Registered Nurse

Company: Ciena Healthcare Management
Location: Flint
Posted on: September 15, 2020

Job Description:

Join our team and work with the best--in healthcare!Founded in 1998, Ciena Healthcare is a leading innovator--and one of Michigan's largest providers--of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care services.It is our honor to serve our residents that are in need of short-term rehabilitative services as well as long-term care. Our vision is to be the industry leader by offering--fresh, new perspectives and innovations and adhering to quality standards that not only exceed regulatory compliance, but achieve excellence in--quality out comes for our residents.At Ciena, we make it our mission to--provide exceptional--service to our patients and residents.-- We are looking for employees who are passionate--about providing care or services in our Centers.--Responsible for designing systems and approving actions to prevent or control infections, based on an evaluation of the surveillance reports of infections and infection potential among Residents and staff.Monitors healthcare-associated infections.Assesses infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action.Prepares the agenda for the infection prevention committee.Monitors infection prevention practices for all departments and personnel.Initiates, reviews, and revises infection prevention policies and procedures.Conducts outbreak investigation and initiates control measures.Reports communicable diseases to the state as required by law.Provides educational offerings for orientation and ongoing inservices.Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care.Initiates follow-up on employee/resident exposures to communicable diseases.Serves as a resource to all departments.Staff Development responsibilities------ 1.-- Responsible for facility education programs, including orientation and ongoing in-service.------ 2.-- Designs, plans and provides education programs on all shifts and for all departments.------ 3.-- Participates in the staff evaluation process by providing attendance records and observation of employees performance.------ 4.-- Provides general facility orientation to all new employees and ongoing in-service education.------ 5.-- Maintains current education records of classes and content of in-services conducted.------ 6.-- Plans and provides an monthly & annual schedule of planned education programs.------ 7.-- Ensures Certified Nursing Assistants meet the annual 12 hour inservice requirement.------ 8.-- Actively participates in Quality Assurance and reports concerns to supervisor.----Education and/or Experience:At least two years experience working in infection control preferred. --Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse with required state--Licensure.Certification in infection prevention is desired as per state guidelines

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