Registered Nurse, Infection Prevention

Overview

Required skills & experience 1. Registered Nurse with a current nursing licensure (TN). 2. Knowledge of or willingness to learn hospice care. 3. Minimum 2 years' nursing practice or equivalent experience required. 4. Hospice, Oncology, MedSurg, Cardiac and/or long-term care strongly preferred. 5. Good working knowledge of Infection Prevention and comfortable with ability to adapt this knowledge to the hospice environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Serves as an infection prevention resource for staff for preventing and addressing infections and exposure issues. 2. Monitors the Home Care Program and The Residence for potential infection spreading practices. 3. Monitors status of employees who have suffered exposures and evaluates and updates the Infection Prevention Program on an annual basis. 4. Participates in Performance Improvement program through monthly reports of patient and employee infections; submits as needed. 5. Full-time night shift, inpatient unit.

Benefits

Company

The only nonprofit provider of hospice care and end-of-life services in Middle Tennessee. Its mission is to provide loving care for people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives. This includes in-home and in-patient hospice care, grief support, advance care planning, outreach, support to underserved communities, education, financial assistance, a comprehensive volunteer program, and professional training through the Alive Institute. A pioneer in the “good death” movement, Alive established the third hospice in the nation in 1975. T