Certified Infection Control Nurse for Skilled Nursing Facility

Job Description Company Description : Lord Chamberlain is a family-owned skilled nursing facility in Stratford, Connecticut with two major units : one with 60 beds, specializing in short-term rehabilitation and a 190-bed unit specializing in long-term care. We are currently hiring a Infection Control Nurse. Come join our team! Responsibilities : Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections which originate with facility personnel. Assist the personnel director in developing and implementing our employee health services program, to include individual counseling. Provide employee counseling as outlined in our infection control and employee health program Works in a collaborative effort to evaluate and revise control practices and aseptic technique to ensure continued sanitation practices are maintained throughout the facility. Establishes the criteria for classifying all routine and reasonably anticipated job-related tasks to ensure that tasks involving exposure to blood / body fluids are properly identified and recorded. Benefits : (

• applies to 24 hours or more, Full-Time only) Competitive pay Shift differentials Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Paid Meal Period Paid Holiday Off Employee Assistance Program Longevity Credit Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Uniform Reimbursement Employee Referral Program Free Parking On-the-job training in Infection Control available to qualified RNs Requirements : Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university and be a graduate of a Connecticut approved RN program. Be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner. Be able to push, pull, move, and / or lift a minimum of 40 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and / or carry such weight a minimum distance of 4 feet. RHMLC