What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Manager/Infection Preventionist (RN or LPN) position at Aspire Health Group?
Aspire Health Group is looking for a qualified Unit Nurse Manager/ Infection Preventionist (RN or LPN) to join our family!
We are searching for a Unit Nurse Manager/Infection Preventionist to join our community that is patient & family focused, team builder, and excited about the opportunity to assist in building a culture.
If you are a Unit Nurse Manager that is team-oriented, driven, and excited about the opportunity to build a culture, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Benefits
Registered Nurse (RN)
We are searching for a Unit Nurse Manager/Infection Preventionist to join our community that is patient & family focused, team builder, and excited about the opportunity to assist in building a culture.
If you are a Unit Nurse Manager that is team-oriented, driven, and excited about the opportunity to build a culture, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Benefits
- Pay rate: Competitive pay, along with holiday pay and paid time off (PTO) program.
- Innovative Purchasing Program: We offer a purchasing program that allows you to buy thousands of products (technology, furniture, clothing, etc.) and pay over time. Zero interest, no credit check, no hidden fees.
- Access to online learning 24/7: Use it for free to help satisfy your state specific licensure requirements.
- Phone and auto discounts: Up to 20% on employee personal wireless accounts and auto rentals through designated vendors.
- Health insurance for the entire family!
- Managing the staffing needs and providing supervision for nursing staff providing direct resident care to ensure quality resident care on the assigned unit.
- Assists in staff development.
- Responsible for providing direct resident care in accordance with established plans.
- Supervises Clinical Nurses and Nurse Assistants.
- Conduct and document a complete data collection of each resident's medical status upon admission and throughout the resident's course of treatment.
- Assist in the development and implementation of an individualized treatment plan for each assigned resident.
- Assist in recruiting and hiring nursing staff.
- Monitor compliance with resident record documentation requirements, as directed.
- Coordinate staffing schedules to ensure adequate coverage.
- Ensure compliance with resident rights policies and work with families and other staff, as needed, to resolve grievances.
- Must complete Preceptor Training.
- Provide innovative, responsible healthcare with the creation and implementation of new ideas and concepts that continually improve systems and processes to achieve superior results as well as the development of a successful management team.
- Must possess a current, unencumbered, active state license to practice as an RN or LPN.
- Must have a minimum (3) years nursing experience preferred in a setting serving the same age/type of resident population served by this facility. Minimum one (1) year experience in nursing administration.
- You must be qualified, compassionate, and dedicated to a job well done.
- Plan, organize, develop, and direct the overall operation of our Infection Control and Prevention Program in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our center to ensure that the center provides a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment.
- Help prevent and control the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections.
- Collaborate with center leadership and the medical director to develop, implement, evaluate and re-evaluate the annual infection control and prevention goals and plans.
- Assess employees with open lesions or communicable disease for ability to work and any limitations or restrictions.
- Record, track and trend surveillance and investigation of infections; and actions taken to prevent and control spread of infections and report to center QAPI committee.
- Provide innovative, responsible healthcare with the creation and implementation of new ideas and concepts that continually improve systems and processes to achieve superior results.
Registered Nurse (RN)
- Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Diploma with associated RN license from an accredited college or university.
- Certificate/diploma or degree in nursing, or Bachelor's degree (or higher) in microbiology or epidemiology; or Associate's degree (or higher) in medical technology or clinical laboratory science; or completion of training in another related field such as that for physicians, pharmacists, and physician's assistants.
- Certification in Infection Control as specified by Appendix PP at F880 is required prior to assuming the role in infection prevention and control.
- You must be qualified, compassionate, and dedicated to a job well done.
- Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Diploma with associated LPN license from an accredited college or university.
- Certificate/diploma or degree in nursing, or Bachelor's degree (or higher) in microbiology or epidemiology; or Associate's degree (or higher) in medical technology or clinical laboratory science; or completion of training in another related field such as that for physicians, pharmacists, and physician's assistants.
- Certification in Infection Control as specified by Appendix PP at F880 is required prior to assuming the role in infection prevention and control.
- You must be qualified, compassionate, and dedicated to a job well done.
