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Regency at Chene

Clinical Educator and Infection Prevention Nurse (DETROIT)

Regency at Chene, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48226

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$10,000 Sign On Bonus

If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description. Are you a nurse who is passionate about teaching others? 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

In addition, we will help you advance your career with tuition reimbursement, discounts and other support.

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.