Project Coordinator

for Federal Grant

Project Title: Developing Cultural Competencies for Nurses: Evidence-based Best Practices

Project Director: 

Margaret M. Andrews, PhD, RN, CTN, FAAN                

Director  and Professor of Nursing, School of Health Professions & Studies,     

The University of Michigan-Flint

Project Co-Director: 

Teresa Cervantez  Thompson, PhD, RN, CRRN-A

 Dean, College of Nursing & Health, Madonna University

The University of Michigan-Flint,  in partnership with Madonna University, and with the support of the Transcultural Nursing Society,  has received  a  $1 million grant   from the USDHHS, Health Resources & Services  Administration, Nurse Education, Retention and Practice Program [Cultural Competence Category] for  the three-year period from   July 1, 1008 to June 30, 2011.

 

The grant funds will be used to  provide online and face-to-face educational offerings for nurses to enhance their  cultural competencies and develop their skills in addressing individuals, groups, and communities that are diverse, with special emphasis on those at risk for health disparities.  A series of  educational offerings focused on developing cultural competencies using a train-the-trainer model will be provided.  The educational offerings will emphasize  the relationship between nurses’ cultural competencies and the reduction or elimination of health disparities across the life span from infancy to old age.  The project also will prepare nurses to become Certified Transcultural Nurses (CTN) and will provide extensive online, print, and audiovisual resources on cultural competence and health disparities for nurses, nurse practitioners,

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s  and master’s degree in  nursing required; doctoral degree in nursing or related field  preferred

• Current RN licensure   (in at least one U.S. state)

• At least five years of project coordination experience in higher education

• Experience working with diverse, multicultural groups, including racial and/or ethnic minorities and other traditionally underrepresented groups

• Demonstrated knowledge of the nursing profession and current nursing workforce needs especially in the areas of cultural competencies and health disparities Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in Transcultural Nursing 

• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of constituencies, including staff, faculty, students and representatives from  professional health care and educational  organizations

• Demonstrated project management skills

• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience with train-the-trainer model preferred

• Preference will be given to those having experience working with community agencies providing  nursing and/or health care

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate all project activities and personnel
• Develop realistic, annual, outcome based objectives within the established grant activities framework.
• Participate in the  hiring and annual evaluation of  project staff ---administrative assistant/conference planner and 2 site managers
• Collaborate with  reference librarian,  education consultant, web design consultant, and statistical consultant
• Supervise  collection of baseline and outcome data and collaborate with statistical consultant for data analysis
• In collaboration with project staff, faculty and Planning Committee members, plan, implement and evaluate educational offerings
• In collaboration with IT/reference librarian and web consultant, develop train-the-trainer materials for dissemination to trainers
• Maintain regular communication with all project staff, faculty and consultants
• In collaboration with community partners and TCNS,  recruit participants for the educational programs
• Oversee educational offerings including all aspects of conference/workshop planning
• Administer contracts/letters of agreement for faculty, presenters, and consultants
• Report  project activities to the  Project Director and Co-Director, Planning Committee and Evaluation Consultant at least quarterly
• Identify faculty and guest presenters for educational offerings
• Collaborate with ITS/Reference Librarian, faculty, and consultants  in preparing and evaluating tool kits for the train-the-trainer educational offerings
• Provide regular information updates for project website

 Flexible work schedule will average 40 hours per week

Although office will be located at the University of Michigan-Flint, will consider arrangement for a significant percent of the work being done electronically from a distance.

 Salary:  $65,000 +  University of Michigan full benefits package

 Please send a letter of interest addressing qualifications and curriculum vitae  to

             Dr. Margaret  Andrews

             School of Health Professions and Studies

             303 E. Kearsley Street

             University of Michigan-Flint

             Flint, MI  48502-1950

             E-mail: mmandrew@umich..edu

             Fax: (810) 766-6851

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