Infection Prevention RN - Full Time Days - St. John's
Infection Prevention RN - Full Time Days - St. John's
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Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastestgrowing notforprofit health systems in the United States. Were proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
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36Salary Range: $31.00 $49.50$10000 Sign On Bonus Available!Union Position:
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Work collaboratively with infection and prevention and control staff under leadership to accomplish the goals and objective of the Infection Prevention program.Job Description
Evaluation of infection control trends practices and provide educational programs for employees. Possess a basic understanding and working knowledge of microbiology and epidemiology. Responsibilities include surveillance of health care associated infections and reportable illness evaluation and reporting of statistical information consultation of asepsis disinfection sterilization isolation disease transmission and related issues. Monitors compliance standards and regulations strategies and evidencebased aspects. Evaluates and improves performance of patient/resident outcomes. Assists with research needs and special projects are assigned. Understand or be willing to learn computer programs and applications necessary for data collection and analysis. Possess good interpersonal skills as well as willingness to seek out new information and knowledge. Able to think critically and problem solve effectively.Qualifications
Bachelors degree in nursing related clinical field or graduate from an approved Masters of Public Health program degree is in nursing graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred including but not limited to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).Two years of experience in a healthcare field required.
If working in an Acute setting Board of Certification in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control Inc. (CBIC) is required. If certification is not obtained at the time of hire a full time employed incumbent is required to sit for the exam within 36 months from date of hire. A part time employed incumbent is required to sit for the exam within 48 months from date of hire. A 12month extension is allowed from the date of the first exam. At the end of the 12 months if certification has not been obtained an action plan will be devised by leadership in consultation with human working in a PostAcute setting completion of an approved Infection Prevention course by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) currently hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
