Location: Brooklyn,NY, USA
The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for the development, direction, implementation, management and operation of the infection prevention in the long term care facility. Infection Preventionist will work to identify, investigate, monitor, and report healthcare-associated infections and communicable diseases. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create, educate, and sustain infection prevention strategies, as well as provide feedback. Infection Preventionist conducts ongoing staff development, training and quality assurance performance improvement monitoring to insure adherence with the organizational standards, professional guidelines, state, and federal regulations.
Candidate is also responsible for in-service educations throughout the facility including all mandatory topics and any educations on an as needed basis.
MUST BE A REGISTERED NURSE
MUST HAVE INFECTION PREVENTION CERTIFICATION
Experience in long term care is preferred. Position is full time, with benefit package (holidays, sick, vacation, 401k). Hours are flexible, must be available on all shifts according to your in-service schedule.
Immediately hiring.
Position answers to the Director of Nursing