Registered Nurse - Infection Preventionist

Quick Facts

Full-time Registered Nurse (RN) Infection Preventionist role supporting veterans as part of the Quality Improvement Team. Administrative schedule: 7:30 AM–4:00 PM.

Description

Serve as the facility-wide Infection Preventionist RN, leading the infection prevention and control program and delivering evidence-based infection control practices that reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients, employees, visitors, and students. Perform and/or supervise infection prevention and control through the nursing process, coordinating care with a focus on education and self-management while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams in quality improvement and customer service initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide education on infection prevention and control topics, including annual and ongoing staff trainings
• Support the annual infection prevention and control risk assessment (resources, plan development, communicating variances, and revising the plan as needed)
• Collaborate with Employee Occupational Health (EOH) and the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the Immunization Program
• Participate in construction risk assessments and complete random walk-throughs to inspect/review infection prevention practices
• Develop and maintain mandatory documents such as SOPs, policies, outbreak and exposure investigations, and required external agency documentation
• Assist in designing infection prevention and control program requirements across all services and departments; evaluate effectiveness in all practice settings
• Collect and analyze infection data using current epidemiological principles
• Incorporate fiscal responsibility and participate in studies, education, and research related to infection control
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• English language proficiency
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program approved by the appropriate accrediting agency (ACEN or CCNE) or meet VA-approved education/licensure pathway
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN license in a U.S. state/territory or the District of Columbia
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements; pass pre-employment physical
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options