Registered Nurse (RN) Educator & Infection Preventionist

Lifepoint Health • White Hall, AR

9d • Onsite

About The Position

In this dynamic role you will have the unique opportunity to become familiar with every department and aspect of the facility while making a meaningful impact on both staff development and patient safety. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of education programs, including clinical orientation for new employees and ongoing staff development initiatives. You will lead competency training for new nursing team members, coordinate skills fairs, support educational programs, and collaborate with nurses to create engaging learning opportunities and patient education resources. In addition, you will develop and oversee the annual hospital-wide Infection Control Plan, evaluate its effectiveness, and communicate findings to leadership and key committees to ensure the highest standards of quality care.

Requirements

• Current state or compact state RN license
• Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• BLS/ Handle with Care Instructor
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a bedside RN
• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, evaluating and/or directing educational activities of clinical personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors or Masters strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assures the hospital implements infection prevention and control activities to reduce the risk of infections associated with medical equipment, devices and supplies.
• Acts as a resource to hospital personnel in implementing isolation techniques or other infection control measures.
• Works in collaboration with hospital leadership and personnel from applicable departments or services, reviews and revises the program to improve outcomes.
• Provides education for employees regarding infection control during orientation and ongoing in-services as required.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
• Assists in identifying, monitoring and controlling outbreaks of nosocomial infection among patient and hospital personnel.
• Maintains surveillance in order to collect, analyze and trend data; provides accurate and timely reports to the Director of Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement, leadership and appropriate committees.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates education programs and orientation of staff, students, volunteers and contracted nursing staff.
• Evaluates educational needs of staff through various methods including QI programs, safety occurrence monitoring, changes in patient population served, and annual needs assessment.
• Responsible for coordination of CPR training and ensuring staff is compliant with current certifications
• Partners with CNO and Nurse Manager to promote individual and team accountability for learning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree