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Nursing Education and Infection Control Specialist (Hiring Immediately)

The Laurels of Kent
Lowell, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

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Are you a nurse who is passionate about teaching others? At The Laurels of Kent, the Staff Development Coordinator / Infection Prevention nurse acts as the educator for the facility, conducts orientation and other in-service educational programs for the nursing staff. In addition, this nurse is responsible for designing systems and approving actions to prevent or control infections, based on surveillance reports of infections and infection potential among residents and staff.

At Ciena Healthcare, we take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including :

  • Competitive pay
  • Life Insurance
  • 401K with matching funds
  • Health insurance
  • AFLAC
  • Employee discounts
  • Tuition Reimbursement

You will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

Some of the responsibilities of the Staff Development Coordinator / Infection Preventionist include :

  • 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.
  • 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.  And report communicable diseases to the state as required by law.
  • Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of experience in long-term care setting preferred
  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state
  • CPR certification
  • About Ciena Healthcare

    Ciena Healthcare is Michigan’s largest provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care services.

    We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them.  If you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way, Ciena is the place for you!

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