Infection Preventionist

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements:

You care.

Director of Staff Development Perks:

• Generous Bonuses
• Health Benefits
• 401K

Staff Development Coodrinator/Infection Prevention Summary:

The primary responsibility of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall educational needs, manage and implement infection control, and ensure adequate and appropriate staffing of the facility nursing department to meet the needs of the residents based on budget, census, and as may be directed by the Administrator and/or the Medical Director facility administration current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long term care and assisted living facilities. You are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and assure resident care needs are addressed. Alert the nurses or resident's health care provider when the resident has a change of medical condition. Update business office with current posting of all employees' contact information.
• Ensure all employees receive state and federally required in-service training, CNA certification training, compliance training and education necessary for their jobs by planning, organizing, scheduling, teaching and coordinating corporate directed training, seminars, conferences and other professional meetings.
• Assist with recording keeping for facility in-service education, orientation, tardiness, absenteeism, and performance appraisals.
• Ensure that documentation for all training is completed in accordance with state, federal and internal compliance requirements.
• Administer Silverchair online learning system.
• Coordinate new employee general orientation and job specific orientation for all employees.
• Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved Registered Nurse program.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in state employed.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Must have, as a minimum, one (1) year experience in a long term care environment.
• Orientation experience preferred.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check as well as Colorado CAPS background check.
• COVID Vaccine Required or Valid Exemption.

Benefits:

Medical insurance with Rx benefits

Dental insurance

Vision care

401k retirement savings plan

Paid vacation

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