• Position: Registered Nurse
• Department: Infection Control and Prevention
• Location: Sanford, NC
• Shift: to be determined
• Pay: $60,000 to $75,000
• Job Type: Full time / Permanent

Once applied, please text or call (908) 589-7537

Must-Have:

Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field is required

Registered Nurse in North Carolina is required (or compact state)

American Heart Association BLS is required

Benefits:

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits match
• Competitive Personal & Sick Leave package
• FREE Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• Discounts with local vendors
• Opportunities for education and training through partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare
• And much more.

Essential Functions:

1.Comprehensive knowledge of complete infection control process in the healthcare setting.

2.Knowledge of risk stratified statistics as applicable to trending healthcare associated infections (HAIs).

3.Develops and implements a system for identifying, investigating, reporting and preventing the spread of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) among patients of all ages and healthcare personnel.

4.Reviews cultures and sensitivities reported by microbiology laboratory of patients and personnel to determine if infection is healthcare associated in origin.

5.Confers with staff nurses on all patient care units on a regular basis to determine occurrence of healthcare associated infections (HAIs).

6.Investigates infections, especially those occurring above established thresholds, and/or in clusters by patient care units.

7.Assists with inservice education related to infection prevention and control housewide.

8.Assists in the development, implementation and improvement of infection control practices.

9.Reviews and/or revised all department policies and procedures related to infection control on a concurrent basis.

10.Communicates infection control activities to administration, Performance Improvement Committee, the medical staff and MEC via the Infection Control Committee minutes and/or Infection Control Committee Chairperson.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Sanford, NC (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sanford, NC: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person