Professional Development & Infection Control Nurse (RN)

Icarehn; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Continuing education

Growth opportunities

Job summary

iCare Health Network is seeking a dynamic Professional Development & Infection Control Nurse (RN) to join the Silver Springs Care Center team. The IP/PDC will develop and implement quality in-service education, evaluate program impact, and spend time on nursing units to enhance patient care while ensuring compliance with CDC/OSHA/state and federal regulations.

The role requires at least 2 years of supervisory experience in long-term care or hospital settings, with IV certification and RN

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience in long-term care, rehabilitation facility, or hospital setting.
• 6 months training in rehabilitative/restorative nursing preferred.
• IV Certification required.
• Infection Control Certification preferred.
• Experience with state survey process and quality measures preferred.
• Valid RN licensure.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing quality in-service education programs for staff.
• Evaluating the quality impact of in-service programs and updating as needed.
• Spend substantial time on nursing units to assess and improve care.
• Ensure facility compliance with CDC, OSHA, state and federal regulations.
• Coach employees on nursing practices and procedures.
• Conduct house rounds and coordinate with RN Supervisor and Charge Nurses on education needs.
• Keep educational programs current with regulations and company policies.
• Foster a learning-friendly climate and facilitate adult learning.
• Help adult learners identify learning needs and effective activities.
• Be available for clinical emergencies and on-call rotations.
• Assist DNS in ongoing nursing staff training to support clinical services.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Adult learning/education

Coaching staff

Emergency response

Education

RN licensure

IV Certification

Infection control certification

Job description

Professional Development & Infection Control Nurse

iCare Health Network is seeking a dynamic and experienced Professional Development & Infection Control Nurse (RN) to join our Silver Springs Care Center team. Come and join our progressive and impressive team of professionals.

Currently our opening is:

• Full Time (Monday-Friday)

Our IP/PDC's are responsible for:

• Developing and implementing quality in-service education programs for staff, as may be required in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Evaluating the quality impact of in-service programs, amending as required based on outcomes.
• Spending a majority of time on the nursing units to evaluate and correct nursing care as needed.
• Ensuring that the facility is in compliance with current CDC, OSHA, state & federal regulations.
• Coaching employees on proper nursing practices and procedures.
• Making house rounds regularly throughout the shift and consulting with RN Supervisor and Charge Nurses on education needs.
• Ensuring educational programs are current and in line with government regulations, company policies and procedures, mission and goals.
• Providing an appropriate climate for learning and facilitating the adult learning process.
• Assisting adult learners to identify both their learning needs and the effective learning activities required to meet clinical needs.
• Being available to respond to clinical emergencies, regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues outside of normal work hours as needed; participating in on-call rotation for clinical emergencies and other clinical/facility issues.
• Assisting the DNS in ongoing training of nursing staff to support clinical services and to meet and exceed established clinical competency levels; monitoring and assisting in the training of specialty unit personnel to maintain active competencies and/or certifications required for the specific unit.

They must also have:

• At least 2 years of increased responsibility in a supervisory position in long-term care and/or rehabilitation facility or hospital setting or an equivalent nursing education degree program.
• Six (6) months of training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices preferred.
• IV Certification required.
• Infection Control Certification preferred.
• Experience with state survey process, survey tag numbers, and quality measures preferred.
• Valid RN licensure.

When you provide us with the above, we provide you with:

• A base pay based on experience.
• Affordable health insurance.
• 401(k).
• Opportunities for continuing education with monthly PDC meetings, excellent benefits, and more.
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
• So much more!

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