Infection Prevention RN

Infection Prevention RN

Full Time Days

** Pay rate up to $45.37/hour**

UMC has been certified A Great Place to Workfor the 8th year in a row! 88% of our teammates say they feel they make a difference in the work that they do at UMC!

Collingswood Manor, a UMC Community in Camden County, is a 5-Star full-service senior living community that is a model in person-centered care community, located in beautiful Collingswood, NJ is seeking a Infection Prevention RN.

Requirements for a Infection Prevention RN:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Hold a current and unencumbered NJ nursing license from the NJ State Board of Nursing
• Certificate of completion of the CDC Nursing Home Infection Prevention training (23 modules).
• C.I.C. certification or must obtain certification within one year of hire.

Responsibilities for a Infection Prevention RN:

• Maintains current knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and ensures that the community leaders are informed of appropriate issues. Understands and complies with infection control, safety and OSHA procedures. Interacts with the necessary public health authorities as needed and required.
• Maintain annual flu prevention campaign and ongoing infection prevention initiatives such as Pneumonia vaccine, TB testing of residents prior to admission.
• Detects, records, and monitors nosocomial infections/communicable diseases and reports to the Administrator/Executive Director. Performs surveillance and monitors adherence to infection prevention and control practices.
• Participates in the national collaboratives and external reporting to CDC NHSN system, and other post-acute-care specific quality organization.
• Provides Infection Control surveillance for the assisted living and healthcare and accountable for surveillance of healthcare acquired and community acquired infections.
• Conducts surveillance of infection for areas outlined in the annual Infection Risk Analysis. Develop, implement and evaluate annual infection prevention goals and action plan. Investigates clusters/outbreaks; designs, implements, and coordinates strategies to control clusters/outbreaks in collaboration with the medical director, Executive Director, DON, Director Residential Living, NHA and local DOH.
• Ensures that education and counseling on infection prevention is available for staff, volunteers, residents. Support and participate in interdisciplinary quality assurance and performance improvement.
• Collaborate with the facility leadership and the medical director to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention goals and action plan.
• Partner with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention.
• Establish a facility-wide system for the prevention, identification, investigation, and control of infections of residents, staff, and visitors, including surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they spread and conduct outbreak investigations.
• To meet UMC objectives of caring excellence and high standards of quality care and State and Federal guideline requirements. To maintain compliance with State and Federal regulations and OSHA guidelines.
• Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national in agencies as required.
• Oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor residents' antibiotic use.
• Assess the need for, develop, and present IPCP in-service education for individual departments, general orientation, and annual review as needed.
• Develops and coordinates the infection prevention and control program throughout the facility. Performs an annual assessment and develops action plans from the prior year activities.
• Utilize nationally recognized surveillance criteria such as but not limited to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) or Revised McGeer criteria to track trends and identify opportunities for improvement based on data analysis.
• Participate in interdisciplinary performance and quality improvement process. Serve as a member of the quality assurance and improvement committee (QAPI) and report to the committee on the infection prevention control program on a regular basis.
• Environmental rounding to observe infection control and prevention compliance of general maintenance, water management/ventilation, laundry collection/cleaning, infectious waste collection/disposal, housekeeping/cleaning, disinfection/sanitation, and equipment cleaning.
• Reviews the risk of blood borne pathogens, OSHA standards, and exposure control plan to ensure implementation of best practice for occupational health to decrease the likelihood of exposures to infectious diseases.
• Apply work restrictions and recommendations related to communicable diseases or following an exposure consistent with CDC and public health guidance.

About UMC:

• Our Mission is: Compassionately serving in community so that all are free to choose abundant life
• Certified A Great Place to Work for the last 8 years, we continue to grow and innovate to meet the needs of our residents while building upon our rich history of over 115-years of dedication to the communities we serve. Over 84% of our teammates say they feel good about the ways UMC contributes to the community!
• According to the 2025 Great Place to Work Survey, 87% of our teammates:
  • Feel their work has special meaning: this is not "just a job"
  • Feel their workplace is physically SAFE!
• We offer 4 Full-Service Communities, 5 Affordable Housing Communities and HomeWorks throughout the State of NJ, offering a variety of options from Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Long Term Care, Short Term Rehab, home care and more!
• Our company culture at UMC is built on our values of Compassion, Respect, Stewardship and Service.

Benefits offered by UMC for Teammates:

• Employer-subsidized Medical and Dental Coverage (eligible at 30-hours per week)
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Program with Employer Match
• Daily Overtime Available for Eligible Positions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance, Professional Development and E-Learning
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous Paid Time Off Program
• Group Life Insurance (No Cost to YOU!)
• 9 Paid Holidays/Premium Pay when working holidays
• Free uniform items & additional uniform allowances
• Additional great benefits like Vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Voluntary Life Insurance & so much more!

UMC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by laws and regulations.