What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA/Infection Control Nurse position at Westchester Village of Lenexa?
Westchester Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.
In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.
Schedule: This position is part of a strong nurse management team, utilizing a very high ratio of nurse managers to residents to oversee a small skilled nursing unit within a continuing care retirement community. The role is primarily weekdays, with a predictable on-call rotation, and flexibility to balance hours during the week.
Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:
Role
We are seeking a dedicated QA/Infection Control Nurse to join our team! The QA/Infection Control Nurse is responsible for supporting the facilities’ systems for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and others in the facility. The QA/Infection Control nurse will have specialized training and education in infection prevention and control beyond their initial professional degree and be designated to serve on the facility Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee.
Responsibilities
In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.
Schedule: This position is part of a strong nurse management team, utilizing a very high ratio of nurse managers to residents to oversee a small skilled nursing unit within a continuing care retirement community. The role is primarily weekdays, with a predictable on-call rotation, and flexibility to balance hours during the week.
Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:
- Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
- Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
- 401(k) with company match
- PTO
- Holiday Premium Pay
- Volunteer Time Off
- Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
- Referral Bonus
- Service Award Bonus
- Career Path Development
- Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
- Fun & engaging team environment
Role
We are seeking a dedicated QA/Infection Control Nurse to join our team! The QA/Infection Control Nurse is responsible for supporting the facilities’ systems for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and others in the facility. The QA/Infection Control nurse will have specialized training and education in infection prevention and control beyond their initial professional degree and be designated to serve on the facility Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the infection prevention and control program of the facility.
- Review infection prevention and control policies and procedures and make recommendation to Director of Clinical Services for revision.
- Provide training and education related to infection control.
- Monitor compliance through observations, audits, checklists, and other means.
- Review and analyze infection control data, risk factors, and as needed, perform special studies that relate to infection prevention and control.
- Review surveillance data looking for unusual epidemics, clusters of infections, infections due to unusual pathogens and occurrence of infections that exceed usual baseline levels.
- Facilitate compliance with standards established that, at a minimum, include surveillance, reporting, precautions, isolation, hygiene, and when to prohibit staff from having direct contract with residents/food.
- Work with appropriate responsible staff to ensure adequate infection control devices and supplies are available.
- Communicate with the facility-level QAPI Committee, public health, other agencies and other facilities as applicable after consultation with Director of Nursing.
- Work to improve antibiotic prescribing and stewardship.
- Monitor compliance with influenza, pneumococcal, RSV, and COVID-19 immunizations per facility policy and CDC guidelines.
- Act as a resource for the QAPI Committee and facility management team, including the following:
- Receive direction from the Director of Nursing/Executive Director on overall QAPI objectives for the organization.
- Be knowledgeable in data collection, data analysis methodology, and performance improvement methods needed to support and lead performance improvement projects.
- Identify opportunities for improvement through analysis of data, observation of operations, and consultation with leadership and staff.
- Collaborate with the QAPI Committee and facility management to prioritize and develop QAPI efforts.
- Lead performance improvement projects and provide education and coaching to build needed skills in others to lead performance improvement projects.
- Participate in multidisciplinary QAPI activities.