Development Coordinator​/Infection Preventionist

The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop and direct all in-service educational programs throughout the facility in accordance with current applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and as may be directed by the administrator and DNS, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.

• Ensures that employees receive training and education necessary to perform their job responsibilities in accordance with the facility policies.
• Ensures that documentation for all training is completed in accordance with state, federal and Compliance requirements.
• Monitors employee performance and takes necessary action for compliance issues.
• Manages Employee Health program.
• Conducts or coordinates new employee job training and CPR training.
• Working with the Director of Nursing (DNS), ensures clinical competency of nursing staff through observed skills evaluation and conducts annual competency assessments for licensed nursing staff and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).
• Ensures the educational curriculum in the center meets or exceeds state, federal and accreditation requirements.
• Plans and conducts state and federally required in-service programs.
• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws and applicable professional standards.

• Assist the director in developing and implementing our employee health services program, to include individual counseling.
• Provide personnel with information concerning the facility’s policies governing hepatitis B vaccinations.
• Assist in establishing the TB Mantoux testing and recordkeeping protocols for all new employees.
• Orient new employees to the importance of infection control policies and procedures, personal hygiene, hand washing techniques, etc., as well as the employee’s responsibility in following our established procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Meet with the staff to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services, as necessary.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with all department directors and personnel to ensure that infection control services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Maintain an excellent working relationship with the medical profession and other related facilities and organizations.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Knowledge of learning principles and training techniques.
• Skilled in developing and conducting training programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members and at all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of state and federal requirement for accreditation and certification.
• Possesses basic computer skills.
• Ability to work with a culturally diverse resident and employee population.

• Develop and participate in the planning, conducting and scheduling of timely in-service training classes and educational programs that provide instructions on “how to do the job” for all facility personnel.
• Develop, implement and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to our infection control and employee health program.
• Provide leadership training that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for Nurse Supervisors/Charge Nurses.
• Assist support services in developing, implementing and conducting in-service training programs relative to infection control.
• Develop annual OSHA and CDC…