Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Prevention and Control

As the Staff Development Coordinator (SDC), and Infection Preventionist (IP) you’ll play a vital role in our ability to continuously provide exceptional guidance and education of the nursing team. You'll be instrumental in developing a culture of excellence, ensuring adherence to protocols and best practices, and empowering our nursing team to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to every patient. Your guidance and support will be pivotal in maintaining our standards of excellence and enhancing the overall patient experience. You will also manage the infection control and prevention program functions at the facility. This includes education, surveillance, prevention, and control.

Main Job Duties

• Track and study disease patterns

• Make sure staff use clean equipment and correct safety gear

• Teach health workers best safety methods

• Lead responses to germ outbreaks

• Lead new employee onboarding and orientation

• Plan ongoing training and mandatory yearly education

• Track staff licenses, certifications, and training records

• Oversee infection control or health programs in medical facilities

• Measure how well training programs work and update them as needed

QUALIFICATIONS - The designated Infection Preventionist (IP) will:

Be a Registered Nurse with at least 1-year direct resident care experience;

Have a background in infectious diseases, microbiology and geriatrics that includes Certificate of an Infection Preventionist training program for long-term care; and

Be familiar with the nursing care in the facility and with resident care.

PROCEDURE

1. Collect data on infections (surveillance).

2. Assist with implementation and compliance of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan and Tuberculosis Infection Control Plan.

3. Ensure that processes and policies are in place for the following:

• Surveillance

• Hand Hygiene Procedure

• Disease monitoring and reporting

• Water Management Plan (Legionella) with the Maintenance/Environment

• Services Director of the facility

• Standard Precautions, Enhanced Barrier Precautions, and Transmission based isolation procedures

• Outbreak control

• Immunizations

• Antibiotic Stewardship Program

• Resident and employee health programs

• Environmental Sanitation

• Education of staff, residents, and visitors

4. Institute isolation precaution measures as needed.

5. Keep the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and Administrator informed.

6. Provide in-service education in infection prevention and control.

7. Review, analysis and aggregation of data collection.

8. Recommend infection control measures as appropriate.

9. Report findings to the Infection Control Sub-Committee and to the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee during scheduled meetings.

RN LICENSE REQUIRED

MONDAY to FRIDAY and On-Call (bi-wkly)

Work Location: In person