Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse

Eden Senior Care,founded in 2016, is a growing Healthcare Management company focused on managing and operating Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin Ohio. Our mission with each community is to support their success by providing strong leadership, corporate support, and the resources and tools to realize their goals. Eden Senior Care promotes and encourages the success of each of its employees and values the individual experience of its guests and their families.

Evansville Manor, a well-established and a trusted provider in the skilled nursing space, and a proud member of Eden Senior Care, is looking for an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse to enrich the lives of our residents.

Position: Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse

Sign On Bonus: $10,000

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse supports the Director of Nursing in overseeing clinical and nursing operations while identifying, managing, and implementing infection prevention and control measures within the facility. The role is responsible for collecting and analyzing infection-related data, educating staff, monitoring compliance with infection prevention practices, and ensuring adherence to applicable guidelines, regulations, and facility policies to minimize the risk of infection transmission. The ADON also assists with nursing staff oversight, clinical quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, and maintaining high standards of resident care.

Main Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and maintain effective methods to gather infection prevention and control related information.
• Coordinate and monitor monthly departmental infection control rounds processes.
• Collect, analyze and provide infection information on in-house infections to nursing staff and other healthcare practitioners.
• Investigate and identify control procedures and risk minimizing measures, including employee health transmission and risk.
• Monitor appropriateness or precautionary procedures for individual patients.
• Maintain records of infections, procedures, outcomes related to infections and risk assessment, prevention and minimizing activities.
• Coordinate completion of ongoing immunization tracking activities and implement measures to improve compliance, including influence, pneumococcal and tuberculosis.
• Review infection and prevalence rates monthly providing recommendations to the Infection Control or Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Recommend education for employees and other healthcare practitioners to minimize, prevent and control infections.
• Educate newly hired center staff on infection prevention and control techniques including hand hygiene, blood borne pathogens, PPE utilization and sharps handling.
• Collaborate with Administrator, Medical Director or his/her designee, DON and Department managers on infection prevention and control protocols and practices.
• Collaborate with the Human Resources Director on exposure control plan and follow-up.
• Evaluate the availability of materials and equipment for infection prevention and control.
• Coordinate outbreak investigations with the Director of Nursing and Medical Director
• Monitor change sin state and federal regulations and current industry-stand practices.
• Contact state and local health departments, for specific regional guidelines, such as tuberculosis, outbreak investigations, etc.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Complete annual tuberculosis risk survey.
• Prepare recommendations for changes in center practice to the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committe
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide clinical and infection prevention support and respond to urgent facility needs

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse in Wisconsin
• Previous Staff Development, Infection Control or Nurse Management experience
• 3 years of previous skilled nursing experience
• Knowledge/familiarity of state and federal survey processes
• Knowledge/familiarity of state and federal regulations

Benefits Perks:

• Health, Dental and Vision benefits
• Vacation/Holiday/PTO
• 401k
• Great culture and working environment
• Career growth opportunities