Infection Control, Registered Nurse - Oak Knoll Healthcare Center
Full-Time, 40 hours/week - all shifts
Base Pay:  $42.39 - $47.39
Differentials offered for evening, night and weekend shifts
 

Primary Responsibilities:

-Will direct and coordinate the infection control program for employees and residents, including monitoring and surveillance activities.
-Will provide education to all staff.
-Will chair the Infection Control Committee and maintain compliance with CDC, DPH, JCAHO and Local Board of Health standards.
- Conducts resident rounds, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action
- Performs comprehensive assessments of each resident on unit
- Reviews and approves admission and re-admission nursing assessments completed by an LPN
- Develops care plan based on each resident's assessment
- Renders immediate assistance to any resident in need
- Supervise and evaluate all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary
- Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants providing direct patient care
- Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned unit
- Counsels nursing assistants and communicates clearly with Clinical Nurse Managers and/or Director of Nursing if issues arise
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to assure that high quality resident care is maintained
- Prepares nurse assistant assignments and explains all pertinent resident care

Prerequisites:
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse school of nursing
- Current and active RN license in the state of Massachusetts
- Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support in accordance with AHS or ARC standards
- Knowledge of Geriatric Nursing required
-Must have or will need to complete upon hire, the CDC Infection Preventionist Certification program.
-Must be a strong communicator

Benefits available:
-401k
-Paid Sick
-Paid Vacation
-Paid Holiday
-Medical
-Dental
-Vision
-Life
-Short and Long Term Disability
-Hospital and Accident policy
-Critical Illness
-Christmas Club
-Flexible Spending Accounts
-Health Savings Account