Director of Clinical Education (RN)

Brickyard Healthcare•Newburgh, IN

About The Position

The Director of Clinical Education is a nurse with a passion for education which ensures the best quality of care for our residents. The DCE is primarily responsible for encouraging the personal well-being and professional growth of all employees while ensuring current training and in-service education. This encompasses collaboration with the Senior DCE, clinical and ancillary department heads to ensure that ongoing education and development is implemented and maintained by conducting on-site education and staff improvement training sessions, which ensures that issues surrounding compliance are satisfied.

Requirements

Must also meet state requirements for relevant licensures or certifications and have no disciplinary action in effect against professional license.
A professionally-trained nurse that has earned a certificate/diploma or degree in nursing
Education, training, experience, or certification in infection control and prevention.
Completed specialized training in infection prevention and control through accredited continuing education

Responsibilities

Develops and implements an ongoing infection prevention and control program to prevent, recognize, and control the onset and spread of infections in order to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment.
Establishes facility-wide systems for the prevention, identification, reporting, investigation, and control of infections and communicable diseases of residents, staff, and visitors.
Develops and implements written policies and procedures in accordance with current standards of practice and recognized guidelines for infection prevention and control.
Oversees the facility's antibiotic stewardship program.
Implements an annual infection control risk assessment process and participates in the facility's annual facility assessment review process.
Reviews and/or revises the facility's infection prevention and control program, its standards, policies, and procedures annually and as needed for changes to the facility assessment to ensure they are effective and in accordance with current standards of practice for preventing and controlling infections.
Provides education related to infection prevention and control principles, policies, and procedures to staff, residents, and families (where appropriate).
Ensures public health is notified of reportable diseases.
Maintains documentation of infection prevention and control program activities.
Serves as resource for staff regarding infection prevention and control, including the identification of when a resident needs to be placed on transmission-based precautions.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor