Infection Control Nurse

New-Carlton-Rehabilitation-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlton Nursing Home is seeking an Infection Control Nurse to lead and coordinate the facility's infection prevention program. The role requires RN with LTC experience, infection control knowledge, and the ability to analyze data, educate staff, and prepare surveys to meet regulatory standards.

This full-time position emphasizes surveillance, outbreak response, and collaboration with state agencies to improve patient safety.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates the infection control program.
• Researches current literature and technical reports to ensure infection control processes meet standards.
• Communicates compliance-related issues to appropriate parties.
• Monitors surveillance and inspection activities to ensure infection prevention procedures are followed.

Skills

Nursing in LTC

Infection control knowledge

Infection prevention training

Multitasking

Education

Registered Nurse (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.