Rn Jobs in Port St Lucie

The Associate Chief of Infection Prevention and Control at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System reports to the Chief of the Office of Quality, Safety and Value. The role oversees the system-wide Infection Prevention and Control program, a comprehensive multidisciplinary program designed to monitor, prevent, and control infections and their adverse effects on patients, employees, trainees, volunteers, and visitors. The Associate Chief develops and implements infection prevention and control strategies, promotes problem-solving among staff, and collaborates with other Quality, Safety and Value chiefs and executive leadership to integrate QSV functions across the health care system. This leadership role carries substantial and continuous accountability for population groups or integrated programs spanning services or disciplines and influencing the organizational health care mission. The position is at the Nurse IV level. Qualification pathways require a master's degree in nursing and four years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; a master's degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience; a doctoral degree in nursing and three years of professional nursing experience, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to Nurse III; or a doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and the same experience. Candidates must meet the applicable Nurse IV dimensions. The position requires a current, full, active, and unrestricted RN registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, and proficiency in written and spoken English. The work schedule is 0800–1630, with on-call duty when necessary. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Physical requirements include visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and potentially long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Patient or object transfers may be required. The employee may encounter infected patients and contaminated materials, need to wear protective clothing, and occasionally encounter combative patients. Annual employee health requirements, including TB screening or testing, must be completed.