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Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2024. A career at Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Ascension Seton, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the state’s capital who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in Austin 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!

Education and Infection Prevention Coordinator (RN)

Austin, Texas

Req ID 522417 Post Date Sep. 26, 2024 CategoryAdministrative FacilityCentral Texas Rehabilitation Hospital
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Description

A career at Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital owned and operated exclusively by Lifepoint Rehabilitation, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in Travis County who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Austin 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:

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

What you will do in this role:

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 execute training content and programs.
  • Consistently provides input into individual staff development during the orientation process and on an ongoing basis.

Infection Control Job specific:

  • Drives and assumes ownership of Infection Control Plan and activities in the hospital.
  • Exercise independent judgement in analyzing and trending infection data and creates a plan to reduce and prevent infections.
  • 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.
  • 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:

oappropriate staff in the hospital

ofederal, state and local public health authorities in accordance with law and regulation

oaccrediting bodies

oother referring or receiving hospitals or organizations needing information regarding the presence of infection in a patient received or transferred


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.

·Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. 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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