Fraud Prevention Manager jobs in Rock Island, IL

Job Responsibilities:

1. Conducts data collection to monitor infections within the facility.

2. Performs ongoing surveillance to promptly identify infections in residents and staff, as well as clusters of infections.

3. Tracks infection trends within the facility and reports specific infections or clusters to relevant agencies in compliance with state and local regulations.

4. Identifies infection control issues, such as those discovered during environmental inspections, and provides recommendations for corrective actions.

5. Prepares meeting agendas for the Infection Prevention Committee and provides information to other committees upon request.

6. Monitors and ensures adherence to infection prevention and control practices by employees.

7. Develops and updates infection prevention and control policies and procedures, maintaining manuals for all departments.

8. Conducts research and proposes protocols to stay current with infection prevention regulations and practices.

9. Initiates and conducts outbreak investigations, implementing necessary control measures.

10. Offers infection prevention and control orientation and ongoing education for staff.

11. Provides consultation on infection prevention and control to all facility departments.

12. Actively participates in quality improvement programs.

13. Reviews antibiotic use, including comparing prescribed antibiotics with susceptibility reports and providing supporting evidence when necessary.

14. Collaborates with the Consultant Pharmacist to oversee antibiotics prescribed for resistant organisms.

15. Monitors and records antibiotic usage, reporting to the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee quarterly.

16. Utilizes anti-biogram data for quarterly reporting to the Infection Control and Prevention (IC&P) committee.

17. Leads planning efforts for short- and long-term infection prevention and control strategies.

18. Acts as a facilitator/liaison for the facility's Antibiotic Stewardship program.

19. Occasionally serves as a floor nurse, either regularly or on a rotational basis with other supervisory nurses.

20. Undertakes other assigned duties, which may not necessarily be related to infection prevention.

Qualifications:

- Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing school.

- Must possess an active Illinois Nursing License as an RN or LPN.

- Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required.

- Flexibility to adjust working hours, including evenings and weekends, during outbreaks or other temporary challenges as needed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.86 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Work Location: In person