Infection Control Nurse

Oxford Nursing Home, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlton Nursing Home is seeking an Infection Control Nurse to oversee the facility's infection prevention program. This full-time role will research current literature, develop and implement policies, and coordinate training for healthcare staff.

Ideal candidates will have RN licensure with LTC experience, infection prevention training, and strong regulatory knowledge to monitor surveillance, report outbreaks, and drive quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Two years of RN experience in LTC setting preferred.
• Infection prevention training strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of infection control guidelines, OSHA and CDC requirements.
• Ability to multitask.
• Surveils activities to decrease healthcare-associated infections and improve outcomes.
• Reviews and exercises discretion during investigations of outbreaks and trends.
• Identifies and tracks nosocomial infections.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates the infection control program.
• Researches current literature to ensure infection control processes meet standards.
• Communicates compliance-related issues to appropriate parties.
• Maintains surveillance and inspection procedures to ensure procedures are followed.
• Provides consultation, education and training to healthcare personnel.
• Provides survey preparation and coordination.
• Develops and maintains policies and procedures per evidence-based standards.

Skills

Infection control

RN experience

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Multitasking

Education

Licensed RN

Job description

Carlton Nursing Home is seeking an Infection Control Nurse.

This positon is Full-Time!

Infection Prevention Functions:

Plans,develops,organizes,implements,and evaluates the infection control program.

Researches current literature and technical reports to ensure that the facility's infection control processes and procedures are maintained to appropriate standards.

Communicates compliance related issuses to appropiate parties.Monitor,though surveillance and inspection,as appropiate to ensure that proper infection prevention procedures are being followed consistently and within quality standards.

• Two years of experience as registered nurse in LTC setting preferred; Infection Prevention training strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of infection control guidelines, OSHA and regulatory and CDC requirements.
• Ability to multitask.
• Surveils activities to decrease healthcare-associated infections and improve patients’ outcomes.
• Reviews and exercises discretion and judgment when investigating trends, clusters, outbreaks and unusual events.
• Identifies and tracks nosocomial infections.
• Reports communicable diseases and outbreaks to regulatory agencies.
• Provides consultation on epidemiology issues.
• Performs medical record review to determine if variations from quality criteria exist and to determine if further peer review is required.
• Participates in data collection and analysis to facilitate effective quality outcomes.
• Analyzes statistical reports and develops reports that identify compliance or areas for improvement.
• Develops, implements and maintains policies and procedures per evidence-based standards.
• Provides effective survey preparation and coordination.
• Provides consultation, education and training to healthcare personnel.