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Hospital Clinical Educator Career Opportunity
Acknowledged for your expertise in Hospital EducationAre you passionate about shaping the educational landscape in a hospital setting? Join us as the Hospital Educator, where you'll play a pivotal role in planning, developing, and coordinating in-service education programs for all staff. Beyond the professional aspects, this position offers a chance to build a career close to home and close to your heart, serving as a point-person for local schools and fostering partnerships with students on clinical rotations. Collaborate with hospital leadership to assess educational needs, strategize effective plans, and contribute to policy development and equipment integration. You'll be a knowledge hub within the hospital, making a lasting impact on healthcare excellence and community education.
Infection Preventionist Career Opportunity
Recognized for your Infection Prevention Skills
Are you a healthcare professional deeply committed to patient safety? Join Encompass Health, the nation's largest inpatient rehabilitation provider, as an Infection Preventionist, where your expertise will help ensure our patients receive the highest standards of care. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead efforts to prevent and control infections, collaborating closely with the healthcare team to implement and monitor infection prevention practices. Beyond a job, this is an opportunity to build a fulfilling career close to home and close to your heart. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of rehabilitation patients and ready to play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of care, join us in this impactful position contributing to the health and safety of individuals within your community.
A Glimpse into Our World
At Encompass Health, you'll experience the difference the moment you become a part of our team. Working with us means aligning with a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader. We take pride in the growth opportunities we offer and how our team unites for the greater good of our patients. Our achievements include being named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For Award, among other accolades, which is nothing short of amazing.
Starting Perks and Benefits
At Encompass Health, we are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and caring environment where you can thrive. From day one, you will have access to:
· Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families.
· Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
· Opportunities for tuition reimbursement and continuous education.
· Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans.
· Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
· A vibrant community of individuals passionate about the work they do
Become the Hospital Educator you always knew you could be
· Coordinate staff completion of BLS and ACLS certifications.
· Manage the equipment and skills stations needed for BLS and ACLS training.
· Assist in coordination of clinical rotations and student orientation packet completion.
· Train staff in new hire orientation and assist in general hospital orientation.
· Assist with staff training.
· Coordinate preceptor program.
· Facilitate the implementation of new competencies and equipment.
· Provide education on compliance with federal and state regulations.
· Ensure training requirements and standards for Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies are met.
Be the Infection Preventionist you always wanted to be
· Direct the managerial functions of our Infection Control Program
· Assure compliance with CMS, TJC, CDC, OSHA, and other federal and state standards and guidelines.
· Analyze hospital infection data to identify trends, clusters, risk factors and variances.
· Manage hospital policies consistent with applicable infection control guidelines and standards.
· Perform surveillance, analysis, and reporting of hospital-acquired infections.
· Educate staff on infection control protocols.
· Serve as a knowledgeable and available resource on infection control practices and policies.
· Develop and maintain infection control standards meeting regulatory guidelines.
Qualifications
- Current license or certification as a medical technologist, clinical laboratory scientist, physician, or registered nurse.
- Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a healthcare field.
- 1 year experience in a clinical setting in field of practice.
- Preferred: Previous experience as an Educator.
- Preferred: CIC Certification.
- Training in infection control and/or epidemiology.
- Preferred: experience in hospital infection control practice.
- Completed post-secondary education in a health-related field including but not limited to medicine, nursing, laboratory technology, public health, or biology.
- CPR certification.
- If a Registered Nurse, CRRN certification preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management abilities
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently.
- Flexibility to work varying shifts, including weekdays, weekends, evenings, or nights as needed.
We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growingAt Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.We're eagerly looking forward to meeting you, and we genuinely mean that. Join us on this remarkable journey
