Infection Control Registered Nurse

Description
The Infection Control RN is responsible for the prevention, investigation, monitoring and reporting of the spread of disease in the hospital. Implements infection prevention best practices across the organization adhering to National Patient Safety Goals, OSHA, Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies to ensure the health and safety of patients and staff. This role combines epidemiological and public health practices with administrative tasks.

Collects, records and analyzes hospital records, labs, and data to assess the extent of disease outbreaks in order to make appropriate recommendations for action.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develops orientation, ongoing, and remedial training programs adhering to evidenced based practice guidelines
Evaluates competency of staff, including newly hired staff to determine competency to work with assigned patient populations
Collaborates with nursing and quality/risk leadership to ensure clinical care meets quality standards
Ensures all staff attend the required number of in-service/education hours as mandated by state, federal, or other regulatory agencies. Maintains data on staff participation in training
Develops and enforces policies and procedures for the department and hospital ensuring compliance with TJC, OSHA, CDC, CMS and other county, state, and federal regulatory agencies
Performs surveillance of hospital for detection of healthcare associated infections
Participates on the hospital safety and infection control committees
Gathers and reports monthly statistics on tuberculosis exposure/screening, hepatitis screening, rubella exposure/screening, aids exposure/screening
Conducts annual assessment of Infection Prevention Plan, Employee Health Plan, and Clinical Education Plan
Conducts patient education and care as well as the education of medical staff and patients regarding infection control practices and policies.

Requirements
Current Nevada State RN License required
Current CPR certification
Ability to effectively communicate with all staff and departments of the hospital as well as with outside entities and public health offices.

Benefits
A full benefits package is available the first (1st) of the month following just one month of employment!

Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401K Retirement Plan
Healthcare spending account
Dependent care spending account
PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
Discounted cafeteria meal plan
Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)
Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Insurance