QA/Infection Control Nurse (88471)
About The Position
Raintree Village of Lee's Summit is seeking a dedicated QA/Infection Control Nurse to support its infection prevention and control systems and quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) efforts. The community provides independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care. This position supports prevention, identification, reporting, investigation, and control of infections and communicable diseases affecting residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and others in the facility. The nurse will have specialized infection-prevention and control training beyond their initial professional degree and will serve on the facility QAPI Committee. The position is part of a nurse management team overseeing a small skilled nursing unit within a continuing care retirement community. The schedule is primarily weekdays, with a predictable on-call rotation and flexibility to balance hours during the week. The facility describes its environment as a family-based organization with a culture of care and a focus on enriching residents’ lives.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school.
- Currently licensed in the respective state without encumbrance.
- Maintain professional licensure and continuing education unit (CEU) requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
- If hired as an LPN, enroll and make active progress in an accredited Registered Nursing (RN) program; begin within six months of the employment start date and complete the program within its standard duration.
- If hired as an LPN, provide proof of enrollment and documentation of the program’s expected completion timeframe upon request.
Nice To Haves
- Preferably an RN with 3–5 years of previous nursing experience in long-term care and/or a skilled nursing facility.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the facility’s infection prevention and control program.
- Review infection prevention and control policies and procedures and recommend revisions to the Director of Clinical Services.
- Provide infection-control training and education.
- Monitor compliance through observations, audits, checklists, and other methods.
- Review and analyze infection-control data and risk factors, and conduct special studies as needed.
- Review surveillance data for unusual epidemics, infection clusters, unusual pathogens, and infection rates exceeding usual baseline levels.
- Facilitate compliance with standards covering surveillance, reporting, precautions, isolation, hygiene, and when staff should be prohibited from direct contact with residents or food.
- Work with responsible staff to ensure infection-control devices and supplies are available.
- Communicate with the facility-level QAPI Committee, public health, other agencies, and other facilities as applicable, after consultation with the Director of Nursing.
- Work to improve antibiotic prescribing and stewardship.
- Monitor compliance with influenza, pneumococcal, RSV, and COVID-19 immunizations in accordance with facility policy and CDC guidelines.
- Serve as a resource to the QAPI Committee and facility management team.
- Receive direction from the Director of Nursing or Executive Director on overall organizational QAPI objectives.
- Use knowledge of data collection, data analysis methodology, and performance-improvement methods to support and lead performance-improvement projects.
- Identify improvement opportunities through data analysis, observation of operations, and consultation with leadership and staff.
- Collaborate with the QAPI Committee and facility management to prioritize and develop QAPI efforts.
- Lead performance-improvement projects and provide education and coaching to help others develop the skills to lead such projects.
- Participate in multidisciplinary QAPI activities.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision care plans with company cost share for full-time team members
- Company-paid Employee Assistance Program, including counseling sessions for team members and their families
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Holiday premium pay
- Volunteer time off
- Competitive wages and shift differentials
- Referral bonus
- Service award bonus
- Career path development
- Tuition assistance and certification course payment
- Fun and engaging team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
