Infection Preventionist - RN - Weekly Pay!!
Company: Schofield Care
Location: Buffalo
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
In 1910, Dr. Jennie Schofield and a group of community
volunteers founded the "Wheel Chair Home" as a not-for-profit home
for seniors in Western New York. Today, Schofield continues to
provide high quality health care services in our rehab and nursing
facility and community-based health care programs.We strive to
always follow our mission: _ Provide knowledgeable and
compassionate care that enhances the lives of those we serve . _If
you are looking for a role that continually gives back with what we
strive to do, please apply!Our employees enjoy numerous benefits
and perks including: Health insurance Dental insurance Vision
insurance 401k with a company match PTO Employee Assistant Program
Referral Bonuses Sign-on Bonuses and more!There's never been a
better time to join our team!We're looking for a registered nurse
(RN) with ample SNF experience to champion our infection control
and in-service operations at Schofield Residence! The Infection
Preventionist is a critically important position responsible for
maintaining a rigorous degree of safety throughout the facility and
provides staff with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver the
highest quality of care. Role & Responsibilities: Is responsible
for developing a system for preventing, identifying, reporting,
investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases
for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and any other
individuals providing services under a contractual arrangement and
following accepted national standards. Ensures compliance with
regulations and requirements from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) and any other accrediting healthcare
organizations and state regulations. Systematically collects,
analyzes, and interprets health data in order to plan, implement,
evaluate, and disseminate appropriate health practices. Conducts
rounds in order to monitor infection prevention practices with
staff and collect infection data from all departments. Maintains
records for each case of healthcare-associated infection, conducts
outbreak investigations and trains staff on implementation of
infection prevention practices such as isolation, barrier
precautions, etc. Determines type and duration of any isolation
making it the least restrictive to the resident as possible while
maintaining proper infection control practices. Conducts ongoing
review of policies, procedures, and guidelines to identify
infection prevention discrepancies and implements revisions.
Interacts with all Medical and Nursing staff, Department Heads,
Supervisors, Employee Health, and other
professional/non-professional staff to provide resource
information, resolve infection prevention and control issues, and
identify new opportunities to improve services and reduce cost.
Works with all Departments and staff, and independent practitioners
to effectively apply policies and procedures that will ensure
compliance with the CDC, CMS, all local, county, state, and federal
regulatory and/or accrediting agencies. Develops reports and
statistical data to be shared with Administration and other
committees as needed as well as reporting any and all possible
incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national
agencies. Coordinates the Infection prevention program throughout
the facility, implementing the program by evaluating policies and
procedures related to patient care infection prevention measures._
Must be able to _: conduct analysis and formulate conclusions
identify occurrences, reservoirs, incubation periods, periods of
communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and
susceptibility associated with the infectious disease process
interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, differentiate between
colonization and infection differentiate between prophylactic,
empiric, and therapeutic uses of antimicrobials_ Must be able to
use information management systems for _: data entry and retrieval
data collections and organization data analysis and evaluation
required reporting integration of diverse sources of data_ Job
Requirements: _ Registered Nurses should have a broad level of
experience including critical care, emergency medicine, and
medical/surgical. MUST have 3-5 years previous long-term care
experience Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Must have current NYS
license.If you feel like you are a great fit for our Infection
Preventionist position, please apply todayJob Type: Full-timePay:
From $75,000.00 per yearBenefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental
insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account
Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Referral program
Vision insuranceMedical specialties: Geriatrics
Medical-SurgicalPhysical setting: Nursing home Rehabilitation
centerSchedule: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Weekend
availabilitySupplemental pay types: Signing bonusAbility to
commute/relocate: Buffalo, NY 14217: Reliably commute or planning
to relocate before starting work (Required)Application Question(s):
Do you have a valid RN License? Are you able to provide proof of
vaccination against COVID-19?Work Location: One location
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