Resource Nurse/Infection Preventionist (LPN/RN)

Setting: Skilled Nursing

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Wage: $48 - $53/hr - DOE

Location: Avamere Rehabilitation of Park West - 1703 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Employee Perks:

• Tuition assistance
• Mentorship opportunities
• Employee assistance program featuring free counseling services, financial coaching, legal services and more
• Generous employee referral program
• Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions
• Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage

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.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state.
• Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years clinical experience in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related healthcare facility.
• Must have, as a minimum, six (6) months training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
• Must possess a working knowledge of epidemiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, and aseptic technique to include Standard
• Precautions.
• 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 Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify