LifePoint Health

Job Description

Title: Educator and Infection Preventionist

Job Type: Full Time

Your experience matters!

At Longview Rehabilitation Hospital, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.

Longview Rehabilitation Hospital is a 36-bed inpatient rehab facility located at 701 E Loop 281 in Longview, Texas. It specializes in helping patients recover from serious illnesses or injuries that have impacted their ability to function independently.

Highlights:

• Comprehensive Inpatient Rehab: Offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy for patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, orthopedic trauma, and other complex conditions.
• Intensive Therapy Model: Patients receive at least three hours of therapy per day, five days a week, under the supervision of a rehabilitation physician and 24-hour rehab nursing.
• Personalized Care Plans: Treatment is tailored to each patient’s goals, with a focus on restoring independence and transitioning safely back home.
• Modern Amenities: Features private rooms and a specialized therapy gym to support recovery in a comfortable, focused environment.

As an Educator and Infection Preventionist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

The Educator and Infection Preventionist is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs that support professional development and regulatory compliance. This role also oversees infection prevention strategies, surveillance, and policy development to ensure a safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and conduct orientation, in-service training, and continuing education programs
• Ensure educational content meets accreditation, regulatory, and organizational standards
• Collaborate with leadership and departments to identify learning needs and schedule required training
• Lead hospital-wide infection prevention initiatives and education
• Monitor and report infection trends and outbreaks; implement improvement plans as needed
• Stay current on infection control guidelines and ensure compliance across departments
• Serve as a resource on infection control and prevention best practices
• Develop the annual hospital-wide Infection control Plan, evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and report findings to leadership and appropriate committees
• Participate in safety committees and prepare reports for leadership and accreditation bodies
• Support quality improvement and risk management initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications and requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's in Nursing required; Master's strongly preferred
• License: Active RN license in the state of Texas required
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing experience; experience in staff education and infection prevention strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, evaluating and/or directing educational activities of clinical personnel
• Certifications: BLS required; ACLS preferred.; Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred or obtained within 1 year
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

About us

Longview Rehabilitation Hospital is located in Longview, TX, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

“Longview Rehabilitation Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Longview Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.