About this role
Benefits offered:
- Medical Benefits
Preferred Provider Option
- Health Savings Account
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account
- Pet Insurance
- Group Life Insurance, AD&D - Company Paid
- Supplemental Life Insurance, AD&D
- Short Term Disability - Company Paid
- Long Term Disability
- 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and ROTH) with Company Funded company match up to 6%
- Retirement and Financial Planning Services
- Shift differential incentives
- Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
- We provide professional development to enhance various skills, certifications, and continuing education
- Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us and have opportunities
- Paid Time Off (amount depends on years of service)
- Sick Leave for part-time staff
- (11) Paid Holidays
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Commuter Mileage Incentive
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Clinical Supervision
- Wellness Program reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)
- Develops, implements, and maintains the hospitals Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPCP) in accordance with CMS, CDC, and state regulatory requirements.
- Conducts ongoing surveillance for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), infection outbreaks, and communicable diseases within the hospital.
- Collects, analyzes, and reports infection prevention and quality data to hospital leadership, medical staff committees, and the governing body.
- Conducts infection control audits, including monitoring hand hygiene compliance, PPE usage, environmental sanitation, and isolation precautions.
- Monitors trends related to antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic utilization and collaborates with antimicrobial stewardship activities.
- Coordinates and oversees the hospitals Employee Health Program, ensuring compliance with OSHA, CDC, and regulatory requirements.
- Monitors and analyzes trends related to restraint and seclusion use, patient safety events, and behavioral incidents, collaborating with leadership to implement quality improvement initiatives
- Coordinates and provides clinical education and training for hospital staff, including new employee clinical orientation, annual competencies, infection prevention education, patient safety training, and other regulatory-required education programs.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Required:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of practice in good standing
- Minimum two (2) years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in a hospital or behavioral health setting
- Successful completion of background check
- Tuberculosis Screening
- Successful completion of pre-employment drug screening
- CPR Certification
- AVADE certification upon hire
- Preferred:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Experience in behavioral health or inpatient psychiatric hospital settings
- Experience in infection prevention, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, or performance improvement initiatives
- Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation, CDC infection prevention guidelines, and OSHA standards