Infection Prevention Staff Development, IPSD

Majestic Care; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Pay Increase

Daily Pay

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Telehealth Services

7 Company-Paid Holidays

Care Team Member Relief Fund

Job summary

Majestic Care of Bloomington is seeking an Infection Prevention Staff Development Nurse (IPSD) to join our care team. You will assess, plan, implement, and coordinate infection control and education across the community.

As IPSD, you will develop orientation for new staff, deliver competency training, monitor compliance, and partner with the DNS to ensure nursing staff maintain high standards of patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Active state RN or LPN license in good standing.
• CPR teaching certificate required.
• Able to push/pull and lift 25 pounds.
• Experience in long-term care or geriatric care preferred.
• At least two years nursing experience with infection control training.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance training and education to care team.
• Ensure training documentation meets state, federal, and compliance rules.
• Monitor performance and address compliance issues.
• Develop clinical orientation with HR for new staff.
• Provide hands-on orientation and instruction to licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Coordinate CPR and new staff training.
• Assess resident needs and design training programs.
• Collaborate with DNS to ensure nursing staff competency.
• Support nursing team on floor during staffing shortages.

Skills

RN/LPN license

CPR teaching certificate

Physical strength 25 lbs

Long-term care experience

Infection control training

Education

RN or LPN license

CPR certification

Job description

Infection Prevention Staff Development, IPSD (RN/LPN)

Majestic Care of Bloomington is looking for an Infection Prevention Staff Development Nurse (IPSD) to join our team's mission and believe in our core values!Our mission:Through the hearts of our Care Team Members, we provide excellent healthcare to those we serve.

Our Core Values...

L - Listening

E - Empathy

A - Accountability

D - Decisiveness

This is how we create a culture to LEAD with Love.

Position Overview:

The IPSD assesses, plans, organizes, implements, evaluates, and coordinates the community’s infection control and staff development program while performing clinical tasks and assisting in other departments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that care team members receive compliance training and education necessary to perform their job responsibilities in accordance with the company’s Code of Conduct.

• Ensure that documentation for all training is completed in accordance with state, federal, and compliance requirements.

• Monitor care team member performance and take necessary action for compliance issues.

• Develop and conduct a clinical orientation program in collaboration with the HR Manager for new and rehired care team members.

• Provide hands-on clinical orientation and instruction to licensed, unlicensed and certified care team members.

• Conduct or coordinate new care team member job training and CPR training.

• Assess resident needs in relation to staff abilities and design appropriate training programs.

• Work with the Director of Nursing Services (DNS) ensuring clinical competency of nursing staff through observed skills evaluation and conduct annual competency assessments for licensed nursing staff and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

• As a member of the IDT team and to ensure the care and needs of our residents are met, you may be required to support our nursing care team members by working the floor (i.e. working a med cart, providing direct resident care, wound care, etc.) during critical staffing levels.

• Collect, analyze, and provide infection data and trends to nursing staff and health care practitioners.

• Consult on infection risk assessment, prevention, and control strategies.

• Ensure the community’s infection control reports describe the types of infections and are used to identify trends and patterns.

• Assist in department budget preparation and contain expenditures within budget.

• Conduct and coordinate with HR Manager OSHA/Risk Management program with oversight of documentation requirements.

• Ensure the educational curriculum in the community meets or exceeds state, federal, and accreditation requirements.

• Plan and conduct state and federally required in-service programs.

• Conduct certification or training programs for Nursing Assistants.

• Coordinate and track Relias utilization by adding new care team members as well as removing care team members who are no longer employed.

• Collaborates with HR Manager and Maintenance Director to provide annual OSHA required trainings.

• Assess and ensure there is an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) is readily available to care team members.

Qualifications:

• Current LPN or RN license by State Board of Nursing in state employed; license must be active, valid, and in good standing.

• Valid CPR teaching certificate.

• Must be able to push, pull and lift a minimum of 25 pounds

• Experience in the long-term care or working with the geriatric population preferred.

• Must have at least two years nursing experience with training in Infection Control; preferred.

Majestic Difference Benefits:

• Quarterly Pay Increase

• Daily Pay

• Company-Paid Life Insurance

• Telehealth Services

• 7 Company-Paid Holidays

• Care Team Member Relief Fund

Join the Majestic Care team where compassion meets excellence!

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