Head Nurse - Infection Control jobs in Montana

*Sign on Bonus $8,000*

Must have an active RN or LPN Nurse license. 

Primary Purpose of your Job Position 

The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct our infection control program its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern such programs, and as many be directed by the Admoinistrator and the Infection Control Committee to ensure that an effective infection control program is maintaned at at all times. 

Delegation of Authority

As Infection Control Nurse you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountibility necessary for carrying out your assigned dutities. Your immediate supervisor is the Director of Nursing Services. 

Job functions

Every efford has been made to identify the essential functions of this poisiton. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only dututeis you will be required tgo perform. the omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the positon. 

Job Tasks

As Infection Control Nurse, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

Plan, develop, organize, implem,ent, evaluate, coordinate, and direct our infection contorl program in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern such requriements in nursing care facilities.

Ensure that the facility is in compliance with current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or standard/universal precautions.

Devleop, maintain, and periodically update infection control precautions and aseptic technique that successfully correct problem areas.

Interpret infection control polices and procedures as necessary

Maintain a reference library of written infection control materal that will assist the facility in meeting the day-today needs of the isolated resident. 

Make written and oral reports/recommendationis to the Administraor, as necssary/required, concerning the infection control program of this facility.

Assist all departments in evaluating and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that taks involving exposrue to blood/body fluies are properly identified.