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JOB DESCRIPTION
Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2021!
Rehabilitation Hospital is bringing the expertise of both world-class organizations. Our goal is to restore lives, helping patients regain their independence so they can return home. Our 50-bed, state-of-the-art acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital is dedicated to the treatment and recovery of individuals who have experienced a variety of conditions.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of education programs including clinical orientation of new employees. Develops the annual hospital wide Infection Control Plan; evaluates the effectiveness of the program and reports findings to leadership and appropriate committees.
Education RN Job Specific:
♦ Meets all competencies required for registered nurse.
♦ Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates education programs and orientation of staff, students, volunteers and contracted nursing staff.
♦ Uses independent judgement to plan, create, implement and excecute training content and programs.
♦ Consistently provides input into individual staff development during the orientation process and on an ongoing basis.
♦ Designs individualized orientations based upon specific position and assessment of competency.
♦ Participates in establishing goals, objectives, policies and procedures for staff development.
♦ Ensures competency of all preceptors and participates in matching preceptors with new employees.
♦ Evaluates educational needs of staff through various methods including QI programs, safety occurrence monitoring, changes in patient population served, and annual needs assessment.
♦ Assesses, plans, develops, implements and evaluates ongoing competencies of staff based on need.
♦ Supports and aligns educational activities with best practice initiatives and hospital’s quality improvement process.
♦ Serves as clinical education resource on current practices and procedures within the hospital.
♦ In collaboration with hospital leadership and personnel from applicable departments or services, reviews and revises the program to improve outcomes.
♦ Responsible for coordination of CPR training and ensuring staff is compliant with current certifications
♦ Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
♦ Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively and lead work groups, committees and individual staff in organized and efficient manor to accomplish expected goals and outcomes.
♦ Demonstrates flexibility of schedule and utilizes creative strategies to meet the learning needs of staff on all shifts.
♦ Partners with CNO and Nurse Manager to promote individual and team accountability for learning.
♦ Functions as a resource for new staff as necessary during orientation period and ongoing as demonstrated through feedback tools from employee and preceptor.
♦ Develops reviews and recommends reference material based upon assessed needs of staff.
♦ Communicates and collaborates with colleagues on developing education standards, plans and initiatives.
♦ Individualizes and coordinates learning opportunities by using multiple strategies based on content, audience and complexity. Applies adult learning principles.
♦ Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
♦ Along with HR, ensures staff education records are up to date.
♦ Other duties as assigned.
Infection Control Job specific:
♦ Drives and assumes ownership of Infection Control Plan and activities in the hospital.
♦ Excercises independent judgement in analyzing and trending infection data and creates a plan to reduce and prevent invetions.
♦ Funtions as the content expert on Infection Prevention and Control for the hospital incuding determining course of action, planning, implementing and ensuring compliance to the plan.
♦ Develops the annual hospital wide Infection Control Plan; evaluates the effectiveness of the program and reports findings to leadership and appropriate committees.
♦ Assures systems are in place to report infection surveillance, prevention and control information to:
o appropriate staff in the hospital
o federal, state and local public health authorities in accordance with law and regulation
o accrediting bodies
o other referring or receiving hospitals or organizations needing information regarding the presence of infection in a patient received or transferred
♦ Identifies potential sources of nosocomial infection and implements actions to eliminate the source; and evaluates infection data to distinguish between nosocomial and community-acquired infection.
♦ Assists in identifying, monitoring and controlling outbreaks of nosocomial infection among patient and hospital personnel.
♦ Maintains surveillance in order to collect, analyze and trend data; provides accurate and timely reports to the Director of Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement, leadership and appropriate committees.
♦ Assures the hospital implements infection prevention and control activities to reduce the risk of infections associated with medical equipment, devices and supplies.
♦ Acts as a resource to hospital personnel in implementing isolation techniques or other infection control measures.
♦ In collaboration with hospital leadership and personnel from applicable departments or services, reviews and revises the program to improve outcomes.
♦ Provides education for employees regarding infection control during orientation and ongoing in-services as required.
♦ Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
♦ Other duties as assigned.
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