Infection Control and Occupational Health Nurse Job at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center, Holyoke, MA

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  • MiraVista Behavioral Health Center
  • Holyoke, MA

Job Description

Join us as an Infection Control and Occupational Health Nurse!

Monday - Friday, 40 Hours

**Position will split time, on-site, 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.

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 a 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

The Vistas are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,

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