Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

Overview

Join our nurisng team as a Nurse Educator/Infection Preventionist at San Jose Behavioral Health in San Jose, California. Apply today and let’s look at your future!

San Jose Behavioral Health is a 133 bed inpatient mental health facility in Northern California. Stop by and meet our an amazing leadership team, who are engaged with our staff and our patients recovery. Growth opportunities are available and encouraged! Join a team of like-minded individuals who believe in providing compassionate and quality care. We offer employee recognition and incentive events to promote safety, healthy habits, and recognize commitment and hard work from our staff.

Conveniently located in the heart of San Jose the hospital is easily accessible to residents in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County. The Hospital campus is situated amid gently rolling hills and features serene views of beautiful natural surroundings.

AVAILABLE SCHEDULE

Full Time

Monday - Friday

Day shift

BENEFITS:

• 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

Compensation for roles at San Jose Behavioral Health 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, San Jose Behavioral Health provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

SJBH Salary Range = $128,000 to $158,000

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…