Professional Development and Infection Control Nurse

iCare Health Network•Meriden, CT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

iCare Health Network is seeking a Professional Development and Infection Control Nurse to join the Silver Springs Care Center team in Meriden, Connecticut. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position. The nurse develops and evaluates staff in-service education, spends time on nursing units evaluating care, supports staff training and clinical competencies, and helps ensure compliance with applicable regulations. The role may require responding to clinical emergencies, regulatory visits, surveys, and other clinical or facility issues outside normal work hours, and participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

At least two years of increased responsibility in a supervisory position in a long-term care and/or rehabilitation facility or hospital setting, or an equivalent nursing education degree program.
IV Certification required.
Valid RN or LPN licensure.

Nice To Haves

Six months of training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
Infection Control Certification.
Experience with the state survey process, survey tag numbers, and quality measures.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement quality in-service education programs for staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Evaluate the impact and quality of in-service programs and amend them as needed based on outcomes.
Spend a majority of time on nursing units evaluating and correcting nursing care as needed.
Ensure facility compliance with current CDC, OSHA, state, and federal regulations.
Coach employees on proper nursing practices and procedures.
Make regular house rounds throughout the shift and consult with the RN Supervisor and Charge Nurses about education needs.
Keep educational programs current and aligned with government regulations, company policies and procedures, mission, and goals.
Provide an appropriate learning climate and facilitate adult learning.
Help adult learners identify their learning needs and effective learning activities to meet clinical needs.
Respond as needed to clinical emergencies, regulatory agency visits, surveys, and issues outside normal work hours; participate in the on-call rotation for clinical emergencies and other clinical or facility issues.
Assist the DNS with ongoing nursing staff training to support clinical services and meet or exceed established clinical competency levels.
Monitor and assist with training specialty-unit personnel to maintain competencies or certifications required for their units.