Infection Preventionist RN
Company: Hanover Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center
Location: Hanover
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Bear Mountain Hanover Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center is
looking for RN Infection Preventionist to join our team. - The
Infection Preventionist is a qualified Registered Nurse that would
be responsible for the facility infection prevention and control
program (IPCP), which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and
comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and
transmission of communicable diseases and infections. -
-Responsiblities to include but not limited to: -
- Develop, implement and oversee Infection Prevention and Control
Program within the facility in accordance with regulatory
guidelines.
- Collaborate with facility leadership and the medical director
to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention
goals and action plan
- -Partner with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state,
and national agencies on activities related to infection
prevention
- -Establish a facility-wide system for the prevention,
identification, investigation, and control of infections of
residents, staff, and visitors, including surveillance designed to
identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they
spread
- -Conduct outbreak investigations
- -Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of
communicable diseases to local, state, or national agencies as
required
- -Oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor
residents' antibiotic use
- -Assess the need for, develop, and present IPCP in-service
education for individual departments, general orientation, and
annual review as needed -
- Maintain and follow current state, federal, and local
guidelines and regulation in regards to infection prevention and
communicable diseases to assure facility remains up to date on the
most recent information and guidelines.Qualifications : -
- Current and in good standing Registered Nurse licensure in
N.H.
- Previous experience in Skilled Nursing Facility or other Long
Term Care Setting Prefered
- Certification in Infection Prevention or willingness to
complete educational requirements while employed and performing
tasks under current DNS whom holds current IP certification.Primary
hours of position Mon-Fri 8am-4:30 pm with some flexibility in
daily hours available. -Some weekend or off-hour flexibility in
time may be required dependent on needs of facility -
Keywords: Hanover Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center, New England , Infection Preventionist RN, Healthcare , Hanover, Northeast
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