Registered Nurse Educator (Full Time)

Aurora San Diego • San Diego, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Educator/Infection Control organizes, evaluates, and delivers employee and director training to improve practice competency and patient outcomes. The role also develops and maintains an infection prevention and control program within the healthcare setting. This is a full-time, fully onsite position in San Diego, California, with a Monday-to-Friday schedule and a pay range of $53 to $60 per hour.

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 annual 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 up-to-date knowledge in the relevant area of practice.
• Develop, deliver, and coordinate a comprehensive training program.
• Evaluate training materials and offer targeted programs to help staff maintain or improve skills and competencies.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record training activities and program effectiveness.
• Ensure quality course development and delivery by assigning qualified instructors and monitoring and reviewing lesson plans and class presentations.
• Present information using varied instructional techniques and formats, including role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures.
• Participate in ongoing infection-control education for employees, including training on TB, HIV, hepatitis, and universal precautions; educate patients as necessary.
• Deliver hospital-wide infection prevention and control based on research-supported principles that 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 about infection-control policy changes.
• Carry out personnel-management activities related to direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, and employee relations.
• Perform related duties as requested.

Benefits

• 401K 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

What This Job Offers

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