Highland - Infection Control Nurse

Part Time Infection Control Registered Nurse (RN) - Flexible Schedule

Make your own schedule 20 hours a week

Highland Springs is a 72 bed behavioral hospital located in Highland Hills. The hospital provides a full continuum of care for those suffering from a mental health issue and/or chemical dependency. This includes inpatient treatment, partial day programming and intensive outpatient services. Assessment services are provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At Highland  Springs we are dedicated to Changing People’s Lives®.

Members of our team Enjoy:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Flexible scheduling
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation

• UKG Wallet – We’ve partnered with UKG Wallet, a voluntary Earned Wage Access benefit, to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

• Infection Prevention and Control Nurse protects patients, employees and guests from communicable diseases by directing and coordinates infection prevention and control program for the hospital.
• IC assumes direct responsibility for infection surveillance, infection control reporting, and provision of infection control technical support and education for the facility staff. 
• Coordinates the preventative and intervention measures as well as the tracking and reporting system associated with this effort.
• IC compares laboratory reports with communicable diseases list to identify conditions that require infection control procedures.
• IC advises and consults with physicians, nurses and hospital personnel concerning precautions to be taken to protect patients, staff, and other persons from possible contamination or infection.
• IC investigates infection control problems and arranges for follow-up care for persons exposed to infection or disease.
• IC instructs hospital personnel in universal and specific infection control procedures.
• IC ensures that the facility meets infection prevention and control standards of all regulatory bodies by following the current guidelines issued by the CDC.

Requirements:

• Degree from an accredited college or university in nursing or relevant licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.
• Current unencumbered license to practice by the State Board of Nursing relevant to the state of the hospital.
• Member of APIC, participates in local chapter meetings.  Completion of APIC’s Infection Prevention course.
• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.
• Completion of additional age specific training within 30 days.
• A strong knowledge of TJC, Medicare, OSHA, patient rights, and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing mental health care facilities must be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Experience:

• Previous experience as an infection control practitioner preferred.