Assistant Director of Nursing, Infection Preventionist ADON IP - City of Orange, United States - Alaris Health at St. Mary's

Description

Alaris Health at St. Mary's, a 188 bed-skilled nursing Center in the City of Orange, New Jersey, seeks an Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Preventionist (ADON/IP) to participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing care delivery system and translate the Center's nursing philosophy into nursing practice. Additional responsibilities include:

• establishing guidelines for the prevention and spread of contagious, infectious or communicable disease
• assisting with monitoring for a sanitary environment for Center personnel, residents and visitors
• ensuring that all infection control policies and procedures are implemented and followed
• coordinating regular in-services on infection control practice at least quarterly
• assuming responsibility for detecting and reworking nosocomial infections on a systematic and current basis
• performing epistemological investigation of all significant infection clusters
• maintains active involvement in the Center's quality improvement policy

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING/INFECTION PREVENTIONIST JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current registered nurse licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing
• Minimum of three years of full-time or equivalent clinical experience
• Minimum of two years of clinical experience in long-term care nursing and infection control
• Minimum of one year in a management/administrative or supervisory capacity is preferred
• Attend annually an infection control seminar and understand the Center's infection control manual
• Knowledge of dietetic, sanitation, personal hygiene and infection control practice and procedures
• Working knowledge of principles of epidemiology and infectious diseases
• Certification in infection control and prevention

BENEFITS:

• PTO
• Health and Dental insurance
• 401k
• Sign-on bonus
• Referral bonus
• Tuition reimbursement