RN Full-time
Longterm Healthcare Facility

Infection Preventionist/Staff Development Coordinator

apartment Longterm Healthcare Facility location_onSecaucus, NJ 07094, US
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Join us as our Infection Preventionist/Staff Development Coordinator where you will assess the educational needs of the staff and plans, develops, and implements training programs to meet those needs, and provide residents and personnel with established guidelines to follow in prevention and spread of contagious, infectious or communicable disease.


Responsibilities:

  • Establishes guidelines for prevention and spread of contagious, infectious or communicable diseases

  • Assures that all infection control policies and procedures are implemented and followed

  • Coordinates regular in-services on infection control practice

  • Plans, develops and directs orientation program for all employees; supervises and monitors employees throughout individualized orientation period

  • Develops in-service programs in response to staff needs and teaches staff current accepted resident care and facility practices


Job Skills:

  • Thorough knowledge in of nursing theory, techniques and practices

  • Knowledge and understanding of principles of epidemiology and infectious diseases

  • Good verbal and communication skills with the ability to demonstrate organizational and educational skills

  • Must be able to analyze, organize, and adapt training and educational materials


Requirements:

  • Completed specialized training and/or certification in infection prevention and control (i.e. LTC-CIP, CIC, etc.)

  • Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current RN license by the State Board of Nursing

  • Minimum of 3 years full-time or equivalent clinical nursing experience and a minimum of 2 years of clinical long-term care experience with 1 year in a management/administrative or supervisory capacity preferred

  • Annual attendance of an Infection Control Seminar and comprehension of the Facility Infection Control Manual are also required

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