Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control - NYS Veterans Home at Montrose
Agency Health, Department of Title Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control - NYS Veterans Home at Montrose #90213 Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 22 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $123298 to $133418 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 40 Workday From 7 AM To 3:
30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Westchester Street Address 2090 Albany Post Road City Montrose State NY Zip Code 10548 Minimum Qualifications Minimum Quals:
Promotion:
possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and two years of service in any Grade 18 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license; or one year of service in any Grade 20 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license.
Open Competitive:
possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
One year of this experience must have been primarily working in the development, implementation, or administration of an infection control program.
Substitutions:
1.
A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
2.
A master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
3.
Possession of a current Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certificate issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology may substitute for the one year of infection control program experience.
Duties Description The ICN reports to the Director of Nursing and partners with the Medical Director for Antimicrobial Stewardship, the Quality Officer, and other stakeholders to develop a system of care to promote sound and scientific infection prevention principles and practices.
The ICN is accountable for decreasing the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases between patients, staff, visitors and the community.
Through strategic planning, leadership and consultation, the ICN leads and directs a robust team in the identification and implementation of infection prevention goals and objectives throughout the facility.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
oversees the operation of the infection prevention, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and relevant safety programs; manages goal setting process for system, unit and physician goals related to healthcare acquired infections and conditions; participates in the national collaborative and external reporting to the CDC NHSN system, and other post acute-care specific quality organizations; responsible for ensuring appropriate intervention and education occurs with staff, volunteers and medical staff when healthcare infection trends, outbreaks or non-compliance to infection control/OSHA are identified; ensures that education and counseling on infection prevention is available for staff, volunteers, medical staff, residents and visitors.
The ICN must maintain current knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and ensures that the facility administrators are informed of appropriate issues.
Additional Comments PLEASE NOTE:
This job vacancy is currently pending Dept.
of Budget approval.
Base salary includes annual geographic and annual location pay.
Generous fringe benefits including but not limited to:
health, dental and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; paid vacation, personal and sick leave; defined benefit retirement plan; access to group rates for life, home, auto insurance and many more.
We are a 252 bed long term skilled care facility providing care to the Veterans of our community.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name The NYS Veterans Home at Montrose Telephone 914-788-6059 Fax 914-788-6019 Email Address email protected Address Street 2090 Albany Post Road City Montrose State NY Zip Code 10548 Notes on Applying If interested, please send cover letter of interest indicating how you meet the minimum qualifications attaching an updated resume and your ICN credentials Recommended Skills Electronic Medical Record Nursing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Life Support Automated External Defibrillator Basic First Aid Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Westchester Street Address 2090 Albany Post Road City Montrose State NY Zip Code 10548 Minimum Qualifications Minimum Quals:
Promotion:
possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and two years of service in any Grade 18 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license; or one year of service in any Grade 20 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license.
Open Competitive:
possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
One year of this experience must have been primarily working in the development, implementation, or administration of an infection control program.
Substitutions:
1.
A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
2.
A master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
3.
Possession of a current Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certificate issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology may substitute for the one year of infection control program experience.
Duties Description The ICN reports to the Director of Nursing and partners with the Medical Director for Antimicrobial Stewardship, the Quality Officer, and other stakeholders to develop a system of care to promote sound and scientific infection prevention principles and practices.
The ICN is accountable for decreasing the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases between patients, staff, visitors and the community.
Through strategic planning, leadership and consultation, the ICN leads and directs a robust team in the identification and implementation of infection prevention goals and objectives throughout the facility.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
oversees the operation of the infection prevention, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and relevant safety programs; manages goal setting process for system, unit and physician goals related to healthcare acquired infections and conditions; participates in the national collaborative and external reporting to the CDC NHSN system, and other post acute-care specific quality organizations; responsible for ensuring appropriate intervention and education occurs with staff, volunteers and medical staff when healthcare infection trends, outbreaks or non-compliance to infection control/OSHA are identified; ensures that education and counseling on infection prevention is available for staff, volunteers, medical staff, residents and visitors.
The ICN must maintain current knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and ensures that the facility administrators are informed of appropriate issues.
Additional Comments PLEASE NOTE:
This job vacancy is currently pending Dept.
of Budget approval.
Base salary includes annual geographic and annual location pay.
Generous fringe benefits including but not limited to:
health, dental and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; paid vacation, personal and sick leave; defined benefit retirement plan; access to group rates for life, home, auto insurance and many more.
We are a 252 bed long term skilled care facility providing care to the Veterans of our community.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name The NYS Veterans Home at Montrose Telephone 914-788-6059 Fax 914-788-6019 Email Address email protected Address Street 2090 Albany Post Road City Montrose State NY Zip Code 10548 Notes on Applying If interested, please send cover letter of interest indicating how you meet the minimum qualifications attaching an updated resume and your ICN credentials Recommended Skills Electronic Medical Record Nursing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Life Support Automated External Defibrillator Basic First Aid Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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