Nurse Educator, RN

About Us

Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, located in Bakersfield, California, is an acute psychiatric and behavioral 90 bed facility situated on 8.8 acres.

We offer inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents and adults needing mental/behavioral health, chemical dependency; and co-occurring disorders treatment through our medically supervised detoxification.

Within our Workplace Community, BBHH is striving daily to be one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK not just here in Kern County, but throughout the Behavioral Healthcare Community.

By offering amazing benefits, encouraging individual growth and development, and incorporating our CARES values system into our daily operations, we are creating a workplace culture where people enjoy coming to work each day.

BBHH CARES about your experience as a candidate and we encourage you to apply to our open positions.

Compassion

Acceptance
Respect

Empowerment

Sincerity

Our progressive and dedicated team strives to change the lives of our patients and provide exceptional care.

This is a fast-paced work environment that requires critical thinking, teamwork, and superior communication between staff, patients, and our community.

Come join our TEAM at Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital!!!

We are looking for an Educator/ Infection Control Nurse to help with BBHH's vision of providing that excellent care and striving to be the best hospital we can be.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

1. Implementation and delivery of quality internal training and educational programs to all staff through in-service, group training, individual training, and point of care training.
2. Assisting with the development of new clinical programing for inpatient services to better service clientele.
3. Provide direct patient care through interventions as needed and point of care training.
4. Develop trainings for orientation programs using evidence based practices.
5. Collaborates with clinical leadership in in all departments to ensure proper training of personal.
6. Collaborate with clinical leadership to assist with development of clinical programing.
7. Develop and utilize tools to measure clinical success and outcomes.
8. Facilitate escalation prevention, de-escalation, Handle with Care restraint training for all personnel.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Simply put: HUMANS WHO CARE

Though we do need to meet some minimum requirements for the position such a High School Diploma or Equivalent and further education as described below, we're really looking for people who bring their HEART to work.

If you have previous experience in a behavioral health setting as a Nurse Educator and/or with Infection Prevention, your application to this position will be moved to the shortlist of candidates.

Education

Must have a BSN, (MSN preferred). Experience with infection control and education preferred.

Minimum Work Experience

Preferred three (3) years (with the last two years) of psychiatric/behavioral nursing care experience. Experience with formal and informal teaching of adult learners. Experience working in a behavioral/psychiatric facility preferred. Equivalent combination of experience and education is accepted.

Our patients, our community, and our co-workers RELY on us to be committed to their wellness,

Through prevention, intervention, treatment, and education, we can and we will make a difference not just here in Bakersfield, but throughout our extended communities.

You should have a current CPR certification when you apply or obtain certification prior to your start date.

If you don't have a current CPR certification, just let us know and we'll make sure you get it before you start -- and even cover the cost for you.

Additionally, you'll complete a "Handle-With-Care" Physical Restraint Technique Training during your orientation so that you know how and when to engage when such an event occurs.

The Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention position pay range is from $91,520 to $127.670.40

Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is proud to offer a suite of benefits to those who join our workplace community.

*Benefits eligibility varies based on employment status (full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.).

Some of the benefits you can expect as a Full-Time employee include:

• Paid Time Off
• over THREE WEEKS of Paid Time Off in your first year!!!
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Discounted Meals
• Employee Assistance Program
• TUITION Assistance