Registered Nurse Manager - Infection Control

Dove Healthcare • Eau Claire, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Dove Healthcare is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) Infection Control Manager to oversee the infection control programs at both of their West Eau Claire and South Eau Claire locations. The role involves collaborating with staff to track infection control screening and employee illness, ensuring compliance with return-to-work policies, performing surveillance of infectious diseases and antibiotic use, coordinating the annual influenza program, conducting TB risk assessments and N95 fit testing, and ensuring compliance with infection prevention and control standards. The manager will also communicate updates on standards, regulations, and CDC information, manage residents on precautions, lead outbreak management, coordinate the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, and perform quality improvement audits and staff training. Dove Healthcare provides peer-to-peer training to support individuals transitioning into this role.

Requirements

• Current licensure in the state of Wisconsin as a Registered Nurse
• Degree from an accredited school of nursing
• Effective problem solving and communication skills and a passion to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Strong organization skills
• CDC Infection Prevention online course (will be provided if not already certified)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with appropriate staff to assure tracking of infection control screening and employee illness and assure compliance with return to work policies and procedures
• Perform surveillance of facility infectious disease and antibiotic use
• Coordinate and manage the facility annual influenza program
• Conduct annual TB risk assessments and N95 fit testing for staff members
• Collaborate with Director of Nursing to assure current infection prevention and control standards for residents and employees are present in the facility and are in compliance
• Provide information related to new standards and changes in infection prevention and control practices to the facility management team
• Communicate state alerts, regulation changes, and CDC information as appropriate, to the Director of Nursing and facility staff
• Manage residents on precautions and assure they have interventions in place pertinent to their infectious process
• Manage outbreaks in the facility, lead outbreak meetings, and set parameters appropriate to control outbreaks in the facility
• Coordinate and manage the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
• Perform quality improvement audits/competencies for all staff to assure compliance with facility policy and State and Federal regulations
• Develop action plans to address any trends identified in the above audits in conjunction with the appropriate department head
• Perform skills check-offs and training for employees

Benefits

• Flexible health insurance plan options
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Wellness incentives (onsite gyms, health club reimbursement, weight loss program reimbursement)
• Supplemental benefits (short-term disability, life insurance, critical illness, accident coverage, hospital indemnity, cancer)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Floating holiday
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Early wage access through DailyPay
• Childcare assistance (up to 20%)
• 401k with company match
• Financial planning resources
• Referral bonus (up to $700 per referral)
• Tuition reimbursement / scholarship opportunities
• Continuing education
• Career mapping

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree