Education & Infection Control RN

Overview

Required skills and experience: ● Candidate will possess an accredited and approved associates of nursing degree with preference given to those with two (+) years of behavioral health experience.  ● Miramont encourages all registered nurses to obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing or in the behavioral health sciences OR meet requirements for national certification as a psychiatric nurse within three years of employment. ● Candidate will possess a valid current registered nursing license from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing. What you need to know: ● Reporting to the Director of Nursing, the Infection Control Nurse Educator RN applies hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for the surveillance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of hospital acquired infections (HAI) ● Educating employees about infection prevention; and the development of policies and procedures to insure rigorous infection control standards that meet JCAHO, OSHA, Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other nationally organized agencies recommendations and requirements. ● Directs all functions of the Employee Health Program. ● Provides and coordinates staff education including general orientation, annual skills updates and in-service education. ● Incorporates Infection Control data for Performance Improvement and Risk Management Bench Marking Analysis.

Benefits

Company

The organization strives toward being one of the top behavioral healthcare organizations in the U.S. Our goal at each treatment center is to help our patients overcome their personal challenges and create a positive environment through compassionate caregivers, family, and friends that allow patients to regain control of their life during and after treatment. Each of our unique locations specialize in an innovative and effective treatment process. We understand each patient has a unique set of challenges that almost always require a custom treatment plan. To ensure successful treatment and recovery, each patient works with a team of trained professionals that set up a personalized treatment and recovery plan that addresses each direct and indirect challenge. Through the use of an interdisciplinary team of professionals, our patients and their families can rest assure that they will receive an exceptional level of service and care. OUR MISSION To provide compassionate and highly effective mental health treatment options, utilizing a collaborative team approach to care in the most appropriate setting to meet the diverse behavioral health needs of the communities we serve. We work with all age groups including children, adolescents, adults, and senior citizens. We work with active duty and retired military to help with complex service member related problems as well as more common yet serious illnesses such as PTSD. We works with patients through acute inpatient care, partial day programs, intensive outpatient programs and psychiatric residential treatment options.