Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

Mount Carmel Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring a Nurse Educator / Infection Control RN!

Shift: 8a - 5p

Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Pay Range:

$31.27 to $54.29 per hour (dependent on years of experience)

Sign On Bonus:

Full Time Day - $7,500

Mount Carmel Behavioral Health, located in Columbus, Ohio, is a leading provider of acute inpatient care for adult men and women, age 18 and above, who have been experiencing mental or behavioral health challenges.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* 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 non-licensed 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, evidence-based 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 in-service training for appropriate staff.

* Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design

* Provides staff with resources and "just-in-time" 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:

* 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 area-specific policies and procedures important to infection prevention principles. Investigate all 'exposure incidents,' oversee post-exposure evaluation and follow-up 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 in-service 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 re-enforce 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:

* Master's degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.

* Bachelor's degree in nursing or commensurate experience required

* 5+ years of experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.

* Three years of registered nurse experience required.

* Inpatient psychiatry experience as an RN strongly preferred

* Two years of behavioral health experience as an RN…