Nurse Educator / Infection Control

Responsibilities

Quail Run Hospital is a 115-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona. Quail Run features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Quail Run Behavioral Health. Website: jobs.uhsinc.com

Job Description

Nurse Educator is a registered professional nurse who will facilitate orientation for all new staff, teaching and assessing many competencies and passing new staff off to mentors who will oversee the completion of the orientation competencies.

Assist with formulation and implementation of training in areas identified as requiring follow-up and/or refresher education including annual competencies.

Evaluates patient care through collaborative efforts with health team members in accordance with the nursing process and the standards of care and practices; addresses assessed needs with education programs when appropriate.

Oversee HealthStream education for Nursing Department staff, uploading required education monthly for staff to complete. Carries out periodic inspections to ensure that procedures for the control of infections are being followed correctly.

Collects and maintains statistical data of value in the identification and control of infections.

The Infection Control Nurse is a Registered Nurse who is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Infection Control Program, assuming direct responsibility for infection surveillance and reporting, and providing technical support and education for the hospital staff.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Education

Assist in implementing unit policies and procedures, providing in-the-moment education as needed and serve as a resource to the staff. Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment planning and offer education courses and/or in-the-moment education as it is determined necessary. Work with CNO to provide education and training as identified in any roost cause analysis and/or intensive analysis.

Teaching: Provide staff with material to be used for patient education. Develop a comprehensive orientation for all new hires. Create and monitor nursing department competencies to be completed within 30 days of hire AND before they can function independently.

Develop monthly staff education calendar for ongoing education/supervision needs of nursing department staff including Handle With Care, Verbal De-escalation, and Basic Life Support (BLS). Understand, plan, and implement HealthStream education for all staff.

Develop core curriculum for Population Based Competencies for the unique needs of patient population groups. Assist with formulation and implementation of training in areas of multi-cultural awareness.

IC Surveillance: Develops and maintains a method of identifying and recording known or suspected infections in patients and employees. Carries out periodic inspections to ensure that procedures for the control of infections are being followed correctly.

Collects and maintains statistical data of value in the identification and control of infections. Maintains close liaison with the public health service and local physicians to identify patients with infections that become apparent after discharge from the hospital.

IC Reporting: Prepares monthly reports to the Infection Control Committee that includes data on infection rates by nursing unit and type of infection. Reports unusual clusters or outbreaks of infection to the Committee and conducts investigations as appropriate. Monitors employee illnesses and reports number and type to the Infection Control Committee.

IC Controlling: Identifies the needs for intervention in the care of patients and employees with infections and contacts the appropriate individuals when necessary. Provide education and consultation. Assists with the development of education program pertaining to infection control within the hospital.

Participates in infection control education of all employees including classes in infection control practices and employee health.

Acts as consultant in infection control for the Nursing Department assisting with assessing patient infection control problems, planning and evaluating the care of the patient, and making recommendations for home care on discharge.

Assists hospital departments in developing and implementing infection control policies and procedures.

IC Continuous Quality Improvement: Ensure the program meets TJC, CMS and state and federal regulatory requirements. Develop and implement a Performance Improvement Plan, evaluate the results monthly and report the results to the Performance Improvement Committee in a timely manner.

Ensure that all deficiencies identified through the Performance Improvement analysis are addressed with appropriate problem solving actions. Analyze statistical data of the program to determine and respond to trends.

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation and Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Current license to practice nursing in Arizona or compact privileges (out of state compact license: must apply for an AZ license within 60 days of hire).

One year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting required. Infection Control experience preferred.

Handle With Care and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Providers required. Training provided at the facility.

Level 1 Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire.

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