RN Nurse Manager - Infection Prevention/Wound

Job Posting Title

RN Nurse Manager - Infection Prevention/Wound

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

Sulphur Veterans Home

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$43.00 USD Hourly

Shift: M-F 8a-430p
**Will be subject to on call duty**

Job Description

Basic Purpose

The RN Infection Preventionist/Wound Care Manager is a working RN clinical manager responsible for leading the facility’s infection prevention and control program and wound care program while maintaining an active direct-care role. The position performs required RN-level wound and skin assessments, infection surveillance, clinical rounding, phlebotomy, education, quality improvement, and other RN-level clinical support as needed.

The IP/WC RN Manager is responsible for timely identification and escalation of infection and wound-related risks, accurate clinical documentation and reporting, regulatory compliance, resident safety, quality outcomes, and ongoing survey readiness.

Typical Functions

This position is not limited to administrative or program oversight. The IP/WC RN Manager is expected to provide hands-on resident care within the RN scope of practice, including:

• Performs required weekly RN wound assessments and wound rounds.

• Completing required admission and readmission skin assessments.

• Assessing all new, worsening, or clinically significant wounds or skin concerns requiring RN evaluation.

• Validating wound measurements, staging/classification, treatment response, and RN-level wound documentation.

• Performing wound treatments and providing wound/treatment nurse coverage as needed.

• Performing phlebotomy and other laboratory collections as needed.

• Providing medication administration, treatment coverage, and other RN-level clinical support when assigned to maintain safe resident care.

• Plans, organizes and directs health services for an assigned program, unit, facility, hospital or geographical area; insures that goals, objectives and work performed are consistent with standards and that quality care is provided to patients and clients. Selects, mentors, motivates and directs development and evaluation of the staff; establishes and tracks quality improvement indicators and other information concerning services and care to insure that resources are available to provide quality services and on-time performance consistent with standards; may devise health related educational programs for professional and non-professional staff.

• Participates, consults and collaborates in the development of long-range plans for health care programs; may interpret and communicate agency and departmental policies and procedures; establishes areas of responsibility and assignment; develops or implements policies and procedures to insure efficient and effective delivery of health services. Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care. Develops budget estimates or other information concerning financial requirements; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to insure compliance with budget guidelines and effective delivery of services.

• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

Positions at this level are assigned responsibilities for performing professional nursing and supervisory functions in a state facility, hospital, clinic, school, or public health program. This may include functions such as a twenty-four hour or shift supervisor of a treatment service or specialized program in a facility, supervision of nursing services in an assigned geographical area, a hospital or facility, a supervisor of a program specialty area, or comparable responsibilities. Employees at this level are responsible for day-to-day clinical operations, staffing of the work area, and evaluation of performance of assigned staff to ensure quality of care and may cover for the Nurse Manager II in their absence.

Education and Experience

Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license in good standing for at least two (2 years).

Experience in infection prevention, wound care, long-term care, skilled nursing, or related clinical practice preferred. Demonstrated competency in infection surveillance, infection prevention practices, wound assessment and management, pressure injury prevention, phlebotomy, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary care coordination.

Strong leadership, organizational, communication, critical-thinking, clinical decision-making, and time-management skills are essential.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level consist of knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques; of expense control, and purchasing procedures; of the philosophy and objectives of the nursing department; and of the principles and practices of effective supervision.

Ability is required to direct, motivate and evaluate staff; to plan and implement programs; to develop controls to monitor effectiveness of programs; to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Special Requirements

Will be subject to on call duty. ##All employees must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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