Infection Control/Educator Nurse

UHS • Oak Park, IL

3d

About The Position

Shape the future of behavioral health care throughout the Forest Park community by joining our extraordinary team at Riveredge Hospital. Bring your compassion, expertise, enthusiasm, and passion for quality to a place that cultivates wellness and inspires hope.
We are currently seeking an Infection Control Nurse/Nurse Educator for Riveredge Hospital. We have multiple openings for a variety of options regarding shift and schedule. Simply apply to the posting and discuss your interests with the hiring managers if you are selected to come in for an interview.
The Infection Control nurse is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Facility’s infection control program, by assuming direct responsibility for infection surveillance, infection control reporting, and provision of infection control technical support and education for the facility staff.
The Nurse Educator supports, conducts, designs and oversees education of members of nursing staff with a focus on professional development. Responsibilities include orientation of newly hired employees, assessing the trainings needs of established staff, organizing and ensuring execution of annual competencies and participating in the hiring process as necessary.

Requirements

• Current license to practice nursing in Illinois (or eligible to receive or renew).
• Current CPR or BLS certification.
• Associates Degree in Nursing required, Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Prefer two years’ work experience in Infection Control, or one year experience in Infection Control with an understanding of infection control principles and practice, to include basic epidemiology, disease transmission, microbiology, surveillance and sanitation.
• Two years’ experience staff/patient education (preferred) using adult learning teaching methods

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the activities of the Facility’s infection control program
• Assuming direct responsibility for infection surveillance
• Infection control reporting
• Provision of infection control technical support and education for the facility staff
• Supports, conducts, designs and oversees education of members of nursing staff with a focus on professional development
• Orientation of newly hired employees
• Assessing the trainings needs of established staff
• Organizing and ensuring execution of annual competencies
• Participating in the hiring process as necessary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree