Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN
Company: The Laurels of Defiance
Location: Defiance
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
$7,500 Sign on bonus!!!Are you a Regsitered Nurse (RN) who is
passionate about teaching others? The Staff Development Coordinator
acts as the educator for The The Laurels of Defiance, conducts
orientation and has the opportunity to provide other in-service
educational programs for the nursing staff. The Infection
prevention nurse is responsible for designing systems and approving
actions to prevent or control infections, based on surveillance
reports of infections and infection potential among residents and
staff.The Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading
employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:
- Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and
vision
- 401K with matching funds
- DailyPay, a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our
facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
- Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and
paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
- Zero cost uniforms
- Legacy,our new virtual community and rewards & recognitions
programWhen you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join
an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and
collaboration.Why just work when you can help shape a
legacy?#IND123ResponsibilitiesSome of the responsibilities of the
Staff Development Coordinator include:
- Designs, plans and provides educational programs on all shifts
and for all departments.
- Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing
attendance records and observation of employee performance.
- Provides general facility orientation to all new employees and
ongoing in-service education.
- Plans and provides a monthly and annual schedule of planned
education programs.
- Ensures Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)/State Tested Nursing
Assistants (STNA) meet the annual 12-hour in-service
requirement.
- Actively participates in quality assurance and reports concerns
to supervisor.
- Providing on site clinicals for STNA classes (Train the trainer
certification)As an infection prevention nurse, you will:
- Monitor healthcare-associated infections.
- Assess infection prevention problems and makes recommendations
for corrective action.
- Initiate, review, and revise infection prevention policies and
procedures.
- Conduct outbreak investigation and initiates control measures.
And report communicable diseases to the state as required by
law.
- Provides educational offerings for orientation and ongoing
inservices.
- Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to
improve care.
- Initiate follow-up on employee/resident exposures to
communicable diseases.Qualifications
- 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting
preferred
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state
- CPR certificationLaurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a
national provider of skilled nursing, sub-acute, rehabilitative,
and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest
standards of care.We are a national organization of skilled
nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers
dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in five states
including Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.We
serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence,
believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves
our best each day that we care for them. If you have a passion for
improving the lives of those around you and working with others who
feel the same way.
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