Staff Development Coordinator

Job Description

As the Staff Development Coordinator (SDC), and Infection Preventionist (IP) you’ll play a vital role in our ability to continuously provide exceptional guidance and education of the nursing team. You'll be instrumental in developing a culture of excellence, ensuring adherence to protocols and best practices, and empowering our nursing team to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to every patient. Your guidance and support will be pivotal in maintaining our standards of excellence and enhancing the overall patient experience. You will also manage the infection control and prevention program functions at the facility. This includes education, surveillance, prevention, and control.

Main Job Duties

Track and study disease patterns

Make sure staff use clean equipment and correct safety gear

Teach health workers best safety methods

Lead responses to germ outbreaks

Lead new employee onboarding and orientation

Plan ongoing training and mandatory yearly education

Track staff licenses, certifications, and training records

Oversee infection control or health programs in medical facilities

Measure how well training programs work and update them as needed

QUALIFICATIONS - The designated Infection Preventionist (IP) will:

Be a Registered Nurse with at least 1-year direct resident care experience;

Have a background in infectious diseases, microbiology and geriatrics that includes Certificate of an Infection Preventionist training program for long-term care; and

Be familiar with the nursing care in the facility and with resident care.

PROCEDURE

1. Collect data on infections (surveillance).

2. Assist with implementation and compliance of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan and Tuberculosis Infection Control Plan.

3. Ensure that processes and policies are in place for the following:

Surveillance

Hand Hygiene Procedure

Disease monitoring and reporting

Water Management Plan (Legionella) with the Maintenance/Environment

Services Director of the facility

Standard Precautions, Enhanced Barrier Precautions, and Transmission based isolation procedures

Outbreak control

Immunizations

Antibiotic Stewardship Program

Resident and employee health programs

Environmental Sanitation

Education of staff, residents, and visitors

4. Institute isolation precaution measures as needed.

5. Keep the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and Administrator informed.

6. Provide in-service education in infection prevention and control.

7. Review, analysis and aggregation of data collection.

8. Recommend infection control measures as appropriate.

9. Report findings to the Infection Control Sub-Committee and to the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee during scheduled meetings.

RN LICENSE REQUIRED

MONDAY to FRIDAY and On-Call (bi-wkly)

Work Location: In person

Full-time