Located in the heart of Camas at 740 NE Dallas Street, the 83-bed skilled nursing care community at Prestige Care & Rehabilitation – Camas boasts an incredible leadership team, national recognition for quality of care, and a commitment to employee satisfaction. Our beautiful, recently updated building overlooking the majestic Columbia River offers care team members a unique opportunity to work a mix of short- and long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitative care.

Prestige Care is a family of over 75 skilled nursing post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day. We have four core values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do.

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Infection Preventionist is responsible to plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct the infection control program and its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and in partnership with the Administrator and Central Support clinical team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains knowledge of current regulations and standards of practice relevant to infection prevention and control.
• Plans, organizes, implements, evaluates, coordinates, and directs the center’s infection control program
• Coordinates and monitors compliance with current CMS, CDC, OSHA, and local regulations, guidelines, and standards of practice concerning infection control and facilitates related training and education programs.
• Coordinates and maintains team member and resident health programs including coordination of immunization and vaccination program.
• Facilitates regular review of the infection control program and interprets infection control policies and procedures as necessary.
• Leads the Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee. Reports on infection control trends and makes recommendations to the Center Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee.
• Reviews and analyzes infectious disease reports and diagnostics. Confirms completion of all appropriate follow up, intervention, documentation, and reporting associated with infections occurring among residents and team members.
• Tracks and trends infection occurrences and rates. Prepares summaries of infection data, with written and oral reports and recommendations to the Director of Nursing, Administrator, and regional leadership.

Education & Experience you need to qualify:

• You need to have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• You must have an unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience in acute or long-term care.
• One year in a supervisory or management position with experience with staff development, training and scheduling preferred. Individual must be a team player, well organized, and flexible.

Summary of Benefits: Full-time team members are eligible for Prestige’s comprehensive benefit package including choice of medical plans, HSA/FSA accounts, dental and vision insurance, and company paid life and AD&D insurance. All team members are eligible to participate in the company’s retirement plans with a company match for those who meet the hours and service requirements. Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program and Education Reimbursement program.

Full-time and Part-Time team members (over 20 hours/week) accrue PTO at rate of 0.0423/hour during their first year.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED

Prestige is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $44.00 - $58.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person