Nurse Manager / Infection Prevention Nurse

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 s...