Infection Prevention Nurse LVN Full-Time

Infection Prevention Nurse (LVN) - Full-Time

Garden City Health Care Center
Pay Range: $32.00-$34.00 per hour
Lead Infection Prevention and Protect Our Community

Garden City Health Care Center is seeking a knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and proactive Full-Time Infection Prevention Nurse (LVN) to lead our facility's infection prevention and control program.

Reporting to the Director of Nursing, this position monitors infection trends, promotes evidence-based practices, educates employees, supports regulatory compliance, and collaborates with all departments to protect residents, staff, and visitors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Infection Prevention and Surveillance


* Plan, organize, implement, monitor, and evaluate the facility's infection prevention and control program.


* Promote compliance with applicable CDC, OSHA, public health, and facility requirements.


* Conduct routine surveillance to identify, investigate, document, and report resident and employee infections.


* Maintain accurate infection logs, exposure records, line listings, and surveillance data.


* Review laboratory reports, clinical documentation, and resident conditions for signs of infection.


* Analyze infection patterns and prepare monthly reports, summaries, and recommendations for the Administrator and Director of Nursing.


* Investigate healthcare-associated and community-acquired infections and recommend corrective action.


* Report communicable diseases to appropriate public health agencies as required.


* Monitor isolation precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, and aseptic practices.


* Make regular rounds throughout the facility to evaluate infection prevention, environmental sanitation, and isolation practices.


* Ensure contaminated materials, sharps, infectious waste, laundry, and equipment are handled and disposed of safely.


* Assist with outbreak investigations, exposure management, contact tracing, and response planning.


* Maintain current infection prevention policies, procedures, reference materials, and educational resources.

Clinical and Interdisciplinary Responsibilities


* Collaborate with the Director of Nursing, physicians, laboratory providers, and the interdisciplinary team.


* Assist with developing and updating care plans for residents on isolation or infection control precautions.


* Review nursing documentation to ensure infection-related care and resident responses are recorded accurately.


* Explain isolation and infection prevention precautions to residents and families.


* Monitor medication passes and treatments for appropriate hand-hygiene and infection prevention practices.


* Obtain culture samples and provide direct nursing care when necessary and within the LVN scope of practice.


* Assist with admission and discharge planning for residents with infectious or communicable conditions.


* Collaborate with Environmental S...