Infection Preventionist - RN

Cantex; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

401k with match

Medical, Dental, Vision & Supplemental

Vacation, Sick, Personal Holidays

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Tuition & CEU Reimbursement

Rewards & Recognition Program

Job summary

Cantex is seeking an Infection Preventionist-Registered Nurse to lead and coordinate the facility's infection prevention and control program, reducing infections among residents, staff, visitors, and the community.

You will provide leadership, oversee surveillance, support antibiotic stewardship, educate staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with the IDT, Medical Director, and facility leadership to apply evidence-based practices.

Qualifications

• RN license in applicable state.
• Minimum of supervisory experience in healthcare.
• Complete Infection Preventionist course and obtain certification.
• Ability to read, write, analyze and interpret procedures/regulations.
• Ability to present information to leaders, physicians, patients and families.
• Strong attention to detail and deadline management.

Responsibilities

• Lead infection prevention and control program through surveillance, education, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor infection control documentation and surveillance records for accuracy.
• Lead antibiotic stewardship meetings and documentation.
• Track infection control indicators and perform trend analysis.
• Conduct infection control observations, audits, and PPE compliance reviews.
• Review medical records for timely infection prevention actions and notifications.
• Coordinate immunization programs, TB testing, and vaccine documentation.
• Provide infection prevention education and trainings to staff and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Human Resources on training requirements.
• Lead COVID-19 infection prevention interventions and reporting per standards.
• Coordinate COVID-19 testing and maintain EMR documentation.
• Communicate positive test results to leadership and corporate teams.
• Support PPE inventory, testing supplies, and regulatory reporting.
• Educate staff and patients on infection prevention practices and disease management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

RN License

Supervisory Experience

Infection Prevention Certification

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication Skills

Detail Oriented

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

Overview

The Infection Preventionist-Registered Nurse leads and coordinates the facility's infection prevention and infection control program to reduce the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases among patients, staff, visitors, and the community. This role provides infection control leadership, surveillance oversight, antibiotic stewardship support, staff education, and regulatory compliance monitoring. The Infection Preventionist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team (IDT), Medical Director, and facility leadership to implement evidence-based infection prevention practices, support quality improvement initiatives, and promote resident and employee health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the facility infection prevention and infection control program through surveillance, monitoring, education, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Monitor infection control documentation, antibiotic orders, infection surveillance records, medication and treatment records, laboratory results, diagnostic reports, and intervention activities for accuracy and completion.
• Lead daily Antibiotic Stewardship meetings, facilitate antibiotic time-out reviews, and document stewardship activities.
• Track, trend and analyze infection control indicators, including C. difficile surveillance and infection prevention metrics.
• Conduct infection control observations and audits related to hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), point-of-care testing and identified infection prevention needs.
• Review medical records to verify timely assessments, interventions, documentation, physician notifications, and infection prevention follow-up activities.
• Manage employee and patient immunization programs, TB testing processes, and vaccine documentation activities.
• Provide scheduled and needs-based infection prevention education, in-service training and assigned learning activities.
• Collaborate with Human Resources regarding assignment of infection prevention training and educational requirements.
• Complete pharmacy and registered dietitian recommendations within established timeframes.
• Lead all COVID-19 infection prevention interventions, testing activities, immunization efforts, reporting requirements, trend analysis, CDC reporting submissions and outbreak response activities in accordance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate COVID-19 testing for staff and patients and maintain laboratory result documentation within the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Communicate positive COVID-19 test results and required notifications to facility leadership and corporate personnel.
• Support PPE inventory management, testing supply oversight, regulatory reporting and data requests from leadership, surveyors and healthcare partners.
• Educate staff, patients and other stakeholders regarding infection prevention practices, isolation procedures and communicable disease management.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with a current and valid RN, LVN or LPN license in the applicable state.
• Minimum of one year of supervisory experience in a long-term care or healthcare setting preferred.
• Must complete an Infection Preventionist course and obtain certification.
• Ability to read, write, analyze and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from department leaders, physicians, patients, family members and the general public.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple infection prevention priorities.

Benefits/EEO

What We Offer You

• Competitive Wages
• 401k with match
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Supplemental Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal Holiday & Paid Holidays
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Tuition & CEU Reimbursement
• Rewards & Recognition Program

EEOC

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401(k) with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick time, holidays, medical, dental and supplemental insurance plans, as well as a highly competitive compensation package.