Clinical Nurse Educator - Treasure Valley Hospital

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization. 

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.  

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: 

• Clinical quality 
• Integrity 
• Service excellence 
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Continuous improvement 
• Inclusion 

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.    

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will. 

The Education / Lab RN Coordinator is responsible for educating employees on proper patient care techniques to meet regulatory agency and hospital standards, He / she will facilitate an Employee Health Program that includes disease detection, prevention, and treatment.  In addition, is responsible for follow through with employee illnesses & injuries, conducts employee health screening, and promotes a safe work environment.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the employee health measures and modify as necessary.
• Utilize current standards from the professional organizations and agencies as applicable to ensure program and quality effectiveness.
• Participate in maintaining policies and procedures within the Education / Lab / Quality arenas.
• Possess working knowledge and skills related to preparation, completion, and presentation of reports, graphs, and charts
• Possess working knowledge of data collection and validation methods, to include knowledge of Excel and Access.
• Plan, organize, develop, and implement educational programs for all hospital employees to increase employee awareness of existence of nosocomial infections; improve prevention and/or avoidance techniques to provide a safe environment for hospital patients and employees
• Conduct new-hire screenings and annual employee health information updates.
• Plan, organize and implement OSHA tuberculosis prevention plan.
• Test new hires and employees for TB as indicated by the annual Tuberculosis risk assessment.
• Conduct N95 respirator fit test in accordance with OSHA and CDC standards.
• Refer employees with identifiable health risks to appropriate screenings; provide initial and follow-up assessments of job-related injuries
• Plan, implement and conduct annual Influenza Vaccine Program and other immunization programs needed to maintain HICPAC and CDC standards.
• Conduct surveillance and follow-up of employee exposures to communicable diseases
• Ensure all Lab activities are completed as required.

Other duties as assigned:  The intent of this job description is to provide a representative of the type of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of this particular position.  The employee may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.      

Education, Vocational Training:

• Associates Degree in Nursing; BSN Preferred
• Possess working knowledge of data collection, statistics and data validation

Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of experience in a hospital setting; experience in Quality / Employee Health RN Preferred