Who We Are:

Millwood Hospital (a UHS Facility) is a 134-bed mental health facility that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency treatment. Millwood’s caring, and multidisciplinary staff has successfully provided inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency care to children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults since 1971. Millwood Hospital is located in Arlington, TX in the heart of the city. It is 5 minutes away from AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys. The hospital is less than 35 minutes from DFW International Airport. Millwood Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited hospital with a solid reputation in the community and is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

For more information, please visit us at:https://millwoodhospital.com/

Position Summary:

The Infection Control Nurse / Employee Health & Nurse Educator position is responsible for coordinating all activities of the facility’s infection control program and prevention related activities, by assuming direct responsibility for infection surveillance, infection control reporting, and provision of infection control technical support and education for the facility staff. This individual will also be responsible for all functions of the employee health program and for providing clinical employee health services at the facility. The IC Nurse also functions as the Nursing Educator and is responsible for assisting the CNO/DON in evaluating; reviewing, designing and implementing hospital training events with respect to all RN/LVN/MHT staff required training. 

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred. 

Experience:  A minimum of three (3) years experience as a Registered Nurse, preferably in a psychiatric health-care facility. Must have at least one (1) year direct infection control experience.

Licensure: Currently licensed to practice by the State Board of Nursing.

Certification: APIC (Certification in Infection Control) or TSICP (Texas Society of Infection Control Practitioners) is preferred or APIC Training/membership will be required within the first 90 days of employment.

Other Requirements: Strong understanding of all related Joint Commission and CDC standards as relates to Infection Control; Ability to educate and train staff on infection control procedures/processes and all related standards.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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