Infection Preventionist - RN

Infection Preventionist - RN

Setting: Skilled Nursing

Status: Full-Time

Location: Avamere Park West; 1703 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

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Join our dedicated team as an Infection Preventionist, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our residents and staff.

This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring infection control practices and ensuring compliance with CDC, CMS, and local health department guidelines.

Responsibilities:


* 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 is in compliance with 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.


* Monitor infection control practices and procedures to ensure that all personnel are implementing our standard operating procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids.


* Serve on, participate in, and attend Infection Control Committee meetings.


* Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections that originate with facility personnel.


* Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility.


* Assist the Director of Nursing Services in preparing the budget for the department in relation to its infection control program and activities.


* Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes and educational programs that provide instructions on "how to do the job" for all facility personnel.


* Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident in isolation or on infection control precautions that identifies the problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.


* Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.

Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.


* Identify, evaluate, and classify routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which there is potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

Qualifications:


* Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state.


* Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years clinical experience in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related healthcare facility.


* Must have, as a minimum,...