Nursing Jobs in Laredo, TX

Job Summary Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs. Assists Manager in the management of all hospital activities related to the Infection Prevention and Control Program, including educational program development, consultation to departments of matters of infection control, and ensures ongoing organizational compliance with regulatory agency protocols. Serves as Employee Health/Infection Prevention Nurse with employees and students processed through the department as well as assisting with aggregating data for Infection Control. Demonstrate excellent Service Excellence skills at all times. Essential Job Functions Serves as a resource/backup when manager of the department is not available. Performs new employee physicals. Administers immunization as needed. Aggregates data for infection control reports. Interacts with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors, and occupational health and other professional/non-professional staff members to provide resource information, resolve infection control problems, and identify new opportunities to improve service and reduce costs. Assists Manager in preparing reports and statistical data for the infection control committee, corporate director, medical staff committees, medical executive committee and the facility's administration and other committees as needed. Coordinates the infection prevention and control program throughout the facility. Assists Manager with rounds in all hospital departments to discuss, monitor and follow the infection control practices with staff personnel. Implements educational programs to provide staff with knowledge and skills regarding infection control practices and preventive measures to provide a safe environment for clients and employees. Monitors the implementation of preventive measures, provides guidance to staff and counsels them as per the need. Participates and assists in the organization of regularly scheduled hospital Infection Control Committee meetings. Prepares monthly statistical data for presentation in the hospital infection control meetings. Reports hospital infection outbreaks to the Manager of the department, infection control committee and Director of Nursing. Works closely with Manager to ensure the staff is free from infectious diseases. Will perform other duties as assigned, in all areas of the department. Benefits Challenging and rewarding work environment. Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off. Excellent Benefit Packages. 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan. Tuition Reimbursement. Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations. HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses. More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com. Qualifications Minimum of a two (2) year Associate degree in Nursing or LVN required. A four (4) year baccalaureate degree in Nursing is preferred. Certified in Infection Control (CIC); must obtain CIC certification within 3 years from date of hire or transfer. BLS certification required. Minimum of two (2) years of RN or LVN experience in a hospital setting is required. Computer skills to include typing skills and knowledge of programs such as Word and Excel. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. #J-18808-Ljbffr