Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse

About the Role

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, and Ohio. Evansville Manor, a well-established member of Eden Senior Care, is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) / Infection Prevention Nurse to enhance the lives of our residents.

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 the appropriateness of precautionary procedures for individual patients.
• Maintain records of infections, procedures, outcomes, risk assessments, prevention, and minimizing activities.
• Coordinate completion of ongoing immunization tracking activities and implement measures to improve compliance.
• Review infection and prevalence rates monthly and provide recommendations to the Infection Control or Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Recommend education for employees and healthcare practitioners to minimize, prevent, and control infections.
• Educate newly hired staff on infection prevention techniques, including hand hygiene, bloodborne pathogens, PPE utilization, and sharps handling.
• Collaborate with administrators, medical directors, DON, and department managers on infection prevention protocols.
• Collaborate with the Human Resources Director on exposure control plans 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 changes in state and federal regulations and industry standards.
• Contact state and local health departments for regional guidelines.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Complete the annual tuberculosis risk survey.
• Prepare recommendations for changes in center practices to the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for clinical and infection prevention support.

Qualifications

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

Benefits

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

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000