About the Role
<p style="margin: 0px;" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Registered Nurse Educator/Infection Preventionist Opportunity at Conway Behavioral Health</span></p><ul style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Full-time Day Shift</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monday- Friday with the occasional rotation to off shifts and weekends as required in order to flex time for facility coverage.</span></strong></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Requirements:</span></p><ul style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or commensurate experience required</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Minimum of three years as a Registered Nurse (RN) required</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Two years of behavioral health nursing experience required</span></strong></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsible for planning and delivering continuing education programs for nursing staff, enhancing clinical skills and professional development. Lead and manage the facility’s infection prevention and control efforts, promptly addressing and containing infectious outbreaks. Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional approach while prioritizing patient safety and quality care.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Nurse Educator plays a critical role in ensuring that behavioral health staff are well-equipped to provide safe, high-quality patient care. This hands-on position is responsible for developing and implementing education plans, identifying learning needs, and leading new hire orientation from a clinical perspective. The Nurse Educator facilitates ongoing training programs, ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines, and fosters a culture of continuous learning. By modeling best practices and engaging staff in evidence-based education, this role directly contributes to enhancing professional competency and patient safety within the facility.</span></p><p aria-hidden="true" style="margin: 0px;"> </p><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Facilitates orientation/onboarding program to promote employee retention.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Conducts orientation in a manner that fosters a positive learning environment.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Role models organizational and personal commitment to new employee success.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Participates in designing and identifying educational activities to address practice gaps for identified target audiences, which may include licensed and non-licensed healthcare personnel.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identifies learning needs of staff and/or facility</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Role models competent practice through demonstration or simulation activities</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Assess practice gaps/Crosswalk competencies to practice</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborates with Corporate Nursing Director /Educator to review outcomes data to evaluate and refine competency management activities</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Assist with development and/or instruction of didactic content and clinical skills for designated competencies</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develops education plan according to gap assessment or quality data/safety outcomes</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Aligns educational programs with facility and/or organization policies and procedures</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Implement and deliver educational curricula as required by regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, CARF, CMS and State agencies.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Creates engaging, evidence-based educational content to meet the specific needs of the intended audience</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrates exceptional instructional skills while maintaining learner engagement</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Act a general resource for nursing staff.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate with medical practitioners and CNO/DON to incorporate nursing processes into the plan of care for patients.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established clinical protocol.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Promotes safe, quality, and compassionate patient care</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist patient and caregivers with education needs, problem solution and health management across the continuum of care.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educate direct patient care staff in the use of equipment, supplies, and coordinates in-service training for appropriate staff.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Supports new ideas and innovation in educational design</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides staff with resources and “just-in-time” education to implement immediate changes</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">May serve in the role of infection preventionist for the facility with training.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">May provide direct care as needed.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>OTHER FUNCTIONS: </strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides expertise in identifying professional development needs of individual staff</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assists staff to identify areas for individual growth in current role</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identifies and provides opportunities for skill enhancement and mastery</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Utilizes novice to expert continuum when developing staff</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Promotes certification in areas of nursing specialty</span></li></ul><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.</span></li></ul><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><ul><li>Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, Education or other clinical field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience preferred.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required</li><li>Five + years strongly preferred</li><li>Three years of registered nurse experience required.</li><li>Inpatient psychiatry experience as an RN strongly preferred</li><li>Two years of behavioral health experience as an RN required.</li><li>1+ years experience in Clinical Education/Training and Development (Preferred)</li><li>Certification as an NPD Practitioner and/or clinical certification as recognized by American Nurse Credentialing Center. (Preferred)</li></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: </strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Current state license is required for this position.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">First aid may be required based on state or facility.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>ADDITIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS:</strong></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><em>While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances <br />(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>We are committed to</span><span> providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;">AHRN</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;">#LI-CBHH</p><p style="margin: 0px;">#LI-MG2</p>