Infection Prevention Nurse - LPN/RN

Company Description:

Blaire House of Tewksbury is a 131-bed skilled nursing center. We have been family owned and operated, servicing the health care needs of seniors for nearly 50 years. We specialize in Short Term Care, Long Term Care, Rehabilitation, Sub-acute Care, and Alzheimer's Specialty Care. Our campus also hosts an Assisted Living Facility, Adult Day Health Center, and Senior Transportation.

Our passion for ensuring that our seniors retain a fulfilling quality of life while we provide optimal care is second to none. If you share our passion and enjoy knowing you've made a positive impact on the lives of the elderly population and their families, then we would love to hear from you as soon as possible.

Blaire House of Tewksbury is seeking an energetic Infectionist Preventionist RN or LPN to uphold our high standards for senior care!

Job Summary:

• Maintaining a system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors and other individuals providing services under a contractual arrangement based upon the facility assessment.
• During a pandemic event, monitors and manages the surveillance testing program,included but not limited to baseline testing of residents and staff, ongoing surveillance if one resident and or staff member has a positive result, and monitoring the county and regions for community- based spread of infection specific to state or federal criteria for testing of staff and residents.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited, approved school of nursing. Current registration with the State Board of Nurse Examiners.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Must complete specialized training in infection prevention and control.