Registered Nurse Educator (Full Time)
About The Position
As Nurse Educator/Infection Control, this position organizes, evaluates, and trains employees and directors to improve practice competency and patient outcomes. The role also develops and maintains an infection prevention and control program within the healthcare setting. The position is fully onsite in San Diego, California, with a Monday-to-Friday schedule and a pay range of $53 to $60 per hour. The Nurse Educator serves as a mentor, educational resource, and leader for hospital staff, while coordinating nursing orientation and ongoing training. The role also delivers and supports infection prevention and control throughout the hospital, contributes to related policies and procedures, and provides staff and physicians with updates to infection control policies. The position carries out personnel management activities associated with direct staff supervision and performs related duties as requested.
Requirements
- Active California Registered Nurse license.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association.
- At least 5 years of work experience as a Registered Nurse Educator.
Responsibilities
- Assist with yearly and as-needed staff learning needs assessments.
- Plan, revise, and conduct nursing orientation in collaboration with the Director of Nursing.
- Serve as a mentor, educational resource, and leader for hospital staff to promote excellent patient care.
- Maintain current competencies and updated knowledge in the relevant area of practice.
- Develop, deliver, and coordinate comprehensive training programs.
- Evaluate training materials and offer programs to help staff maintain or improve skills and competencies.
- Monitor, evaluate, and record training activities and program effectiveness.
- Assure course development and delivery quality by assigning qualified instructors and monitoring and reviewing lesson plans and class presentations.
- Present information using varied instructional methods, including role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures.
- Participate in ongoing employee infection control education, including TB, HIV/Hepatitis, and Universal Precautions; educate patients as necessary.
- Deliver research-based infection prevention and control throughout the hospital to enhance patient care quality.
- Participate in reviewing, developing, and implementing infection prevention and control policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Maintain knowledge of current trends in psychiatric patient care, public health risk factors, disease control and reporting, epidemiology trends, Patient Rights, and A.O.A. requirements concerning infection control and psychiatric patients.
- Provide physicians and staff with updates on infection control policy changes.
- Carry out personnel management activities associated with direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, and employee relations.
- Perform related duties as requested.
- Uphold the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Pet insurance
- Healthcare spending account and dependent care spending account
- Life insurance, with supplemental life, term, and universal plans also available
- PTO plan with holiday premium pay
- PTO cash-out option
- Sick pay
- Short- and long-term disability, with additional buy-in opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- ID theft protection
- Employee discount opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
