Infection Control & Occupational Health RN - Part-Time

HopeHealth

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 55,000 - 69,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer contrib.

Pre-tax FSA

Job summary

HopeHealth is seeking an experienced Infection Control and Occupational Health Registered Nurse (RN) for a part-time, 24-hour-per-week position in Providence, RI. The RN will lead infection prevention and occupational health efforts, develop audits, coordinate accreditation readiness, and analyze quality and safety data to protect staff and patients.

The role requires a BSN, RN licensure in MA and RI, and at least 5 years of healthcare experience with 2 years in home care/hospice.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
RN license in MA and RI required.
Five years healthcare experience with in-depth clinical knowledge.
Minimum of two years’ clinical experience in a Home Care/Hospice setting preferred.
Experience working with patients and staff at risk for infections or communicable disease.
Experience in quality assurance and performance improvement activities in a health care setting preferred.
Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Technological expertise includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and data mining from various sources.
Certifications in Occupational Health and/or Infection Control preferred.
Experience with accreditation survey preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and update tools, processes and practices to support compliance in infection prevention and occupational health areas.
Create audits and reporting tools to support initiatives throughout the organization.
Participate in the coordination of survey process preparation and readiness for infection prevention and occupational health including accrediting organizations, RI & MA State and federal surveys.
Collect and analyze quality and audit data including benchmarking data, CMS and accrediting organization reportables and targeted internal metrics identified by the Board of Directors or senior leadership team.
Develop and presents ongoing training with an infection prevention and occupational health regulatory or compliance focus.
Organize and leads the organization through initiatives relating to infection prevention and occupational safety.
Collaborate on HopeHealth’s annual Infection Control Plan.
Review pre-employment health history screening/questionnaire for federal, state and accreditation compliance.
Review pre- and post-employment immunization records to ensure internal and external regulations and policies are met.
Review results of pre-employment drug screening and follow up with Chief of Human Resources or designer as appropriate.
Collaborates with external partners to ensure HopeHealth staff meet all the credentialing requirements of their facilities.
Provides oversight of return-to-work and light duty program.
Functions as the point of contact for workplace exposures.
Responsible for oversight for Hep B series follow up and compliance with completing series.
Responsible for annual influenza vaccination program and clinic coordination.
Responsible for oversight of staff Health risk assessments.
Collaborates with human resources relating to leaves of absence (LOA): reviewing medical certification forms prior to employee’s return to work.
Collaborates on health, safety and wellness initiatives with Facilities and Human Resources