Nurse EducatorInfection Preventionist

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: NE

Facilitates orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention.

Conducts orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.

Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.

Participates in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences which may include licensed and nonlicensed healthcare personnel.

Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility

Role models competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities

Assess practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice

Collaborates with Corporate Nursing Director /Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities

Assist with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies

Develops education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes

Aligns educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures

Implement and deliver educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission CARF CMS and State agencies.

Creates engaging evidencebased educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience

Demonstrates exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement

Act a general resource for nursing staff.

Collaborate with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients.

Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol.

Promotes safe quality and compassionate patient care

Assist patient and caregivers with education needs problem solution and health management across the continuum of care.

Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment supplies and coordinates inservice training for appropriate staff.

Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design

Provides staff with resources and justintime education to implement immediate changes

Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients visitors coworkers and others in an effective manner

May provide direct care as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: IP

Conduct ongoing surveillance of infections.

Gather and interpret data and keep accurate records of all infections.

Compile and present Infection Reports to the Safety/Infection Control Committee and the Performance Improvement Council at assigned intervals.

Inspect environment and observe personnel activities for the purpose of detecting infection hazards.

Monitor and evaluate compliance with standards set by facility policy and industry.

Monitor and update all facility department supervisors on all areaspecific policies and procedures important to infection prevention principles. Investigate all exposure incidents oversee postexposure evaluation and followup process in order to recommend appropriate actions to be taken.

Notify designated medical administrative staff and appropriate health department authorities all reportable communicable disease.

Develop and provide inservice and orientation programs concerning prevention and control of infection standard precautions isolation techniques and education on current infectious disease.

Responsibilities may also include gathering analyzing and presenting data facts and trends on infection prevention to facility or corporate leadership.

Train staff on infection prevention and control protocols.

Assess and reenforce infection prevention practices.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff

Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role

Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery

Utilizes novice to expert continuum when developing staff

Promotes certification in areas of nursing specialty

Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Masters degree in nursing Healthcare Administration Education or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.

Three or more years clinical experience required.

Two or more years behavioral health experience required.

One or more years experience in infection control preferred.

1 years experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development (Preferred)

Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification as recognized by American Nurse Credentialing Center. (Preferred)

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

Current state license is required for this position.

Certification by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology preferred

CPR and deescalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

First aid may be required based on state or facility.