Infection Prevention/Wound Care RN

Position: Infection Prevention/Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Schedule: 32 hours per week 

Pay: $45/hour and up, based on experience

Location: Essex, CT

Who We Are:

Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline, Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company-one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

You Will Enjoy: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance 
• AD&D insurance 
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match 
• Resident sponsored appreciation bonus
• Resident sponsored educational scholarships
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Free electric vehicle charging stations
• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today

• An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun

Essex Meadows has an opportunity available for a hospitality focused Infection Prevention/Wound Care Nurse within our 45-bed Health Center. This individual has oversight over all infection control and wound care. Work involves planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the infection control/wound care program to ensure the program is carried out properly, effectively, and efficiently.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Research current literature and technical reports to maintain infection control processes to appropriate standards.
• Communicate compliance related issues to relevant parties.
• Conduct surveillance and inspection to monitor and ensure consistent adherence to proper procedures within quality standards.
• Collaborate with and assist supervisors and professionals in training and educating personnel on the importance of required procedures
• Prepare required reports.
• Monitor all residents and staff infections, track and oversee reporting of any outbreaks within the facility,
• Provide consultation on wound care and track wound care and track wounds and skin issues of all types.
• Provide direct nursing care as needed.
• Responsible for policies and procedures within the organization related to infection control and employee health.
• Use epidemiological principles and statistical methods to design, implement and evaluate infection prevention and control strategies.

• Investigate infection control outbreaks and makes recommendations to address outcomes of out breaks and/or changes in practice(s).

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in healthcare required.
• Current nursing license RN and be in good standing.
• Must be Infection Control certified. 
• BSN degree preferred.  Should have a minimum of one (1) year experience in geriatrics and be knowledgeable of state and federal regulations (OBRA).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Must be knowledgeable of general, rehabilitative, and infection control requirements, OSHA laws and regulations, nursing and medical practices, and guidelines governing long term care.

• Demonstrates cooperation in assisting others and ability to work as a team.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility. Some of the roles in our community also require that we ask about your vaccination status.

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