Job Summary
Join our dedicated healthcare team as an Infection Preventionist specializing in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF). In this vital role, you will lead infection prevention and control initiatives to safeguard residents and staff, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and CDC guidelines. Your expertise will help foster a safe, clean, and healthy environment by developing policies, monitoring infection trends, and educating staff on best practices. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient safety and public health within a dynamic long-term care setting.
Duties:
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, coordinate, and direct our infection control program
- Ensure that the facility is in compliance with current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or universal precautions
- Develop, maintain, and periodically update infection control precautions and aseptic technique that successfully correct problem areas
- Maintain a reference library of written infection control material that will assist the facility in meeting the day-to-day needs of the isolated resident
- Assist all departments in evaluating and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified
- Monitor infection control practices and procedures to ensure that all personnel are implementing our standard operating procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids
Qualifications:
- Must have, as a minimum, 1 year of experience in a long-term care facility, or other related health care facility
- Must possess an active license to practice as a RN/ LVN/ LPN license
- Must have experience in the Infection Control Practices
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability
Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
