We are looking for a Market Infection Control Practitioner to join our team!

Kindred Hospitals of New Jersey are long-term acute care hospital, we offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our team plays a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients. We have three locations:

• Kindred Hospital - New Jersey Morris County is a 45-bed long-term acute care hospital located at 400 West Blackwell Street, Dover, NJ 07801; we are on the Saint Clare's Dover Campus close to Hurd and Hedden Parks.
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Rahway is a 34-bed long-term acute care hospital located inside RWJ University Hospital Rahway on the 4th floor, close to several educational institutions and Madison Avenue Park at: 865 Stone Street, 4th Floor, Rahway, NJ 07065.
• Kindred Hospital - East New Jersey is a long-term acute care hospital, located on the 5th Floor of St. Mary's General Hospital, close to transit bus and train lines and major highways, including I-95, and Garden State Parkway NJ-3 and NJ-21. Our address is: 350 Boulevard, 5th Floor West, Passaic, NJ 07055.

As an Infection Control – Employee Health Nurse / RNyou will:

• Consult with physicians, managers, and staff for the management of infectious and/or immune-suppressed patients.
• Implements an effective hospital-wide infection control program in keeping with Centers for Disease Control (CDC), JCAHO, and other regulatory agencies.
• Directs all functions of the Employee Health program.

Qualifications

As an Infection Control – Employee Health Nurse / RN you will have:

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or healthcare related field.
• Master’s degree in clinical specialty preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.
• Current State RN license required.
• ICP or related certification preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience in medical-surgical or critical care nursing.
• Experience in Infection Control with basic knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and inctions, diseases, sterilization, sanitation, and disinfection practice preferred.
• Experience in handling employee health preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Critical & Intensive Care
• Medical-Surgical

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Long term care

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Differential pay
• Signing bonus

Work Location: In person