Staff Nurse - RN - Infection Control jobs in Nashville, TN

Job Purpose:

• Assist in surveillance, analysis, and reporting of nosocomial infections.
• Educate employees about infection control measure.
• Conduct new hire orientation. 
• Assist in development of policies and procedures.
• Educate staff on an ongoing basis. 

Job Specifications:

• Experience in infection control. 
• Must have and maintain a valid TN nursing license.
• Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Certification.
• Ability to train new staff in orientation. 

Experience:

• Evidence of training and continuing education in infection control measures.
• Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Certification.
• Experience training staff in new hire orientation. 

Knowledge

Should demonstrate evidence of having attended/successfully participated in courses related to:

• Clinical microbiology and infectious diseases
• Epidemiological principles
• Core elements of infection control
• Concepts of Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement

Skills

• Good computer and organizational skills.
• Good communication, counseling and interpersonal skills.
• Should demonstrate leadership skills and be able to work as a team member.
• Should demonstrate competence in report writing.
• Familiar with research, date collection and analysis.
• Ability to monitor regulations related to nursing home facilities and provide suggestions on new policies. 
• Ability to educate employees in All Staff Meetings and conduct annual Skills Training of employees. 
• Participate in the nurse on call rotation.  
• Potential to work as a charge nurse during on call rotation. 

Attitudes and Behavior

• Be able to work alone and with others effectively.
• Must be able to multitask several projects at one time.
• Possess the attitude to make the patient care the primary concern, treating every patient compassionately, demonstrating empathy and an aspiration to altruism.
• Seek to treat patients maintaining patient’s dignity, privacy, autonomy, and confidentiality.
• Prepared to work as a team member, in manner that best serves patient’s interest.
• Prepared to understand and follow the facility rules and regulation, and demonstrate positive attitude when it comes to additional duties required by the administration.
• Demonstrate professionalism in a manner, so as to serve as role model, and be willing to mentor.
• Treat new employees with dignity and educate them on policies and procedures.