QA/Infection Control Nurse
About The Position
Raintree Village of Lee's Summit, Missouri, is seeking a dedicated QA/Infection Control Nurse to support its infection prevention and control systems and its Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) work. The position serves a small skilled nursing unit within a continuing care retirement community that offers independent living, assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, and long-term care. The nurse is responsible for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases among residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and others in the facility. The role requires specialized infection prevention and control training beyond the nurse’s initial professional degree and designation to serve on the facility QAPI Committee. The position is part of a nurse management team with a high ratio of nurse managers to residents. The schedule is primarily weekdays, with a predictable on-call rotation and flexibility to balance hours during the week. The nurse also supports facility performance improvement through data collection and analysis, project leadership, education, coaching, and collaboration with the QAPI Committee and management team.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school.
- Currently licensed in the respective state without encumbrance.
- Maintain professional licensure and continuing education unit requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
- If hired as an LPN, enroll in and actively progress through an accredited Registered Nursing program; begin the program within six months of employment and complete it within its standard duration.
- If hired as an LPN, provide proof of enrollment and documentation of the program’s expected completion time frame upon request.
Nice To Haves
- Registered Nurse (RN) preferred.
- Three to five years of previous nursing experience in long-term care and/or a skilled nursing facility preferred.
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 using 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 for surveillance, reporting, precautions, isolation, hygiene, and restrictions on staff having 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.
- Support the QAPI Committee and facility management team in pursuing organizational QAPI objectives.
- Use data collection, data analysis, and performance improvement methods to support and lead improvement projects.
- Identify improvement opportunities through data analysis, operational observation, 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 develop others’ project leadership skills.
- Participate in multidisciplinary QAPI activities.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision care plans with company cost share for full-time employees
- 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
