Infection Prevention Nurse Full-Time

Westgate Gardens Care Center is a special facility focused on enriching lives with a special emphasis on creating a happy, helpful, and heartfelt working environment for the staff.

We recognize centering our appreciation on the staff will help the staff feel happy and work and happy staff mean happy residents.

We hope you give us a call and learn more about our unique ways of emphasizing staff appreciation and performance.

The Infection Prevention Nurse position is a critical department head role in our facility and we are looking for the best and brightest nurses to apply.

The IP Nurse will be part of a strong and cohesive team of department heads who work well and hard together to make Westgate an incredible place to work.

Teamwork, reliability, and grit are the qualities we are looking for.

What makes Westgate Gardens Care Center a great place to work?!


* Amazing Benefits!


* Career stability with a culture of fun


* Immediate availability


* Referral Program


* Supportive Team


* Competitive Rates


* Educational and Career Development

Join us at Westgate Gardens Care Center and become part of the family who wonderfully enriches the lives of everyone we touch!

Job Description: Infection Preventionist/Infection Control Nurse

Position Title Infection Preventionist/Infection Control Nurse

General Purpose

The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct our infection control program and its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern such programs, and as may be directed by the Administrator and the Infection Control Committee to ensure that an effective infection control program is maintained at all times.

Essential Duties

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.

However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Administrative Functions


* Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, coordinate, and direct our infection control program in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern such requirements in nursing care facilities.


* Ensure that the facility follows current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or standard/universal precautions.


* Develop, maintain, and periodically update infection control precautions and aseptic technique that successfully correct problem areas.


* Interpret infection control policies and procedures as necessary.


* Maintain a reference library of written infection control material that will assist the facility in meeting the day-to-day needs of the isolated resident.


* Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Adminis...