Onsite Infection Control Nurse – Correctional Health

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 37.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care is seeking an Infection Control Nurse for the Northern State Prison in Newark and Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, NJ. The role focuses on implementing and evaluating the statewide infection control program with emphasis on HIV/AIDS inmates.

You will identify high-risk inmates, coordinate access to care, provide counseling, and support discharge planning while contributing to ongoing quality improvement and infection control surveillance

Qualifikationen

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing with a RN license to practice in New Jersey.
• 2 years of documented clinical nursing experience.
• CPR Certification required. Computer literacy.
• Valid Driver's License is required and possess own vehicle or alternate means of transportation to multiple sites.

Aufgaben

• Identify and assess inmates with a primary focus on HIV/AIDS diagnosed individuals, high-risk inmates, and inmates requesting HIV counseling/education.
• Plan and coordinate inmate/patient access to primary medical care by ensuring scheduling of routine tests/procedures, maintaining current case management, and updating/ordering labs and medication under supervision.
• Assist as a source of information regarding infectious disease and infection control issues for the site.
• Provide HIV pre/post testing counseling as needed.
• Provide discharge planning functions for HIV infected inmates.
• Assist in developing and updating a Statewide Quality Improvement Program for Infection Control.
• Implement surveillance to evaluate staff infection control practices and policies.

Kenntnisse

RN license

Clinical nursing

CPR certification

Driver's license

Computer literacy

Ausbildung

RN degree

BSN

Jobbeschreibung

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care is seeking an Infection Control Nurse for the Northern State Prison in Newark and Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, NJ. The role focuses on implementing and evaluating the statewide infection control program with emphasis on HIV/AIDS inmates.

You will identify high-risk inmates, coordinate access to care, provide counseling, and support discharge planning while contributing to ongoing quality improvement and infection control surveillance