Nurse Educator; RN

Overview

Join our nursing team as a Nurse Educator/Infection Preventionist at Pacific Grove Hospital in Riverside, California
. Apply today and let’s look at your future!

Pacific Grove Hospital is a nationally recognized 68 bed acute psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment center offering inpatient & outpatient services for psychiatric illnesses, addictions & co‑occurring disorders. The one‑story building is situated on 4.5 acres in the heart of Riverside, California. Our private hospital campus treats voluntary patients on three units.

Full Time

Monday – Friday

Day shift (7a‑3p OR 8a‑4p)

• 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 Discount Program
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Many employee‑centered events throughout the year!

Compensation for roles at Pacific Grove Hospital varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Pacific Grove Hospital provides a reasonable salary range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

Nurse Educator salary range: $95,000 – $130,000 annually depending on experience.

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.

• 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 as 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,…