Nurse Educator/Infection Preventionist

Acadia • Columbia, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

CenterPointe Hospital Columbia is seeking a nurse to support patient care and staff education at its 80-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Columbia, Missouri. The role focuses on preparing behavioral health staff to provide safe, high-quality care by developing and delivering education plans, identifying learning needs, leading clinical onboarding, and supporting ongoing competency development. The Nurse Educator aligns educational programs with facility and organizational policies and regulatory requirements, promotes evidence-based practice and continuous learning, and may serve as the facility’s infection preventionist with training. The position may also provide direct patient care as needed.

The role includes educational leadership for staff, patients, and caregivers, including instruction on clinical skills, equipment, supplies, and patient health management. It also supports professional development, identifies opportunities for staff growth and skill mastery, and promotes specialty certification. The facility serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• Current state nursing license required.
• At least three years of registered nurse experience required.
• At least two years of behavioral health experience as a registered nurse 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 experience.
• Five or more years of experience strongly preferred.
• Inpatient psychiatry experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
• At least one year of clinical education or training and development experience preferred.
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center preferred.
• First aid may be required depending on the state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate clinical orientation and onboarding in a positive learning environment to support employee retention and success.
• Identify staff and facility learning needs, assess practice gaps, and map competencies to practice requirements.
• Design and deliver education plans and training, including didactic content, clinical skills, simulation, and in-service instruction.
• Review outcomes data with the Corporate Nursing Director/Educator to evaluate and refine competency management activities.
• Align educational programs with facility and organizational policies and procedures and implement curricula required by regulatory agencies.
• Create engaging, evidence-based education for specific audiences and maintain learner engagement.
• Serve as a general resource for nursing staff and provide resources and just-in-time education when changes are implemented.
• Collaborate with medical practitioners and the CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into patient plans of care.
• Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocols.
• Promote safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.
• Assist patients and caregivers with education, problem-solving, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Educate direct patient care staff on the use of equipment and supplies and coordinate relevant in-service training.
• Support innovation in educational design.
• Potentially serve as the facility infection preventionist with training and provide direct care as needed.
• Identify individual professional development needs and help staff determine growth opportunities in their current roles.
• Provide opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery, use a novice-to-expert continuum in staff development, and promote specialty certification.
• Perform other assigned functions and tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Employee appreciation program, including meals, gift-redeemable kudos cards, Nurses Week recognition, holiday parties, and frequent staff appreciation.
• Work-life balance support.
• PerkSpot employee discount program with over 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