Infection Control/Employee Health Nurse, RN

Ellsworth County Medical Center is looking for a full-time Infection Control/ Employee Health Nurse (RN) to join our team. The ideal candidate thrives in a patient-focused, team-based environment, and actively commits to our mission of Improving Lives. Additionally, candidates should have excellent customer service skills and the ability to effectively communicate with patients and team members.

At Ellsworth County Medical Center, we believe in Improving Lives and stand on pillars of integrity, stewardship, compassion, and service. Our approach is simple: We provide compassionate healthcare, raising the bar for what it means to provide top quality care, right here in your community. Become part of this work family that we have grown to love by applying today!

Wage: $26-$40/Hour

Benefits:

• Competitive wage and salary program
• Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Extended illness benefit
• Flexible spending account
• Educational opportunities
• Organizational discounts
• Pension plans
• Free lab health profile, well-woman and well-man physicals
• Wellness Center Membership
• Flexible scheduling
• Enjoy a healthy work/life balance while working in a patient-focused, team-based environment

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Establish standard methods of care, utilizing evidence-based practice and best practice standards.
• Collaborate with department leaders to establish, implement, and ongoing analysis of quality assurance and improvement for infection control and employee health programs throughout the organization.
• Responsible for coordinating pre-employment testing, vaccination process, annual N95/TB/ Influenza testing and/or vaccinations, and the management of potential blood exposures, employee illnesses and disease outbreaks.
• Develop, coordinate and implement the infection control program, which includes surveillance, analysis of data, developing reports, facilitating education, and maintaining policies and procedures.
• Develop, implement and maintain infection control policies and procedures in accordance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Monitor, track and report hospital-acquired infections and other related infection data.
• Conduct surveillance of infection trends and provide timely feedback to staff and management.
• Educate and train staff on infection control practices, including hand-hygiene, isolation precautions and proper cleaning and sterilization techniques.
• Investigate and manage infection outbreaks, providing immediate intervention and ensuring containment measures are in place.
• Perform regular audits of infection control practices and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Stay updated with the latest infection control trends, guidelines and best practices through continuing education.
• Develop, coordinate and implement employee health initiatives and programs, which include:
• Regularly collect, maintain, prepare, and submit data statistic reports to department leaders. Provide quarterly reports to Medical Staff.

Education:

• Associates degree from an accredited school of Nursing; bachelors degree preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience working in an acute hospital setting; previous experience working with employee health or infection control preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent skills in organization, prioritization and multi-tasking
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Excellent interpersonal and technical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Must have strong computer and research skills to ensure they remain up to date with new developments, best practices and standards of care within the field of healthcare.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to explain diverse technical problems in easy-to-understand language
• Strong independent judgment and decision-making skills

Certifications/Registrations:

• Registered Nurse in the state of Kansas and must maintain registration required in the state of Kansas.
• BLS, ACLS