Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN - Qualicare Nursing Home

Ciena Healthcare; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Michigan is seeking a Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Prevention nurse. This role involves educating nursing staff, ensuring compliance with infection control protocols, and participating in quality assurance. The ideal candidate will have experience in long-term care and be passionate about improving patient care.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Life Insurance

401K with matching funds

Health insurance

AFLAC

Employee discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting preferred.
• Infection control nurse experience required.
• Staff development nurse experience required.

Responsibilities

• Designs and provides educational programs for nursing staff.
• Monitors healthcare-associated infections and assesses prevention problems.
• Conducts outbreak investigations and initiates control measures.

Skills

Teaching

Infection Control

Quality Assurance

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure

CPR certification

Job description

Are you a registered nurse who is passionate about teaching others? The Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Prevention nurse acts as the educator for the facility, conducts orientation and other in-service educational programs for the nursing staff. In addition, this nurse is responsible for designing systems and approving actions to prevent or control infections, based on surveillance reports of infections and infection potential among residents and staff.

At Ciena Healthcare, we take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including:

• Competitive pay
• Life Insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Health insurance
• AFLAC
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities

Some of the responsibilities of the Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist include:

• Designs, plans and provides educational programs on all shifts and for all departments.
• Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of employee performance.
• Provides general facility orientation to all new employees and ongoing in-service education.
• Plans and provides a monthly and annual schedule of planned education programs.
• Ensures Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)/State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNA) meet the annual 12-hour in-service requirement.
• Actively participates in quality assurance and reports concerns to supervisor.
• Monitor healthcare-associated infections.
• Assess infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action.
• Initiate, review, and revise infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Conduct outbreak investigation and initiates control measures. And report communicable diseases to the state as required by law.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting preferred
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state
• CPR certification
• Infection control nurse experience required
• Staff development nurse experience required

About Ciena Healthcare

Ciena Healthcare is Michigan’s largest provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care services.

We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. If you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way, Ciena is the place for you!

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