Infection Control and Occupational Health Nurse

Monday - Friday, 40 Hours

**Position will split time at both TaraVista located in Devens, MA and MiraVista located in Holyoke, MA**

As a Registered Nurse (RN), do you aspire to be a part of a cohesive and compassionate team that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of patients? Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career and work for a young and vibrant organization that is expanding? If you are, then look no more! The Vistas are the perfect place for you.

• Competitive compensation including generous weekend and shift differentials.

• Opportunities to work in our adolescent and adult programs.

As an Infection Control and Occupational Health Nurse (RN):

• You will collaborate with the facility leadership and Director of Quality and Patient Safety, to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention goals and action plan

• Partner with facility leaders, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention

• Support a facility-wide system for the prevention, identification, investigation, and control of infections

• Conduct outbreak investigations

• Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national agencies as required

• Together with pharmacy leaders, oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor antibiotic use

• Assess the need for, develop, and present IPCP in-service education for individual departments, general orientation, and annual review as needed; education includes but is not limited to: Assess the need for, develop, and implement written policies and procedures for infection control

• Serve as a member of the quality assessment and assurance committee

• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and ensure that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues; understand and comply with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations

• Promote overall health and wellness among employees through education, training, and preventive measures.

• Conduct pre-employment screenings

• Evaluation and monitoring of employees with limitations or work restrictions recommending appropriate job placement

• Administration of job-related vaccinations

• Conduct fitness for duty assessments and related testing as required

The Registered Nurse (RN) will have the following:

• RN license within the State of Massachusetts required; BSN preferred.
• Previous experience in infection control required
• Certified Infection Control certification (CIC) preferred
• Previous experience as an occupational Health Nurse and use of Electronic Medical Records
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to use critical thinking to make decisions and solve problems
• Ability to collect, interpret and report data

When you join the growing Vistas team as an Infection Control and Occupational Health Nurse (RN) you'll receive:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision

• 401(k) match

• Employer paid long term disability (LTD)

• Employer paid life and AD&D Insurance

• Short term disability (STD)

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Flexible Spending Account

• Tuition Reimbursement