Nurse Educator/Infection Control Preventionist

American Medical Associates; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Nurse Educator/Infection Control Preventionist to lead educational initiatives in long-term care. This role emphasizes enhancing patient care through effective communication and collaboration with healthcare teams. You will be responsible for conducting assessments, overseeing infection control practices, and ensuring compliance with regulations. If you are passionate about improving healthcare quality and have a strong background in infection control and patient education, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have current New York RN license.
• Experience as a Nurse Educator in long term care.

Responsibilities

• Provides educational leadership to enhance specialized patient care.
• Collaborates with medical providers and staff for educational delivery.

Skills

Infection Control

Communication Skills

Patient Education

Long Term Care Experience

Education

Current New York RN License

Job description

Nurse Educator/Infection Control Preventionist - LTC - Queens, NY

*salary: up to $120K/ year (depending on experience)*

Requirements:

· Must have current New York RN license

· Must have experience in Long Term Care

· Must have experience as a Nurse Educator in long term care/skilled nursing

· Must have infection control experience in a long term care setting

· Must have excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Provides educational leadership to patients and care providers to enhance specialized patient care within established healthcare setting.
• Assists patients and caregivers with educational needs, problem resolution, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Collaborates with medical providers, patient care staff, and unit management in the planning, implementation, and delivery of educational curricula.
• Performs resident assessments for appropriateness of resident’s care with regard to infection control and adherence to isolation policies and procedures.
• Performs clinical rounds for surveillance to verify the status of residents, treatment, and necessary follow-up for care needs and staff development.
• Surveillance rounds to examine the environmental factors that may impact infection control issues.
• Review lab reports and follow-up procedures.
• Performs surveillance rounds to ensure that nursing personnel is performing in accordance with infection control procedures and standards.
• Investigates outbreaks of infection and assesses presence/absence of cross-contamination, and related data.
• Evaluate data for indicators of cause of infection.
• Interacts with nursing and laboratory personnel to coordinate and facilitate services.
• Ensures the exchange of essential information necessary for quality resident care in the area of infection control.
• Acts as a liaison with the local public health department in reporting infectious disease/infections as defined in the Infection Control Manual.
• Maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations, and Company policy.
• Attends Infection Control Committee meetings as a part of QAA meetings and gives a summary of infections as to type and number of infections acquired by residents and/or employees.

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