.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation and organizational requirements.
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Job description
Detroit Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Coordinator, Educator for a nursing job in Hamtramck, Michigan.
Specialty: Educator
Discipline: RN
Duration: Ongoing
Employment Type: Staff
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission?
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Tenet Healthcare is a leading healthcare services company with a vast network of providers that we leverage to improve service delivery and patient outcomes. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve. To this end, we seek and develop talent that reflects this commitment to our mission and values.
Under the guidance of the Market Education Director, the Clinical Educator Coordinator provides market-wide coordination and oversight of the DMC Nurse Extern Program and clinical student/academic partnership programs across the Detroit Medical Center.
The Clinical Educator Coordinator serves as the primary Nursing Education resource for Nurse Extern I and Nurse Extern II employees across the DMC health system, coordinating their onboarding, orientation, education, competency development, clinical progression, records, and ongoing professional development. The Coordinator collaborates with nursing leadership, facility educators, managers, preceptors, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to provide a consistent Nurse Extern experience across the DMC market and support successful transition into Graduate Nurse and Registered Nurse roles.
The Clinical Educator Coordinator also serves as the market-wide Nursing Education liaison for clinical students, clinical faculty, universities, colleges, nursing schools, and other academic institutions completing clinical experiences throughout DMC. The Coordinator facilitates clinical placements, student and faculty onboarding, required documentation, orientation, compliance requirements, placement tracking, and communication between academic partners and DMC facilities.
The Clinical Educator Coordinator develops and maintains collaborative relationships with academic institutions and works with DMC nursing leadership and facility educators to evaluate clinical placement capacity, support high-quality clinical learning experiences, and strengthen the pipeline from clinical student to Nurse Extern to Graduate Nurse/Registered Nurse employment within DMC.
In addition to Nurse Extern and clinical student responsibilities, the Clinical Educator Coordinator supports market-wide nursing education initiatives, continuing education, orientation, competency development, professional development, Nurse Residency, preceptor development, and other educational programs as assigned.
- Coordinates the DMC Nurse Extern Program across the market, including Nurse Extern I and Nurse Extern II employees.
- Maintains accurate market-wide records of Nurse Extern employees, including facility, department, academic program, anticipated graduation date, orientation status, education requirements, and program progression.
- Coordinates Nurse Extern onboarding, orientation, educational programming, competency requirements, and ongoing professional development.
- Serves as a primary Nursing Education resource for Nurse Externs, providing guidance, mentorship, education, and support throughout their participation in the program.
- Collaborates with facility educators, nursing leadership, managers, preceptors, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and other stakeholders to promote a standardized Nurse Extern experience across DMC.
- Provides leadership, education, and resources to Nurse Extern preceptors and supports effective preceptor/extern relationships.
- Monitors Nurse Extern progression and collaborates with facility leadership to identify and address educational or developmental needs.
- Supports Nurse Extern transition and retention strategies, including progression from Nurse Extern to Graduate Nurse and Registered Nurse roles within DMC.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of the Nurse Extern Program and identifies opportunities for program improvement, standardization, growth, and increased retention.
- Serves as the market-wide Nursing Education liaison for clinical students, clinical faculty, universities, colleges, nursing schools, and other academic partners.
- Coordinates clinical student placements across DMC hospitals in collaboration with academic institutions, facility nursing leadership, educators, managers, and clinical faculty.
- Coordinates processes for student and clinical faculty onboarding, placement requests, rosters, required documentation, orientation, compliance requirements, and clearance prior to beginning clinical experiences.
- Maintains accurate market-wide records of clinical student placements, including academic institution, program, facility, unit/department, clinical dates, faculty/preceptor information, and placement status.
- Collaborates with facility nursing leadership and educators to evaluate clinical placement capacity and identify appropriate learning opportunities while supporting patient safety and operational needs.
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with universities, colleges, nursing schools, and other academic programs.
- Serves as a primary point of contact for academic institutions regarding clinical placements, onboarding requirements, educational expectations, scheduling, and other clinical education matters.
- Coordinates communication regarding placement requests, approvals, changes, cancellations, compliance concerns, and other clinical education needs.
- Supports standardized student and clinical faculty orientation and onboarding processes throughout the DMC market.
- Ensures clinical student processes meet applicable DMC, Tenet Healthcare, Department of Nursing, regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
- Identifies opportunities to strengthen academic partnerships and expand the pipeline from clinical student experiences into Nurse Extern, Graduate Nurse, Nurse Residency, and Registered Nurse opportunities within DMC.
- Supports market-wide educational needs, including classroom education, clinical experiences, learning technologies, competency development, orientation, and professional development.
- Implements Tenet comprehensive education programs to meet orientation, ongoing competency, and professional development needs.
- Coordinates and supports continuing education activities and participates in the DMC continuing education provider unit as assigned.
- Evaluates nursing education activities that qualify for continuing education credit and assists with maintaining applicable documentation and requirements.
- Supports Nurse Residency programming and collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to ensure eligible new graduate nurses are enrolled in required programs.
- Coordinates with appropriate stakeholders regarding learning management system requirements and specialty-specific educational assignments.
- Supports preceptor development and educational programs designed to strengthen clinical teaching and mentorship.
- Assists with development and revision of clinical education policies, procedures, standards, and processes as requested.
- Provides guidance, resources, knowledge, coaching, and mentorship to nurses, students, Nurse Externs, preceptors, and colleagues.
- Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
- Participates in market-wide councils, committees, and workgroups related to Nursing Education, Nurse Externs, clinical students, academic partnerships, workforce development, and professional practice.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
The Clinical Educator Coordinator supports all DMC hospitals and applicable clinical locations and collaborates with facility Nursing Education teams and nursing leadership to promote standardized processes and educational experiences throughout the market.
- DMC Nurse Extern I & II Program
- Clinical student placement and coordination
- University and academic partnerships
- Student and clinical faculty onboarding
- Clinical affiliation coordination
- Student roster and placement tracking
- Nurse Extern orientation and education
- Nurse Extern competency and professional development
- Nurse Extern-to-RN transition and retention
- Clinical student-to-Nurse Extern recruitment pipeline
- Continuing education coordination
- Nurse Residency support
- Preceptor development
- Market-wide nursing education initiatives
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Nursing Education or related specialty, Masters Degree in Nursing preferred
2. 3 year nursing experience in an acute care setting specialty preferred
3. Current State Licenses & Certifications
- Participates in projects and educational activities as assigned for the department
- Communicates effectively with colleagues across Tenet to advance goal achievement and strategic vision alignment
- Demonstrates skill in navigating and communicating in a complex environment. Fosters achievement of Nursing Education/Development goals and objectives
- Coordinates Learn Share site and specilaty requirements with elearning coordinator; assures all new nurse graduates are loaded with the nurse residency program
- Interacts with staff in an ethical, consistent, fair, timely, appropriate and decisive manner in accordance with organization-wide and Nursing Department policies
- Identifies factors that affect staff's ability to fulfill their job responsibilities, collaborates with management to effect appropriate change needed for employees success
- Accepts Committee and market work group appointments and actively participates to affect change in patient care and the Tenet Healthcare System
- Cultivates positive relationships with academic programs to foster positive image and relationships with Tenet Healthcare
- Demonstrates AIDET and respect for others at all times
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a nationally recognized health care system that serves patients and families throughout Michigan and beyond. A premier healthcare resource, our mission is to help people live happier, healthier lives. The hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center are the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Women's Hospital, the DMC Heart Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Sinai-Grace Hospital.
DMC's 150-year legacy of medical excellence and service provides patients and families world-class care in cardiovascular health, women's services, neurosciences, stroke treatment, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, organ transplant and other general and specialty services.
DMC is a key partner in Detroit's resurgence, which continues to draw national and international attention. A dedicated corporate citizen with strong community ties, DMC is one of the largest and most diverse employers in Southeast Michigan.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information. E-Verify: employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information. E-Verify: The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is the leading academically–integrated hospital system in Metro Detroit, and one of the largest health care providers in Southeast Michigan. During our 150+ years of caring for the community, we have been recognized nationally with top awards in many aspects of hospital operations and patient care. The DMC is able to achieve these awards because of our exceptional employees.
The Detroit Medical Center is one the largest academic medical centers in the United States, with a long and rich history of medical education, for more than 100 years. We train more physicians than any other hospital in Detroit.
Our evidence-based approach inspires confidence and spurs innovation. It ensures that we are making treatment decisions based on our experience, on the best available research and our understanding of each patient as an individual.
Our commitment to patients
Our commitment to patient care and improving patient outcomes is part of everything we do. It’s our mission. It’s our promise to every patient and every family who entrusts their care to us.
To meet the needs of our community, we operate 8 hospitals and more than 140 clinics and outpatient facilities across southeast Michigan, including a nationally recognized dedicated pediatric hospital (Children’s Hospital of Michigan) as well as a nationally recognized rehabilitation hospital (Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan). We offer an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment. Knowing that we are better together, our teams are highly collaborative and integrated to deliver the high quality and compassionate care our patients expect and deserve. Staff members have a voice in forming our culture; one that is often referred to as “my forever family” and “colleagues who have my back”.
The DMC has a proud legacy of caring for the people and the families that call Metro Detroit home; they’re our neighbors, our friends, and our community. That’s why the DMC serves everyone in the community who needs us; no one gets turned away who comes to us for care. From local food drives to our long-standing commitment to educate and empower our community towards better health, you can count on the DMC. There’s a spirit of caring and togetherness that you will experience when you join the DMC family. We are a community build on care.
At the DMC, health and well-being are important to us, so we provide a range of benefits and options to help meet the needs of all eligible employees. In addition to a range of healthcare plans, including higher and lower deductible options, we offer dental, vision and an employee assistance plan. Basic life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance are provided for free to eligible plan members. Employees can also choose to participate in one of several supplemental life insurance and/or disability plans, a legal services plan and an identity protection plan. For those employees who are looking for support to care for family members, we also offer child and elder care programs. To help employees prepare for retirement, we offer a 401K savings plan, and an employee discount plan that includes discounts for a wide variety of products, including auto and home insurance and mobile plans.
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Employee assistance programs
- Life insurance
- Discount program
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