Assitant Director of Nursing-Infection Preventionist

Assistant Director of Nursing-Infection Preventionist needed for a nursing home located in Hamilton Township, NJ!

***SALARY RANGE: $90K to $110K per year (based on experience)***

Job Description:

• Participates in the developing, maintaining, and updating of written policies and procedures that govern day-to-day activities of the Performance Improvement/ Infection Control department
• Analyze and evaluate Performance Improvement/ Infection Control programs, policies and procedures
• Develop, implement, review and revise Performance Improvement/ Infection Control activities within the PI/ Infection Control Program
• Ensure compliance with government and accrediting agency standards and regulations pertaining to Performance Improvement and Infection Control
• Plan and oversee all Performance Improvement/ Infection Control programs and evaluate program outcomes
• Revise policies, procedures and programs as needed to improve departmental functions and to ensure the departments are meeting the needs of the resident, their family, the facility, and regulatory agencies
• Develop, implement and monitor systems for Performance Improvement/ Infection Control documentation and record keeping necessary to maintain accountability and compliance with federal and state regulations and facility policies
• Assist in supervising nursing staff in the facility
• Ensuring there is adequate nursing staff, and that the staff's skills remain current
• Overseeing nursing employee conduct
• Being knowledgeable of incidents at the facility
• Assessing the health needs of each resident

Qualifications of the Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Preventionist:

• Must have current New Jersey RN license
• Must have prior experience as an Infection Preventionist
• Must have Infection Prevention certification
• Must have experience in long term care
• Must have prior experience as an Assistant Director of Nursing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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