Urgent Search! Employee Health Services Nurse Position Available In St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Description Job Summary Functions in the role of expertInfection Control Clinician, consulting with physicians, nursingleadership, managers to ensure effective management of infectiousand/or immuno-suppressed patient for assigned market hospitals.

Manages the staff for Infection Control ensuring effective care forpatients and staff. Essential Functions

• Responsible for thedirection and oversight of the Infection Control practices andprocedures for each assigned market hospital.
• Serves as aresource to departmental, interdepartmental, administrative andclinical operations leadership teams.
• Responsible for assessingstaff competence in respective area (IC).
• Ensures infectioncontrol departments are effectively staffed.
• Manages all areas ofcoaching, counseling and disciplinary matters for his/herrespective staff, in a professional manner and in accordance withthe handbook, policies and procedures.
• Performs as Co-Chair forICP meetings with physicians.
• Provides approved clinical serviceswithin the scope of practice.
• Develops, reviews, and makesnecessary changes to departmental policies and procedures, andreports updates and changes directly to physicians and staffaccordingly.
• Ensures hospital wide compliance with IC program.
• Develops hospital wide annual IC Plan and performs assessment ofprior year’s plan.
• Oversees the orientation of newly hiredemployees and ensures the respective competencies related to IC inthe assigned hospital are reviewed and completed as appropriate.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Must read, write andspeak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 10%
• Performsother related duties as assigned

Salary Range:

$102,200

• $153,300/Annually ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits packagefor benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental,Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, andWellness. Qualifications Education
• Bachelor’s degree in nursingor healthcare related field.
• Master’s degree in clinicalspecialty preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education,training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.

Licenses/Certification

• Current State RN license as required byState.
• BLS Certification required.
• ICP or related certificationpreferred. Experience
• Minimum of 1-year clinical experience inmedical-surgical or critical care nursing.
• Experience inInfection Control with basic knowledge of the principles ofepidemiology and infections, diseases, sterilization, sanitation,and disinfection practice preferred.