Infection Control/Wound Nurse
Florence Home•Omaha, NE
•Onsite
About The Position
Florence Home is a well-established Long-Term Care Nursing Home in Omaha's Historic Florence Community. We focus on the individual needs and choices of each resident though our concept of Person-Centered Living to create a home-like environment and team atmosphere. Our team members have a passion for working with older adults and be committed to upholding our core values of Integrity, Dignity, Teamwork, and Compassion.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a long-term care facility required
- An RN in the State of Nebraska or a compact state with at least one year nursing experience in a LTC facility preferred
- Specialty training in Infection Control through accredited continuing education. (Incumbents with no previous certification will have up to six (6) months from their start date to acquire the appropriate certification.)
- Possess a love for people-especially the elderly
Responsibilities
- Instruct and document training of staff in policy and procedures pertinent to infection control.
- Develop and maintain infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program
- Update infection control and would care policies
- Ensure appropriate intervention and education occur for staff and volunteers regarding healthcare infection trends, and outbreaks
- Educate staff, volunteers, residents and families on infection prevention
- Audit wounds routinely to ensure proper treatment and documentation and skin assessments have been completed
- Round bi-weekly with NP wound care nurse provider
- Provide reports for QAPI regarding wounds and infection control
- Complete fit testing for new employees and annually
- Identify areas for improvement
- Take weekend on call clinical/staffing as assigned. Rotating schedule
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
