Nurse Educator - Infection Preventionist

Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading psychiatric hospital in Valdosta is seeking a Nurse Educator specializing in Infection Prevention. This full-time role involves facilitating staff training, conducting infection surveillance, and developing educational programs. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in nursing and significant RN experience, particularly in psychiatric and behavioral health settings.

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred, Bachelor's required.
• 5+ years of RN experience preferred.
• Infection control experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding programs.
• Conducts ongoing infection surveillance.
• Develops and provides infection prevention training.

Skills

Infection control

Clinical Education

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent

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Overview

Greenleaf Behavioral Health is hiring a Nurse Educator! Schedule: Monday - Friday (full-time hours). Greenleaf Behavioral Health, Valdosta's leading Psychiatric Hospital and Treatment Center, is seeking a passionate Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention specialist to work at our adolescent and adult facility in Valdosta, GA. Greenleaf is a 113-bed facility that offers comprehensive training, dynamic leadership, and personalized support to help you achieve your potential.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitates orientation/onboarding programs to promote employee retention.
• Conducts orientation fostering a positive learning environment.
• Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.
• Designs and identifies educational activities to address practice gaps for licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.
• Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility.
• Demonstrates competent practice through activities like demonstration or simulation.
• Assesses practice gaps and crosswalks competencies.
• Collaborates with leadership to evaluate and refine competency activities.
• Develops and instructs didactic content and clinical skills for competencies.
• Creates education plans based on gap assessments or quality data.
• Aligns educational programs with policies and procedures.
• Implements curricula as required by regulatory agencies.
• Creates engaging, evidence-based educational content tailored to the audience.
• Maintains learner engagement with instructional skills.
• Acts as a resource for nursing staff.
• Collaborates with medical practitioners and leadership to incorporate nursing processes into patient care.
• Provides educational leadership to enhance patient care.
• Supports safe, quality, and compassionate patient care.
• Assists patients and caregivers with education needs and health management.
• Educates staff on equipment and supplies, coordinating in-service training.
• Supports educational innovation and provides just-in-time education.
• Communicates professionally with patients, visitors, and staff.
• May provide direct care as needed.

Essential Functions

• Conducts ongoing infection surveillance.
• Gathers, interprets data, and maintains records of infections.
• Presents infection reports to relevant committees.
• Inspects environment and observes personnel activities for infection hazards.
• Monitors compliance with standards and updates policies accordingly.
• Investigates exposure incidents and oversees follow-up processes.
• Notifies authorities of reportable diseases.
• Develops and provides infection prevention training and education.
• Analyzes infection data and trends for leadership.
• Trains staff on infection protocols and practices.
• Reinforces infection prevention practices.

Other Functions

• Identifies professional development needs.
• Supports staff growth and skill enhancement.
• Promotes certification in nursing specialties.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education, or related field preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of RN experience preferred.
• Three years of RN experience required.
• Inpatient psychiatry RN experience preferred.
• Two years of behavioral health RN experience required.
• Infection control experience preferred.
• Experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development preferred.
• Certification as an NPD Practitioner or similar preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current state nursing license required.
• Infection Control certification preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required.

Additional Regulatory Requirements

The infection preventionist is appointed by the governing body to oversee the infection prevention and control program, based on leadership recommendations.

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