Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention

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Job description

Description Responsibilities Responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating nursing in-service education programs as well as coordinating and leading the facilities' Infection Prevention and control program in a positive, empathetic, and professional manner at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. Essential Functions + Assess educational needs and develop/coordinate necessary education programs. + Coordinate orientation programs for new clinical staff. + Act as a general resource for nursing staff. + Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinate in-service training and annual competencies. + Provide facility wide infection surveillance, prevention per facility guidelines and best practices. + Prevent and control health care associated infections, including auditing of adherence to infection prevention and control policies and procedures by facility staff, including medical staff. + 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. + Train facility staff and medical staff on infection prevention and control protocols. + Assess and re-enforce infection prevention practices. Qualifications Skills Preferred + Planning & Organizing: Intermediate + Attention to Detail: Advanced Behaviors Preferred + Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject Education Required + Bachelors or better in Nursing/Healthcare Licenses & Certifications Required + Reg Nurse Experience Required + 1 year: One or more years' behavioral health experience required. + 3 years: Three or more years clinical experience combined with/or related to teaching experience required. One or more years' experience in infection control preferred. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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