Bronson Healthcare Group Nursing Project Coordinator

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Location

BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital

Title

Bronson Healthcare Group Nursing Project Coordinator

The Nursing Project Coordinator (NPC) is responsible for leading, assessing, organizing, and evaluating various functions and projects that focus on enhancing nursing quality, professional practice, patient/nursing satisfaction and financial performance. NPC’s demonstrate a high level of analytical ability in order to interpret complex data and create reports that inform improvement activities. NPC’s oversee nursing projects and scheduled nursing communications. Chairs Nursing Practice & Policy Council and ensures nursing policies/procedures comply with regulatory standards and reflect current evidence. Acts as a mentor and role model for the division of nursing. Other duties and responsibilities dependent on department. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and 3 years of progressive leadership responsibility required 5 years' experience. Master's degree in Nursing preferred

• Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Michigan; Certification in specialty preferred Membership in professional organization related to area preferred

• Progressively more responsible experience in varied educational or administrative roles preferred involving meeting management, group facilitation, project management, time management and excellent communication skills

• Working knowledge of nursing practice and regulatory standards required

• Project management skills required

• Advanced word processing, spreadsheet, flow diagram, presentation program, and other (multiple) software relevant to the job required

• Ability to navigate literature search engines, conduct literature searches, evaluate evidence, and apply references in APA format

• Effective meeting facilitation and excellent verbal and writing/editing skills required

• Able to prioritize and organize multiple projects and responsibilities independently

• Project management skills required

• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from various computer systems and equipment in order to set an appropriate plan of action

• Any special skill or abilities that may not be clear by the educational requirements or need further explanation, e.g. typing, word processing, personal computers, etc.

• Must possess the ability to synthesize large volumes of data and create accurate concise reports/graphics. Work which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g. CRT work between 70 and 90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time. Involves regularly lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., up to 50 pounds), and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects.

Nursing Practice, Policy and Procedure Management

• Chairs the BMH and System Nursing Practice and Policy Council

• Collects, evaluates and incorporates input from multidisciplinary teams and department representatives to ensure effective policy/protocol/procedure documents

• Collaborates to ensure policies and procedures are developed and updated to coincide with nursing practice, technology and equipment changes

• Assures policies / procedures comply with regulatory standards (three year review)

• Actively recognizes and reinforces consistent committee participation

• Coordinates approval for new / substantively reviewed policies

• Communicates monthly updates/changes to the nursing division

• Recruits new members in collaboration with nurse managers as needed

• Supports evidence-based inquiry / research to inform nursing practice.

• Reviews, evaluates, recommends and incorporates current literature and supporting references for nursing evidence-based practice enhancements

• Applies pertinent references to nursing manual documents obtained through review of EBP Internship proje