Nurse Manager / Infection Prevention Nurse
Job Description
Job Description
Description:
Job Summary:
This Infection Control Nurse (RN/LPN) is accountable for decreasing the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases between patients, staff, visitors and the community. Through strategic planning, leadership and consultation, you will lead and direct a robust team in the identification and implementation of infection prevention goals and objectives throughout the facility.
Essential Functions:
· Develop, implement and evaluate annual infection prevention goals and action plan
· Partners with facility leaders, physicians, local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention
· Oversees the operations of the infection prevention, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and relevant safety programs
· Participates in the national collaboratives and external reporting to CDC NHSN system, and other post acute-care specific quality organizations
· Ensure appropriate intervention and education occurs with staff, volunteers and medical staff when healthcare infection trends, outbreaks or non-compliance to infection control occur
Qualifications/Experience:
· Promote and facilitate teamwork
· Must have valid RN or LPN
· Demonstrate a high standard of ethics
· Knowledge of nursing and medical procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities
· Leadership and supervisory skills
· Able to make independent decisions
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