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Center for Disability Services RN Educator & Infection Control Coordinator - St. Margaret's Nursing Home in Albany, New York
RN Educator & Infection Control Coordinator - St. Margaret's Nursing Home
Nursing Albany, New York
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Description
The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support.
For 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities. Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere. We are searching for an RN Educator and Infection Control Coordinator to join our agency. This position is based out of our St. Margaret’s Center located in Albany, NY. St. Margaret’s Center is a 94 bed skilled nursing facility providing short-term, long-term, and respite care to children and young adults with disabilities. Our dedicated team of professionals delivers individualized care focusing on the unique needs of our residents. To learn more about St. Margaret’s Center, please check out our Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK653y26h8U
Responsibilities:
Coordinating and presenting the staff training and education materials at St. Margaret's Center.
Presenting the employee orientation, annual mandatory topics, and additionally identified topics for all facility employees.
Responsible for the Facility Infection Control Function, including but not limited to: monitoring, policy/procedure development and maintenance, education, reporting, documentation, and required follow-up
Responsible for the Facility Orientation and In-service Function, including but not limited to: policy/procedure development and maintenance, New Staff orientation procedures, mandatory staff in-servicing, documentation, general staff in-servicing and required follow-up.
Requirements:
Current NYS RN license
At least five years of related experience, specifically in pediatrics or skilled nursing facility
Flexible scheduling is a must as this position will require regular attendance at evening/ off hour orientations and other trainings
Solid organizational skills; presentation and communication skills
Proficient use of computer including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
The ideal candidate will have experience in developing and delivering training curriculum.
Broad-based operational knowledge of Nursing practice and assessment skills, as well as, extensive knowledge of nursing home care and services
The compensation range for this position is $74,100 to $78,000 annually. Salary is commensurate on experience. At The Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.
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