Job Description

As Nurse Educator/Infection Control, this position is responsible for organizing, evaluating, and training employees and directors to improve practice competency and patient outcome. At the same time, this position will be responsible for developing and maintaining a quality infection prevention and control program within the healthcare setting.

*Pay Range: $53/hr. to $60hr.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Setting: Fully Onsite

Work Site Location: 11878 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA 92128

Responsibilities:

• Assist with performing staff learning needs assessment yearly and as needed
• Plan, revises and performs nursing orientation in collaboration with Director of Nursing
• Acts as mentor, educational resource, and leader for hospital staff to promote excellent patient care
• Maintain current competencies as well as updated knowledge in specific area of practice
• Develop, deliver, and coordinate comprehensive training program
• Evaluate training materials; offer specific training programs to help staff maintain or improve skills and competencies
• Monitors, evaluate and records training activities and program effectiveness
• Assures quality of course development and delivery through assignment of qualified instructors, monitoring and reviewing lesson plans, and class presentations
• Presents information, using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos and lectures
• Participates in ongoing infection control educational programs for employees, including TB, HIV/Hep/Universal Precautions. May educate patients as necessary
• Deliver infection prevention and control thorough the hospital based on principles that are research based and enhance the quality of patient care
• Participate in the review, development and implementation of infection prevention and control related policies, procedures and guidelines
• Possesses knowledge of current trends in psychiatric patient care, public health risk factors, control and reporting of disease, epidemiology trends, Patient Rights, and A.O.A. requirements regarding infection control and psychiatric patients
• Provides physicians and staff with updates of infection control policy changes
• Carries out personnel management activities associated with direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation training and development, performance management, and employee relations functions
• Performs related duties as requested
• Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards

Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse License
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• BLS (Basic Life Support ) Certification for Healthcare Providers - American Heart Association
• 5 years minimum work experience as a Registered Nurse Educator

Benefits

• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Healthcare Spending Account & Dependent Care Spending Account
• Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are 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