Staff Development and Infection Control Nurse (RN)

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as an Staff Development - Infection Control Registered Nurse. As a statewide nonprofit serving seniors, families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As an Staff Development and Infection Control Nurse with the Monroe Skilled Nursing and Rehab Campus at Wellspring, you'll be part of a team of nurses, CNAs, and senior support staff committed to helping seniors and families in Monroe. In this position, you'll be directly supporting your community in Monroe county to provide services to seniors. In this position, you'll have successfully completed an accredited registered nursing program, hold a current license by the State of Michigan Board of Nursing as a registered nurse; two years of nursing experience with a current long-term or sub-acute care, medical, surgical or critical care experience preferred; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.

As an Staff Development and Infection Control Nurse , you will:

• Ensure the highest degree of quality care is delivered at all times in all areas of nursing including staff development and infection control, MDS, wound and skin care and restorative.
• Work with the administrator and director of nursing, professional nursing staff and therapists in directing the overall operation of the nursing and therapy services in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the facility.
• Ensure an environment which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest level of independence and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being
• Maintain the comfort, privacy, and personal dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth
• Supports the DON and Wellspring management in clinical and operational needs
• Tracks community acquired infections; map and track infections geographically and related to contacts
• Collaborates with DCS and Medical Director to problem-solve and prevent transmission of infections of residents and employees. High level focus on VRE, MRSA & C-difficile
• Provides education as needed to ensure control of transmission and appropriate treatment of infections
• Oversees TB exposure program for residents, staff and volunteers and "FIT" process
• Coordinates the IV Team to ensure continuity of resident centered care
• Leads orientation process for new employees
• Assists with development of skills fairs and other approaches to staff development and education
• Ensures that yearly education is completed as required by regulations for all employees
• Assists DON and other nursing department management staff with researching best practice and developing educational presentations on specific approaches needed to respond to resident care requirements
• Formulates effective working relationships and communication with staff, patients, families and other customers
• Participates in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee, and assist in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to improve performance
• Reviews EHR periodically to assure proper and timely documentation being done
• Assures documentation reflects the resident's status, indicating progress, maintenance, or decline; must ensure that a resident's abilities in activities of daily living do not diminish unless circumstances of the resident's clinical condition demonstrate that decline was unavoidable
• Documents and reviews on 24 hr. report daily. Identify any pertinent issues and/or changes; assure that each shift follows through with needed documentation. Ensure physician and family are notified as per policy
• Acts as a resource for staff and provide on-going staff education
• Maintains high regard for confidentiality
• Attends/participates in departmental meetings and care conferences
• Participates in 24-hour on-call rotation
• Designs QA processes and Improvement programs to ensure compliance based on MDS findings
• Collects an analyses data for diverse sources in order to problem solve for appropriate decision making
• Maintains professional standards by actively participating in continuing education activities, in-service education
• Participates in orientation, supervision, training and evaluation of students and other staff
• Prepares and is ready for regulatory reviews: State; Fire Marshal, etc.
• Observes, monitors and evaluates outcomes, customer satisfaction and resident rights integration. Suggests interventions to enhance resident rights.
• Oversees RAI-MDS, CAAS, Care Plan responsibilities
• Assesses complex patient wounds when they develop or when residents are admitted with an existing wound
• Assesses and evaluate wound associated pain prior to treatment
• Performs wound treatment utilizing infection control techniques
• Collaborates plan of care with nursing staff, dietician, and physician
• Stages and measures wounds and document per protocol. (not only pressure but documentation on skin conditions other than wounds) Assess all new/readmissions for potential skin/wound concerns, within 24 hours in conjunction with admitting nurse
• Provides individualized attention, which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest level of independence and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being
• Makes weekly rounds with wound care physician
• Functions as part of the IDT in coordinating care
• Receives, implements and documents new orders, regarding skin/wound care, from physician and update information in resident's/client's care plan
• Delegates responsibilities for the direct care of specific residents regarding wound and skin care as needed
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, coordinates and directs the restorative therapy services and restorative aides in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility
• Develops and maintains restorative care standards
• Collaborates with managers to develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern day-to-day functions of the restorative program
• Determines the staffing needs of the restorative aide's services necessary to meet the RNA needs of the residents
• Develops and maintains good rapport with the interdisciplinary team to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing and carrying out a comprehensive plan of care
• Works with the managers to develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the restorative services department and a quality assessment and assurance committee to develop and implement appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits to being part of nursing team with Wellspring:

• You'll be part of a dedicated and caring team of nurses, caregivers and administrative staff and connect through weekly meetings and trainings
• You'll receive clinical supervision and support as needed
• You'll create meaningful connections with each patient
• You'll be a part of a team that values communication as a priority
• Your starting pay will be $90,000 - 95,000 per year based on experience, licensing, and certifications
• You'll be working Full time, Monday - Friday, on Day Shift
• You'll work a flexible schedule to meet department needs
• You'll participate in the rotating on-call schedule
• You'll be able to enroll in our benefits, such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, PTO, Paid Holidays
• You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay
• You'll have access to Wellspring SupportLinc, which is an employee assistance plan

This position reports to the Wellspring MONROE campus:

Wellspring Lutheran Services

1236 S Monroe St,

Monroe, MI 48161