Infection Control & Prevention (ICP) Nurse (RN)

Company Description

Salary: RN $42/hr 

Schedule:  Full-time Monday-Friday Days with Manager on Duty (MOD) weekend rotations 

Ask us about our Director of Nursing and AIT training programs.  A one year intensive hands-on & classroom program to help prepare you for the next step in your career!

You’re not just your job title.  Your role here extends far beyond your job description.  You are a friend and family member to each resident.  You know their name and their story.  You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care.  This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care sectors. 

When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.

Join us and make a connection of your own.  Join us and make a difference in someone’s life.

A little more about our center:

West Chicago Terrace is an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) with 120 beds, proudly serving the behavioral/psych population.  We are in a quiet residential area, across the street from an elementary school and easy to commute to.  A few key highlights:

• Highly ranked Quality Measures – this means we provide excellent clinical care!
• The average age of our patients is 35-55 and the most common diagnoses are schizophrenia, bi-polar and major depressive disorders.
• Our residents have created a garden club, a poetry club and are eager to interact with you.  Many of them return to the community (or home) after residing with us.
• We welcome new grads and work with students from multiple schools/universities in the area.
  • Our nurse orientation program is extensive – let us teach you.

• Fortune just voted the suburb of West Chicago as one of the best places to live for families in the U.S.!

• Our team gets excited about casual Fridays and fun events like ‘ugly sweater days’.  Come join us.

The National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies (NARA) awarded Transitional Care Management their “Impact Award” for 2023 for our Life Skills Programming.  This center is using that very same “Life Skills Program” and changing lives every day.  Ask us about it during your interview – we’d be delighted to share our Social Services success stories.  It’s so much more than what your current Psych/Social team is doing now!

Job Description

What you will do in this role: 

• You will work closely with our DON to develop & implement the infection control program (ICP) in accordance with current IDPH regulations for our SNF environment. 
• You will ensure compliance with current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations to provide staff education and training as needed. 
• You will need to perform Infection (ICP) Surveillance; tracking & trending and developing action plans accordingly. 
• You will lead the weekly Infection Control QAPI meetings and routinely monitor antibiotics usage & physician prescribing practices. 
• You will work the floor as needed.
• It’s a big job in a busy center!

What’s in it for you: 

• Casual Fridays & manageable workload – no wound care or IVs, most can transfer themselves (not a lot of lifting) & we have a great falls prevention program
• Nurse daily tasks:  med pass, assessments, admissions & supervision of C.N.A.’s
• Low medical rehospitalization rates
• Flexible scheduling with rotating weekends
• Employee recognition program
• Annual merit increase opportunities
• Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
• Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.
• Director of Nursing and AIT training programs

Qualifications

Infection Control & Prevention Nurse (ICP Nurse) (Registered Nurse RN):  officially we title this job an Infection Control & Prevention Nurse, but in other centers it may be called a Safety & Infectious Disease RN, Infection Control (ICP) Coordinator or an Infection Preventionist. 

What we need from you:

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensed in IL
• The a-IPC EPI (101 and 102 for LTC), or CIC (Certification in Infection Prevention and Control) is ideal.  But we will also consider applicants with a current (or willing to obtain the) CDC infection Prevention Training Course.  
• Prior nursing care in a SNF or ICF
• Must have experience with an electronic documentation system; preferably PCC