Registered Nurse Educator (Full Time)

Responsibilities

• Aid in conducting annual staff learning needs assessments and as needed.
• Plan, revise, and conduct nursing orientation in collaboration with the Director of Nursing.
• Mentor, serve as an educational resource, and lead hospital staff to enhance patient care.
• Maintain current competencies and updated knowledge in the specific area of practice.
• Develop, deliver, and coordinate comprehensive training programs.
• Evaluate training materials and provide specific training programs to help staff maintain or improve skills and competencies.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record training activities and program effectiveness.
• Affirm the quality of course development and delivery through assignment of qualified instructors, monitoring, and reviewing lesson plans, and class presentations.
• Present information using various instructional techniques and formats such as role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures.
• Engage in ongoing infection control educational programs for employees, including TB, HIV/Hep/Universal Precautions, and may educate patients as necessary.
• Deliver infection prevention and control education throughout the hospital based on research-based principles that enhance patient care.
• Contribute to the review, development, and implementation of infection prevention and control-related policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide updates on infection control policy changes to physicians and staff.
• Perform personnel management activities associated with direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation training and development, performance management, and employee relations functions.
• Support the organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Excellent communication and teaching skills.
• 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.
• Ability to develop and deliver comprehensive training programs.
• Experience with infection control and psychiatric patient care.

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.