Infection Control/Staff Development Position 

Company Description: Cheshire House is a 75-bed, family-owned skilled nursing facility in Waterbury, Connecticut specializing in short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. We are currently hiring aInfection Control Nurse. Come join our team!

Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections which originate with facility personnel.

Assist the personnel director in developing and implementing our employee health services program, to include individual counseling.

Provide employee counseqling as outlined in our infection control and employee health program

Works in a collaborative effort to evaluate and revise control practices and aseptic technique to ensure continued sanitation practices are maintained throughout the facility.

Establishes the criteria for classifying all routine and reasonably anticipated job-related tasks to ensure that tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.

Staff Development (RN).

Responsibilities:

Develop, evaluate, and control the quality of in-service educational programs in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Direct the preparation, scheduling and selection of instructional material, equipment, and training aids, to ensure that a modern, meaningful in-service program is provided.

Prepare monthly In-Service calendar & distributes to facility personnel in a timely fashion.

Coordinates CPR training for all licensed nursing personnel.

Implement recommendations from the Continuous Quality Improvement team as they relate to the educational needs of the facility

Benefits: (*applies to 24 hours or more,**Full-Time only)

Competitive pay

Shift differentials

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance*

Paid Time Off*

401(k) with employer match*

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Paid Meal Period

Paid Holiday Off**

Employee Assistance Program

Longevity Credit**

Short- & Long-Term Disability*

Uniform Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Free Parking

On-the-job training in Infection Control available to qualified RNs

Requirements:

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university and be a graduate of a Connecticut approved RN program.

Be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.

Be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 40 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 4 feet.