Infection Preventionist/ Staff Development Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

$16,000 Sign-On Bonus

Infection Preventionist/Staff Development Nurse

Are you a nurse who is passionate about infection control/prevention and teaching others? The Infection Prevention/Staff Development nurse is a dual role responsible for designing systems and approving actions to prevent or control infections, based on surveillance reports of infections and infection potential among residents and staff. They also act as the educator for Willowbrook Manor, conducts orientation and has the opportunity to provide other in-service educational programs for the facility staff.

At Ciena Healthcare, we take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including:

• Competitive pay,

• Life Insurance,

• 401K with matching funds,

• Health insurance,

• AFLAC.

• Employee discounts

• Tuition Reimbursement

• SPOTLIGHT, our virtual community and rewards and recognitions program, exclusively for Ciena staff members

In addition, we will help you advance your career with tuition reimbursement, discounts and other support.

You will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities:

As an infection prevention/staff delvelopment nurse, you will:

• Monitor healthcare-associated infections.
• Assess infection prevention problems and make recommendations for corrective action.
• Initiate, review, and revise infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Conduct outbreak investigation and initiate control measures. And report communicable diseases to the state as required by law.
• Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care.
• Initiate follow-up on employee/resident exposures to communicable diseases.
• Designs, plans and provides educational programs on all shifts and for all departments.
• Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of employee performance.
• Provides general facility orientation to all new employees and ongoing in-service education.
• Plans and provides a monthly and annual schedule of planned education programs.
• Ensures Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)/State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNA) meet the annual 12-hour in-service requirement.
• Actively participates in quality assurance and reports concerns to supervisor.

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting preferred

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state

• CPR certification

About Ciena Healthcare

Ciena Healthcare is Michigan’s largest provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care services.

We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them.  If you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way, Ciena is the place for you!

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