Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

Acadia Healthcare - Mesa, AZ

Job Title: Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

Position: Infection Prevention and Control Educator

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City: Mesa

State: AZ

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Job Responsibilities

Plan, develop, and coordinate continuing nursing in-service education programs for clinical and non-clinical nursing staff.
Enhance professional practice and quality patient care through evidence-based educational programs.
Coordinate and lead the facility’s infection prevention and control program.
Determine, prevent, and contain infectious outbreaks within the facility.
Facilitate orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
Conduct orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.
Design and identify educational activities to address practice gaps for various healthcare personnel.
Identify learning needs of staff and assess practice gaps.
Collaborate with Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to review outcomes data.
Assist with developing and instructing didactic content and clinical skills.
Develop education plans according to gap assessments or quality data.
Implement and deliver educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies.
Create engaging educational content for specific audience needs.
Demonstrate exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement.
Act as a general resource for nursing staff.
Collaborate with medical practitioners to incorporate nursing processes into patient care.
Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers.
Promote safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.
Assist patients and caregivers with education needs and health management.
Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment and supplies.
Support new ideas and innovation in educational design.
Provide staff with resources and 'just-in-time' education.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients and coworkers.
Conduct ongoing surveillance of infections and gather data to keep accurate records.
Compile and present Infection Reports to the Safety/Infection Control Committee.
Inspect environment and personnel activities to detect infection hazards.
Monitor compliance with standards set by facility policy and industry.
Investigate all exposure incidents and oversee follow-up processes.
Notify appropriate authorities of reportable communicable diseases.
Develop and provide in-service and orientation programs on infection prevention.
Train staff on infection prevention and control protocols.
Provide expertise in identifying professional development needs of staff.
Assist staff to identify areas for growth and skill enhancement.
Utilize novice to expert continuum when developing staff.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Strong knowledge of infection prevention and control protocols.
Exceptional instructional and communication skills.
Ability to assess practice gaps and identify learning needs.
Experience in developing educational programs and materials.

Preferred Skills

Certification as an NPD Practitioner or clinical certification.
Experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development.
Infection control certification preferred.

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years of experience as a registered nurse, 3 years required, with 2 years in behavioral health and inpatient psychiatry experience preferred.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing required; Master’s degree preferred in related fields.

License & Certification:

Current state nursing license required.
Certification by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology preferred.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required.

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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified