RN Nurse Educator

Position: RN Nurse Educator FT Monday-Friday
Pacific Grove Hospital in Riverside, CA., is a leader in behavioral healthcare, providing superior healthcare treatment to the people, communities, and military installations we serve. We are a private inpatient 68 bed acute psychiatric facility with out-patient services, dedicated to the treatment of behavioral health and substance abuse services. Pacific Grove Hospital is proud to be a part of the Acadia Healthcare family.

Come join our amazing team as a Nurse Educator with an emphasis on Infection Prevention.

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.

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

* May serve in the role of infection preventionist for the facility with training.

* May provide direct care as needed.

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

* Five + years 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 required.

* 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.

* CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

* First aid may be required based on state or facility.

We offer a generous benefit package that includes the following:

* Competitive Salary

* Paid Time Off

* Paid Holidays (8 Total)

* Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

* FSA & HSA Plans

* Long-Term & Short-Term Disability

* Company Paid Life Insurance

* Supplemental Life Insurance

* Employee Assistance Program

* Employee…