Infection Preventionist Rn, Pa Or Np

$10,000 sign on bonus

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a renowned healthcare provider located on Long Island, NY which offers a full continuum of services. The Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 460-bed facility providing services for short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care, home care programs, an adult day health program, ventilator dependent care, palliative and hospice care, a new Memory Care Unit and on-site dialysis. The Gurwin Family of Services also includes the 201-apartment Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner assisted living community and the Fountaingate Gardens independent living community on the Commack campus.

Our innovative facility and growing services offer opportunities to advance your career. We are currently seeking a full-time Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Preventionist who will embody the passion and commitment required to deliver the ultimate care for our residents.

Requirements Include

Have primary professional training in nursing, medical technology, microbiology, epidemiology, or other related field; and have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.

Be qualified by education, training, experience, or certification in infection control. If not yet certified, must complete certification within 2 months from date of hire.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Oversight of the IPCP, which includes, at a minimum, the following elements:

• A system for recording incidents identified under the facility’s IPCP and the corrective actions taken by the facility.
• Standard and transmission-based precautions to be followed to prevent spread of infections;
• A system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing services under a contractual arrangement based upon the facility assessment and following accepted national standards;
• The circumstances under which the facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease; and
• When and to whom possible incidents of communicable disease or infections should be reported;
• The hand hygiene procedures to be followed by staff involved in direct resident contact.
• The facility will conduct an annual review of its IPCP and update their program, as necessary.
• Personnel must handle, store, process, and transport linens so as to prevent the spread of infection.
• A system of surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they can spread to other persons in the facility;
• The type and duration of the isolation, depending upon the infectious agent or organism involved, and
• Written standards, policies, and procedures for the program, which must include, but are not limited to:
• When and how isolation should be used for a resident; including but not limited to:
• A requirement that the isolation should be the least restrictive possible for the resident under the circumstances.

Must Perform The Following Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the quality assessment and assurance committee.
• Collaborate with the facility leadership and the medical director to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention goals and action plan
• Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national agencies as required
• Conduct outbreak investigations
• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and ensure that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues; understand and comply with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations.
• Oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor residents’ antibiotic use
• Be accountable for surveillance of healthcare-acquired and community-acquired infections for residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors.
• 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.
• 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
• Assess the need for, develop, and present IPCP in-service education for individual departments, general orientation, and annual review as needed; education includes but is not limited to: Hand hygiene, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization, specific direct and indirect care settings, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and devices, use of isolation/barrier precautions when indicated, resident placement, transfer, and discharge, environmental hazards, use of patient care products and medical equipment, and resident immunization programs.
• Assess the need for, develop, and implement written policies and procedures for infection control, including those for standard precautions and for transmission-based precautions, including when these should be used, the duration of use, and the type of precautions needed for a particular infection or organism.

We offer an excellent salary, dynamic work environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

• Flexible spending account
• Medical insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid sick time
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off

EOE M/F/D/V