RN-Infection Prevention Nurse

Bethel Lutheran Home – is a non-profit organization located in Madison, South Dakota and has been providing superior care to the community for 59 years. The facility offers long-term care/skilled nursing care as well as post-acute rehabilitation services. We take pride in providing quality services to all our residents. We are adding an RN - Infection Prevention Nurse to our day shift nursing team! • Dual Opportunity working as Infection Prevention RN & Staff Nurse • Competitive wages • Great team-oriented working environment • Offers great benefits options - including but not limited to: Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Disability, 401(k), Job Summary The Infection Control RN oversees, facilitates, and manages infection control and prevention and antibiotic stewardship practices at the facility. This position includes staff nursing, which will be designated to one-quarter of this role. They will ensure that the nursing staff is knowledgeable when it comes to documentation and following the infection process and ABT stewardship. This person will retrain when there is any evidence of spread from infection. The position is responsible for surveillance, maintaining records, data collection, and assessment, evaluation of Incident Reports, reporting to Safety Committee, Infection Control Committee, and Quality Assessment/Assurance Committee. Develop infection control reports to communicate and report incidences of exposure, detection, control, and treatment Qualifications Must be a Registered Nurse, currently licensed by the State of South Dakota. Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Have the Infection Preventionist training/certifications as outlined by the CDC in collaboration with CMS, and preferably quality assurance, gerontological, or rehabilitation nursing experience. Must have an interest in and knowledge pertaining to, microorganisms, infection, prevention, antibiotic stewardship, continuous quality improvement, and quality measures. Must have an interest in teaching both professional and non-professional staff. Must have basic computer competencies or be willing to attend training to attain competency. Must be flexible with working hours and possess the ability to work independently. Two years of experience, with infection control, risk management or QA activities.