Education and Infection Prevention Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Oklahoma City, United States Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital OKC South Full time
Description


A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South, a 36-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Oklahoma City area need them If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply

Our Benefits:

  • Expansive benefit package
  • Tuition assistance/reimbursement
  • Professional development and advancement opportunities
  • Targeted approach to career development
  • Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
  • Superior quality patient outcomes
  • Supportive leadership and culture
  • CEU Support
  • State-of-the-art equipment

What you will do in this role:

Education RN Job Specific:

  • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates education programs and orientation of staff, students, volunteers and contracted nursing staff
  • 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
  • Evaluates educational needs of staff through various methods including QI programs, safety occurrence monitoring, changes in patient population served, and annual needs assessment
  • Other duties as assigned

Infection Control Job specific:

  • Drives and assumes ownership of Infection Control Plan and activities in the hospital
  • Functions as the content expert on Infection Prevention and Control for the hospital including determining course of action, planning, implementing and ensuring compliance to the plan
  • Assures systems are in place to report infection surveillance, prevention and control information to:
    • appropriate staff in the hospital
    • federal, state and local public health authorities in accordance with law and regulation
    • accrediting bodies
    • other referring or receiving hospitals or organizations needing information regarding the presence of infection in a patient received or transferred
  • Assists in identifying, monitoring and controlling outbreaks of nosocomial infection among patient and hospital personnel
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
  • Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program. Bachelors or Masters strongly preferred
  • Current state licensure as Registered Nurse
  • Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, evaluating and/or directing educational activities of clinical personnel
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a bedside RN
  • CPR/BCLS certification. ACLS preferred

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South provides care for patients recovering from strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries and other conditions. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.

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