Quality Assessment and Infection Control Nurse

Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge•Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

In collaboration with the Health Services Administrator and the interdisciplinary team, the Quality Assessment and Infection Control Nurse works as a leader in quality improvement initiatives and Infection Preventionist for the organization. Major responsibilities of the position include quality assessment and assurance, surveillance and infection control, and leading/initiating performance improvement projects within the quality assurance program. Participates in on-call rotation as a nurse leader within the healthcare team.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
Licensed as an RN in the State of Virginia.
Minimum five years of experience as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

Experience in computer software such as Word and Excel. Experience with the electronic medical record.
Prefer at least one year of experience or additional course work or certification in infection control.
Prefer two to three years of experience with data collection, tabulation, analysis, interpreting and reporting of findings.
Must communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
Prefer two to three years of experience working with the elderly.

Responsibilities

Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in identifying residents at risk for adverse outcomes and identifying measures by which those outcomes might be avoided/improved.
Track on a weekly basis pertinent quality measures â resident falls, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, and weight loss.
Receive, analyze, interpret and prepare facility reports and occurrences, including medication error reports, incident reports and unusual occurrence reports.
Effectively and efficiently utilizes multiple methods of data collection to obtain information on resident care, unit functioning, internal and external customer satisfaction.
Conduct and document investigations of unanticipated or sentinel events under the Department of Health standards.
Coordinate and lead monthly Quality Assurance meetings; prepare agenda, receive reports from individual departments and document corrective action plans.
Update, develop and implement policies and procedures related to quality improvement.
Conduct on-going surveillance using Center of Disease Control (CDC) infection criteria, documentation, and investigation of nosocomial infections.