Infection Control & Nurse Educator - Full-Time with Benefits

Company: Holy Family Home
Location: Upper Darby
Posted on: April 11, 2025

Job Description:

Job descriptionHoly Family Home (Little Sisters of the Poor) is a Long-Term Care facility that is dedicated to caring for the elders. Holy Family Home provides our residents with high quality and caring services. Holy Family Home is responsible for the care, comfort and safety of our residents in all activities of daily living. Holy Family Home is dedicated to treating our patients and each other as family as well as ensuring we provide a comfortable and friendly place to work.Holy Family Home is looking for an amazing full time Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Control Nurse (RN) to join our family team to work full time.Position requires you to be Covid-19 vaccinated, and flu vaccinated.The Staff Development Coordinator/Infection Control Nurse (RN) is responsible for responsible for staff training, including planning overall orientation and ongoing education and in-service programs to all staff for the development of skills so as to provide for quality of care. The Infection Control Nurse is responsible for maintaining an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmissions of communicable diseases and infections; also provides safety/health teaching to Residents.These services are consistent with the Home's standards and philosophy and are in compliance with all regulations, codes, policies and procedures that govern the facility.JOB STANDARDS:

• A Registered Nurse license in good standing to practice in Pennsylvania
• Knowledge of Federal, State and local codes and regulations governing long term care facilities and base knowledge of community resources to gather information applicable to job objectives
• Must be certified from the CDC for Infection Preventionist.
• Knowledge of infectious disease, universal precautions, and aseptic techniques; specialized training in infection prevention and control.
• Training experience in areas required in long-term care settings (HIPAA, Corporate Compliance, Abuse and Neglect, Resident Rights and Dementia, Blood Borne pathogens, Isolation Precautions, etc.).
• Computer skills: experience in Point Click Care and Relias required
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating leadership qualities especially integrity, initiative, sound judgment, and dependability creating congeniality and collaboration while enhancing staff growth
• Ability to evaluate the skills of professional and non-professional staff and provide in-services to enhance their professional and technical competency
• Effectively deal with stress created by Residents' illnesses, disabilities and the aging process, organizational change, and working cooperatively as part of the health care team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English languageJOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
  • Maintain confidentiality of all residents, departmental, and organizational information. Demonstrate behavior that indicates recognition of Resident rights.
  • Function as the charge nurse from time to time depending upon the needs of the Home
  • Work effectively and cooperatively as a team member within department and with all departments and other disciplines.The Staff Development Coordinator:
    • Collaborate with department supervisors in developing in-service programs
    • Plan, coordinate and conduct regular and special in-service training programs for staff collaborating with the Director of Nursing to familiarize them with new procedures, policies or changes in resident care techniques and equipment; prepare lesson plans, evaluation, follow-up and record attendance for all in-services
    • Track and schedule CPR/AED trainings
    • Plan, implement and evaluate educational programs (new hire orientation and annual mandatories) for all departments, collaborating with the Nursing Home Administrator, Human Resources Director and Director of Nursing regarding topics and methods of instruction (in-person, videos, computer).
    • Perform new hire and annual Clinical Competencies for Licensed Nurse and Certified Nurse Assistants based on specific Resident's needs and equipment utilization and Facility Assessment.Infection Control Nurse:
      • Oversee infection prevention and control practices between all departments (includes universal precautions and in-service programs as required by CMS, Pa DOH and PDPH).
      • Compile clinical data and actively assist in research studies related to infection prevention and control. Prepare and present monthly summaries of all Resident infections, and quarterly report data to the assessment and assurance committees (QAPI)
      • Collaborate with the Nursing Home Administrator, Director of Nursing and Director of Human Resources to develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program for new employees focused on infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
      • Monitor infection prevention and control practices and procedures to ensure that all personnel are implementing appropriate procedures
      • Knowledge of data submission to Pa-PSRS, PA-NEDSS, PA DOH and PDPH
      • Review annually, or more frequently as needed, the job- related tasks for all staff to ensure that tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified. WORK SETTING/ENVIRONMENT:This employee will perform work primarily indoors and may attend meetings/seminars outside of the facility or may participate in outdoor activities of the Home. The work environment is well-lighted, clean and suitable to tasks performed by the employee within temperature control standards that govern a skilled care facility.EQUIPMENT OPERATED:This employee will be expected to operate a variety of equipment essential for performing duties of a medical nature relating to resident care.PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
        • Perform simple motor skills such as standing, walking, sitting, etc., and difficult manipulative skills such as, equipment calibration, climb stairs, squat, kneel, twist, sit, bend, and reach from floor to overhead
        • Perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as injections
        • Remember simple and multiple tasks and assignments given to self and others ranging from short to long periods of time, and to concentrate on moderate to fine detail with interruption attending to tasks/functions for more than 60 minutes at a time
        • Push occupied medical carts and wheelchairs with weight capacity more than 200lbs
        • Hear and interpret heart and lung sounds
        • Ability to understand theories behind several related concepts, comprehend, remember and follow multiple task/directions over long periods of time
        • Emotional stability to deal effectively with stress created by Residents' illnesses, disabilities and the aging process, organizational change
        • Have sufficient vision and color discrimination to observe a Residents' condition and all documentation associated with a nursing position.
        • Hear verbal instructions, answer telephone and call lights, respond to emergency signals/alarms and communicate effectively with Residents and others
        • Understand theories behind related concepts, comprehend, remember and follow multiple instructions/directions given to self and others, frequently amidst noise and interruption while concentrating on fine detail and tasksEMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY IN AN EMERGENCY:The employee is expected to respond to emergency situations involving the safety of Residents, other employees, and the facility. This includes the ability to assist with a possible evacuation of Residents.Job Type: Full-timeBenefits:
          • Dental insurance
          • Health insurance
          • Life insurance
          • Paid time off
          • Retirement plan
          • Vision insuranceSchedule:
            • 8 hour shift
            • Day shiftAbility to Relocate:
              • Philadelphia, PA 19143: Relocate before starting work (Required)Work Location: In person

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