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Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN

The Laurels of Defiance

Defiance, OH
6 days ago
New Higher Wages 2/2025

Job Description

Join The Laurels of Defiance as a Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Preventionist RN, where you'll educate nursing staff, conduct orientations, and oversee infection prevention measures. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to impact the quality of care and ensure a safe environment for both residents and staff.

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.
  • 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)401K with matching funds after 90 days fully vestedDailyPay, a voluntary benefitPaid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidaysFlexible schedulingTuition reimbursement and student loan forgivenessZero cost uniforms