Infection Preventionist/RCM Assistant (RN or LPN)

Setting: Skilled Nursing

Shift Type: Full-Time-Rotating on call

Hours: Day (8AM-5PM)

Location: Avamere Rehab of Lebanon - 350 8th St. Lebanon, OR 97355

Employee Perks

• Tuition assistance
• Mentorship opportunities & Career development
• Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services and more
• Generous employee referral program
• Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage
• Access up to 50% of your net earned income before payday.

Avamere understands the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare for our team members and is very excited to partner with SEIU 503 and the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust to offer an excellent health insurance benefit plan at a significantly reduced cost to the employee. Our Full-Time Oregon team members will be able to participate in a PPO or HMO plan with deductibles as low as $800.00 with significantly reduced premium costs. Employees will be eligible to start using their benefits within their first month of hire – no 60 day waiting period! Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, AD&D, and other benefits are available for enrollment as well.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, coordinate, and direct our infection control program in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern such requirements in nursing care facilities.
• Ensure that the facility is in compliance with current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or standard/universal precautions.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update infection control precautions and aseptic technique that successfully correct problem areas.
• Monitor infection control practices and procedures to ensure that all personnel are implementing our standard operating procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Serve on, participate in, and attend Infection Control Committee meetings.
• Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections that originate with facility personnel.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility.
• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in preparing the budget for the department in relation to its infection control program and activities.
• Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes and educational programs that provide instructions on “how to do the job” for all facility personnel.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident in isolation or on infection control precautions that identifies the problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Identify, evaluate, and classify routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which there is potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• RCM-Review nurses’ notes to ensure they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care
  being provided and the resident’s response to care and wishes
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with all personnel to ensure the needs of
  the resident are met.
  
  • Make recommendations for new or updated procedures, policies, methods, education,
  reference material, and general nursing practices to ensure the highest level of quality
  patient care is given.
  
  • Participate in reviews of discharge plans and prepare reports for the Care Plan Committee
  as directed.
  
  • Attend continuing education programs to stay up to date with changes in your profession
  and participate in/provide leadership for in-service training for nursing personnel.
  
  • Delegate, train, evaluate, and support RN, LPN, and CNA personnel.
  • Provide direct nursing care as necessary.
  • Assist the director of nursing services and fill in as needed.
  • Make daily rounds to ensure all nursing personnel are performing their work assignments.
  • Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA
  guidelines.
  
  • Create and uphold an atmosphere of warmth, patience, enthusiasm, and foster a calm and cheerful environment.

Qualifications:

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university
• Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in this state
• Must have, as a minimum, six (6) months training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
• 1 years of experience as a supervisor in a healthcare setting.
• Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities and infection control practices, to include standard/universal precautions.
• Must maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.

Avamere Skilled Advisors, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify

Licenses & Certifications

• Registered Nurse
• Licenced Practical Nurse