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Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN - Sign On Bonus

The Laurels of Defiance

Defiance, OH
11 days ago

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Job Description

Join The Laurels of Defiance as a Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN, where you will educate nursing staff while ensuring infection control and quality care. This role offers a chance to impact lives through training and development in a compassionate environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Designs, plans and provides educational programs on all shifts and for all departments
  • Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of employee performance
  • Provides general facility orientation to all new employees and ongoing in-service education
  • Plans and provides a monthly and annual schedule of planned education programs
  • Ensures Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)/State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNA) meet the annual 12-hour in-service requirement
  • Actively participates in quality assurance and reports concerns to supervisor
  • Providing on-site clinicals for STNA classes (Train the trainer certification)
  • Monitor healthcare-associated infections
  • Assess infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action
  • Initiate, review, and revise infection prevention policies and procedures
  • Conduct outbreak investigation and initiates control measures
  • Report communicable diseases to the state as required by law
  • Provides educational offerings for orientation and ongoing inservices
  • Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care
  • Initiate follow-up on employee/resident exposures to communicable diseases

Required Qualifications

  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state
  • CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting preferred

Benefits & Perks

$1,000 Referral Bonuses (Unlimited)Higher wages starting 2/2025401K with matching funds after 90 days fully vestedDailyPay, a voluntary benefit for accessing payPaid time off starting after six monthsPaid holidaysFlexible schedulingTuition reimbursement and student loan forgivenessZero cost uniforms