RN Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

RN Registered Nurse Educator / Infection Preventionist Opportunity at Conway Behavioral Health

* Full-time Day Shift

* Monday
- Friday with the occasional rotation to off shifts and weekends as required in order to flex time for facility coverage.

* EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

* BSN or higher strongly preferred

* One year of prior experience with the population (inpatient Behavioral Health) required

* One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required

* Flexibility with coverage needs

Conway Behavioral Health Hospital near Little Rock, Arkansas treats adults and adolescents with a variety of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and co-occurring addiction. Our goal is to ensure Little Rock's North Metro community has access to world-class mental health treatment. Each patient receives comprehensive services in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Plan, develop and coordinate continuing nursing in-service education programs within the facility for all clinical and non-clinical nursing staff in a positive, empathetic, and professional manner at all times. This position is responsible for enhancing professional practice and the provision of quality patient care by providing evidence-based, quality educational programs and activities that promote professional competency for nursing, inter-professional, and non-licensed clinical staff at an assigned facility.

Coordinate and lead the facility's infection prevention and control program. Responsible for determining, preventing and containing infectious outbreaks within the facility. Performs duties with a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude. Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority.

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.…