Infection Prevention Registered Nurse

Full Time

Range: $81,000 - $112,000

Comprehensive Benefits Package including 401k with employer match and free life insurance.

• To provide oversight of the IPCP.
• Collaborate with the 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.
• Enforce policies prohibiting staff with communicable diseases or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents and their food, and enforce hand hygiene policies consistent with accepted standards of practices.
• Serve as a member of the quality assessment and assurance committee.
• Be accountable for surveillance of healthcare‑acquired and community‑acquired infections for residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors.
• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and ensure that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues.

As a minimum, a bachelor's degree in Science, Nursing or related field, an unencumbered State of Illinois Registered Nurse (R.N.) license and C.P.R. Certification. Five (5) years of experience as a R.N. and one (1) year of experience in an infection control position is preferable.

Healthcare Skilled Nursing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, expression or orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam‑era veteran. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or reference this information, or any information relating to any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.