Ambulatory Care Clinical Educator/Infection Preventionist-Full Time

Start the day excited to make a difference...end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Ambulatory Care Clinical Educator

• Collaborates with senior leadership, clinic administrators, and clinical staff to design and implement general orientation, job-specific training, and competency validation programs. Utilizes program evaluations to refine and develop educational initiatives.
• Facilitates onboarding of ambulatory care staff by delivering role-based education and validating clinical competencies. Maintains accurate and up-to-date records of competency validations.
• Assesses staff performance and uses coaching techniques to enhance care delivery. Applies clinical nursing expertise to address the unique needs of ambulatory patient populations.
• Promotes a culture of continuous learning, professional development, and evidence-based practice.
• Ensures all educational offerings align with current best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Completes regulatory audits and monitors for compliance with standards.
• Acts as liaison for regulatory and practice leadership.
• Participates in regulatory bodies surveys as directed by regulatory and operations leadership.
• Actively participates in relevant ambulatory care committees.

Infection Preventionist

• Conducts infection control compliance rounds in ambulatory clinics and services.
• Serves as a liaison between ambulatory sites and the hospital's Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team.
• Monitors and evaluates infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene compliance, PPE availability, environmental safety, disinfection and sterilization protocols, and the management of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
• Reports high-risk or contagious cases to the Department of Health for further investigation and follow-up.
• Participates in the MWHC's Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) required within three years of hire.
• Experience as a clinical or staff educator with the ability to apply adult learning principles preferred.
• Basic infection prevention and control knowledge required.
• Experience using education, documentation, and tracking software systems required.
• Frequent travel to the facilities within the Ambulatory Division required.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.