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Casey's Pond is a Great Place to Work certified community! We aim to provide a consistently positive work experience and work to inspire every individual to achieve their full potential.
We offer flexible year-round positions with insurance benefits, retirement plan, clinical differentials, merchant ski passes, tuition reimbursement, and more!
Job Summary
Responsible for assisting Director of Nursing (DON) in various functions including assessment of clinical education needs and implementing appropriate actions. Serves as the primary Infection Preventionist (IP) for the community.
This position is full time and scheduled for 32 hours per week.
Essential Duties
STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
- Assists in encouraging, participating and integrating Eden Alternative initiatives by supporting successful aging and person-centered programs and culture.
- Ensures that all employees possess and maintain proper assessment and clinical skills to deliver high quality resident care.
- Assist to identifies strategies to improve nursing performance in clinical practice.
- Creates educational programs to maintain and improve staff competence, skills and expertise by applying evidence-based principles and practices.
- Evaluates staff on educational/clinical skills and tracks competencies for compliance based on federal, state and local regulations and company policies.
- Coordinates monthly nursing and CNA staff meetings under the direction of the DON.
- Plans and assists with the development of instructional modules. Coordinates the implementation of assigned educational topics to support individual development and organization goals.
- Coordinates CPR education or classes.
- Onboards and orients all new associates, including both direct hire and contract staff. Creates, develops and updates educational materials on a regular and consistent basis.
- Oversees mentor program.
- Develops and documents competency assessments and mentoring activities.
- Maintains associate files with required training/competency documents and employee vaccinations. Oversees online training program for staff.
- Assists with creation of clinical orientation for new employees in order to build knowledge, skills development and clinical competence.
- Plans and implements educational activities to support individual development and sets goals to develop skills required.
- Provides feedback regarding staff performance.
- Assists the DON in clinical oversight through on-going supervision and education of staff to ensure the provisions of a continuous high quality of care in the Doak Walker House.
INFECTION PREVENTION:
- Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations regarding Infection Prevention Program.
- Develops, maintains and audits a system for preventing, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing services.
- Serves as fit testing expert ensuring OSHA requirements are met.
- Manages staff and resident flu and COVID vaccinations.
- Ensures residents receive TB testing and pneumonia, shingles and other necessary immunizations.
- Develops an Antibiotic Stewardship Program Stewardship Program (see Antibiotic Stewardship Program policy) that includes antibiotic use and recording incidents identified under the IPCP risk assessment and the corrective actions taken by the facility.
- Collects infection data, maintaining records for each case and tracking and reporting to GO committee.
- Conducts rounds, discussing and monitoring infection control practices with staff.
- Ensures current IP policies and procedures in place are accessible by staff including, COVID and Norovirus binders.
- Updates Infection Control GO Carts.
- Worked with Central Supply Coordinator to ensure isolation carts are stocked and isolation supply par levels are met.
- Attend weekly and quarterly CMS, CDPHE and Infection Prevention meetings.
- Creates and updates log of all HAI's
- Coordinates with ADON and LTC Liaison to ensure review all lab results for Multi-drug resistant Organisms (MDRO)
- Responsible for reporting according to federal, state and local guidelines
- Participates in review of quality indicator reports and implements corrective action as necessary to include GO Carts for hospital readmissions.
GENERAL:
- In conjunction with other members of the clinical leadership team, sets the expectation for continuous survey readiness.
- Assists to ensure effective communication both internally and externally to foster continuity of care.
- Follows current budget guidelines. Demonstrates prudent resource utilization in planning and implementing educational activities.
- Accepts the responsibility of Nurse Manager on Call on a rotating basis with other assigned team members.
- Utilize sound judgment and experience to solve moderately complex problems in adherence with Casey's Pond Associate Handbook and Behavioral Code of Ethics.
- Perform other duties as assigned in line with HIPAA compliance.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
Education as required to obtain state nursing license (LPN or RN) and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Must have working knowledge of electronic medical records/resident charting systems.
Licenses/Certifications
- CO LPN/RN
- CPR Instructor certification required
- Possess Infection Prevention certification or obtain within 3 months
The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires employers in the stateof Colorado to disclose the following information.
Compensation:
$38.50/hr - 47.00/hr dependent upon applicable experience
The rate listed is just one component of our total compensation packagefor employees. Additional benefits may include medical, dental and visioninsurance, paid time off (PTO), life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan,paid holidays and shift incentives.
