RN Nurse Practice Educator Infection Preventionist

RN Nurse Practice Educator/Infection Preventionist

Full Time

Day Shift

Monday - Friday (W/ On Call Weekend Rotation 1x/Month)

RN License with Experience in a Long-Term Care Setting Required

At Complete Care at Hillside, we approach every day with one goal: To improve the lives we touch through high-quality healthcare and extraordinary compassion.

Why work for us?

• You will have the opportunity to build a career with an established, highly successful organization in a caring and compassionate environment.
• We are committed to your growth and success.
• Come join employees who have become family!
• Work today, get paid today!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the facility leadership and medical director to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention goals and action plan.
• Establish a facility-wide system for the prevention, identification, investigation, and control of infections of residents, staff, and visitors. This will include surveillance designed to identify possible communicable disease or infections before they spread.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date records of on-going staff development programs for all personnel within facility.
• Works closely with department heads to assess the on-going learning needs of employees to meet the needs of the residents and the facility.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Nursing and Administrator.

Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience in long-term care setting preferred.
• Previous teaching and training in an adult environment, experience in infection control training.
• Computer knowledge.
• Must be willing to complete CDC Infection Control Training Certification within 60 days of employment if not already certified.
• Long-term care experience required

License:

• Must have an Active RN license.

Complete Care at Hillside is an equal opportunity employer.