Infection Prevention/Wound Care RN

Position: Infection Prevention/Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Schedule: 32 hours per week

Pay: $45/hour and up, based on experience

Location: Essex, CT

Who We Are:

Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline, Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company-one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

You Will Enjoy:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Resident sponsored appreciation bonus
- Resident sponsored educational scholarships
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Free electric vehicle charging stations
- Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today
- An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun

Essex Meadows has an opportunity available for a hospitality focused Infection Prevention/Wound Care Nurse within our 45-bed Health Center. This individual has oversight over all infection control and wound care. Work involves planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the infection control/wound care program to ensure the program is carried out properly, effectively, and efficiently.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Research current literature and technical reports to maintain infection control processes to appropriate standards.
- Communicate compliance related issues to relevant parties.
- Conduct surveillance and inspection to monitor and ensure consistent adherence to proper procedures within quality standards.
- Collaborate with and assist supervisors and professionals in training and educating personnel on the importance of required procedures
- Prepare required reports.
- Monitor all residents and staff infections, track and oversee reporting of any outbreaks within the facility,
- Provide consultation on wound care and track wound care and track wounds and skin issues of all types.
- Provide direct nursing care as needed.
- Responsible for policies and procedures within the organization related to infection control and employee health.
- Use epidemiological principles and statistical methods to design, implement and evaluate infection prevention and control strategies.
- Investigate infection control outbreaks and makes recommendations to address outcomes of out breaks and/or changes in practice(s).

Qualifications:

- Minimum of 3 years' experience in healthcare required.
- Current nursing license RN and be in good standing.
- Must be Infection Control certified.
- BSN degree preferred. Should have a minimum of one (1) year experience in geriatrics and be knowledgeable of state and federal regulations (OBRA).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Must be knowledgeable of general, rehabilitative, and infection control requirements, OSHA laws and regulations, nursing and medical practices, and guidelines governing long term care.
- Demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility. Some of the roles in our community also require that we ask about your vaccination status.

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