Infection Control Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Nurse preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist with scheduling and assignment of nursing staff.
• Assist with nursing care on shift, as needed.
• Promote employee satisfaction by providing staff with the opportunity to express their concerns and resolve disputes.
• Assist in the supervision the maintenance of facility medical records.
• Monitor staff compliance with Policy and Procedures and Nursing Practice Protocols (I.e. rounding, medication reviews, medication pass rounds, enteral feeding/medication pass, etc.)
• Evaluate performance of Nursing Staff for probationary period, annually and as needed.
• Assure resident care needs are met and resident rights ensured.
• Supervise all admissions, transfers, and discharges of residents.
• Monitor documentation of medical records for accuracy.
• Assist with CQI and ensure follow-up for issues identified.
• Assist with coordination of mediation for Residents / Families and Multidisciplinary Team to resolve care issues and/or complaints.
• Quarterly CQI Meeting, and other committee meeting as assigned.
• Assist DON in the provision of a monthly in-service training to all nursing department staff; maintain records of all such in-service training.
• Assist DON in performing monthly Chart Audits and thinning of charts.
• Coordinate monitoring of Resident weights and Dietitian recommendations.
• Coordinate Pharmacy recommendations and monitor monthly review.
• Assist DON in the review all closed resident charts (discharge / death) for Risk Management issues.
• Obtain certification approval for Oxygen therapy for Residents.
• Assist DON in maintenance of adequate staffing levels.
• Assist DON with employee counseling, as needed.
• Assist DON with the development of department Policy and Procedures and Nurse Practice Protocols.
• Review and update Policies and Protocols with DON and Administrator on an annual basis and as needed.
• Serve as Infection Control Nurse.
• Assist Investigative Team with follow-up review/investigation for all reports of abuse, etc.
• Coordinate Fall Committee meetings.