CLINICAL EDUCATOR / INFECTION CONTROL

Responsibilities

Willow Springs Center is looking for an experienced Clinical Educator / Infection Control Nurse to develop, train and educate our WSC team!

Located in the heart of the Sierras, Reno, Nevada provides a destination location where employees can live, work and play. The location itself is a benefit; not to mention Nevada has no state income tax. Working at Willow Springs Center means building a career that is dynamic and satisfying; having the opportunity to work and learn from some of Nevada's leading mental health professionals; and being a part of something meaningful that changes the world, one child at a time. Work at Willow Springs Center is a life path. At Willow Springs Center, we seek high performing, compassionate professionals dedicate to impacting the lives of youth ages 6 to 17 years of age. If you desire to make a difference through the work that you do, Willow Springs Center is the place for you.

The Clinical Educator / Infection Control Nurse provides oversight and assistance in maintaining regulatory standards, by engaging in performance improvement activities and education of all new and existing clinical staff at Willow Springs Center inpatient and outpatient facilities. This Clinical Educator / Infection Control Nurse will work with the interdisciplinary team to assure efficient communication within the healthcare teams related to educational needs of clinical staff. Clinical staff includes Nursing, Milieu, and Clinical Services. This position is responsible for utilizing and maintaining the educational and training initiatives and tools used at this facility including software, training classes, and comprehensive skills assessments.

The Clinical Educator / Infection Control Nurse has further responsibility to educate patients and staff members on safe practices that will enhance health at Willow Springs Center and mitigate and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This position will ensure the facility complies with regulatory expectations for infection prevention and control and collaborate effectively with department heads to ensure these expectations are met.

This position monitors completion of TB Initial and Symptom Review, monitors and reports sanitizing and handwashing, and monitors vaccines. This position initiates and verifies TB questionnaires, and provides flu shots. Verifies employee vaccination upon hire. The Clinical Educator / Infection Control Nurse also collaborates with the Education Department and develops education. This position addresses any situations of HAI, Outbreak, BBP, etc., and is responsible for all record keeping to provides data to the Director of Nursing for PI reporting.

Benefits for our team include :

• Tuition Assistance
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Pet Insurance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

EDUCATION : Graduation from an accredited nursing program. Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE : 3-5 years experience training and leading Nurses or lay staff preferred. Active work experience or coursework in infection prevention required.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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