Nurse Manager / Infection Prevention Nurse

Description

Job Summary:

This Infection Control Nurse (RN/LPN) is accountable for decreasing the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases between patients, staff, visitors and the community. Through strategic planning, leadership and consultation, you will lead and direct a robust team in the identification and implementation of infection prevention goals and objectives throughout the facility.

Essential Functions:

· Develop, implement and evaluate annual infection prevention goals and action plan

· Partners with facility leaders, physicians, local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention

· Oversees the operations of the infection prevention, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and relevant safety programs

· Participates in the national collaboratives and external reporting to CDC NHSN system, and other post acute-care specific quality organizations

· Ensure appropriate intervention and education occurs with staff, volunteers and medical staff when healthcare infection trends, outbreaks or non-compliance to infection control occur

Qualifications/Experience:

· Promote and facilitate teamwork

· Must have valid RN or LPN

· Demonstrate a high standard of ethics

· Knowledge of nursing and medical procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities

· Leadership and supervisory skills

· Able to make independent decisions