Join the Pine Acres Team!! Quality Assurance and Infection Preventionist Job Summary: Leads, guides and directs the quality assessment and assurance program and performance improvement with established facility policies and procedures to provide appropriate care and services to residents. Duties and Responsibilities: The position is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities which are considered essential functions of the position. Duties and Responsibilities + Establishes administration, procedure, and control of medications under direction of pharmacist. + Responsible for execution of patient care policies in absence of physician. + Assists in providing for the spiritual, psychological, and social needs of patients. + Serves as consultant on admitting and discharge policies and procedures + Identifies and solves departmental and personnel problems. + Oversees the supply and equipment needs for the nursing department to see that units are adequately stocked and maintained. + Performs duties of Staff Nurse whenever and wherever required and on-call for emergencies. + Oversees an Infection control and skin program and ATB stewardship. + Conducts QA and other required audits and p repares/submits reports while maintaining statistics . + Manages an effective resident restorative program. + Must practice and promote positive attitude, leadership skills, and customer service. + Develops and maintains nursing objectives and standards; establishing policies and procedures; writing job descriptions. + Provides oversight and education of total patient care plans for individual patients and performing duties of Staff Nurse whenever necessary. + Will be in on call nursing rotation. Quality Assurance and Infection Preventionist Benefits: + Daily Pay! + Medical Insurance + Vision Insurance + Dental insurance + Disability insurance + Employee assistance program + Flexible spending account + Health savings account + Life insurance + Paid time off + Sick time off + Referral program + Vision insurance + 401K Qualifications: Education + Registered nurse, current in the state of Iowa or the ability to attain licensure. + Active and current CPR certification Work Experience + Minimum of 2-years supervisory experience in a hospital or post-acute care facility, including geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing. + Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing care. IND123