Nurse Educator/Infection Preventionist

CenterPointe Hospital Columbia • Columbia, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

CenterPointe Hospital Columbia is seeking a nurse educator for its 80-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Columbia, Missouri. The position supports adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients by ensuring behavioral health staff are prepared to provide safe, high-quality care. The Nurse Educator develops and implements education plans, identifies staff learning needs, leads clinical new-hire orientation, and facilitates ongoing training. The role ensures education aligns with regulatory requirements and facility policies while promoting continuous learning, professional competency, and patient safety. The role may also serve as the facility’s infection preventionist with training and may provide direct care as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• Three years of registered nurse experience required.
• Two years of behavioral health experience as a registered nurse required.
• Current state license required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in nursing, healthcare administration, education, or another clinical field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Five or more years of experience strongly preferred.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
• One or more years of experience in clinical education/training and development preferred.
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center preferred.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate employee orientation and onboarding in a positive learning environment, supporting retention and new employee success.
• Identify staff and facility learning needs and assess practice gaps, including crosswalking competencies to practice.
• Design and implement education plans and activities based on gap assessments, quality data, and safety outcomes.
• Develop and/or deliver didactic content and clinical skills training for designated competencies.
• Align educational programs with facility and organizational policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission, CARF, CMS, and state agencies.
• Create engaging, evidence-based educational content and use effective instructional methods to maintain learner engagement.
• Model competent clinical practice through demonstrations and simulation activities.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to review outcomes data and refine competency management activities.
• Serve as a general resource for nursing staff and provide resources and timely education to support immediate practice changes.
• Collaborate with medical practitioners and the CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into patient care plans.
• Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to support specialized patient care within established clinical protocols.
• Promote safe, quality, and compassionate patient care and assist patients and caregivers with education, problem-solving, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educate direct-care staff on equipment and supplies and coordinate in-service training for appropriate staff.
• Support innovation in educational design and identify individual staff development needs and opportunities for growth, skill enhancement, mastery, and specialty certification.
• Use a novice-to-expert continuum when developing staff.
• May serve as the facility infection preventionist with training and may provide direct care as needed.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Employee appreciation program, including meals, kudos cards redeemable for gifts, Nurses Week recognition, holiday parties, and other staff appreciation.
• Work-life balance support.
• PerkSpot employee discounts at more than 30,000 merchants.
• 100% paid psychiatric training.
• Career advancement and cross-training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level