6A Educational Nurse Coordinator ? Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert nursing care to patients on 6A, a General Medicine unit caring for complex adult patients, promoting patient independence, self-management, and family caregiving.
- Serve as a clinical expert and consultant to nursing staff, offering guidance, support, and role modeling through direct patient care.
- Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate comprehensive orientation programs for new nursing and assistive personnel, including:
- Scheduling and oversight of orientation
- Preceptor assignment, development, and training
- Coordination of multidisciplinary and interdepartmental orientation experiences
- Monitoring orientee progress during the first 6 months with ongoing feedback and support
- Assess ongoing staff educational needs and design, implement, and evaluate educational programs, in-services, and competency-based learning activities to support high-quality patient care.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nursing Director, and leadership team to develop, implement, and evaluate unit-based education, professional development, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Facilitate staff development through individualized and group learning plans, including remediation when needed.
- Support and ensure completion of unit-based mandatory education and institutional regulatory requirements.
- Participate in and support quality improvement initiatives, including conducting audits and using data to inform educational priorities and practice changes.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and professional development support to nursing and assistive personnel.
- Actively participate in unit, departmental, and hospital-wide committees, councils, and educational initiatives.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to orientation, competencies, and educational activities in required systems and databases.
- Fulfill a clinical staffing component (minimum 24 hours per week or as determined by unit needs) to support both patient care and educational integration.
- Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Michigan
- Bachelor?s degree in nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Two or more years of RN experience, with at least two years directly related to the care of adult medical and surgical patients in an acute care inpatient setting
- Experience as a Charge Nurse, Preceptor, and/or participation in unit- or organizational-level committees
NOTE: To be considered for this position, the applicant must meet all required qualifications by the start date of employment.
RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal and external applicants):
A complete and accurate resume must be submitted to be fully considered for this position.
BSN preferred; MSN preferred
Med-Surg Certification (RN-BC, CMSRN) preferred
Demonstrated excellence in clinical practice within adult acute care (medical-surgical/general medicine population preferred)
Minimum of 2 years of charge nurse experience and preceptor/teaching experience, with evidence of progressive leadership responsibilities; prior Educational Nurse Coordinator (ENC) experience preferred
Strong knowledge and application of adult learning principles, with demonstrated ability to design, implement, and evaluate educational programs
Proven ability to develop preceptors, facilitate orientation, and support staff development, including remediation when needed
Demonstrated experience in quality improvement (QI/CQI) initiatives, including use of data-driven and evidence-based approaches to improve patient outcomes and nursing practice
Ability to facilitate change, lead practice improvements, and support initiatives aligned with unit and organizational goals
Excellent leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including prioritization, delegation, and evaluation of outcomes
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to:
Provide clear, constructive feedback
Foster collaboration across disciplines and shifts
Build positive, professional relationships with 6A nursing and assistive staff
Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and support team development, creating an environment of psycholog
