RN Infection Preventionist

Benedictine Health System is a Catholic, mission-based, non-profit health system headquartered in Minnesota, that provides independent living and complete long-term care services for aging adults, including assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation.

Job Description

• St.
• Gertrude’s Registered Nurse Infection Preventionist will join a team of care
• professionals in a post-acute environment. This RN will be responsible for our
• 105 skilled nursing facilities.

Responsibilities will include

• Provide surveillance, investigate and monitor to prevent the onset
• and spread of infection
• Monitor to prevent onset of infection
• Control outbreak
• Develop, implement and maintain data and analysis records of
• infections and incidents
• Determine nursing home precautions to prevent cross-contamination
• Ensure linen storage and handling procedures are followed
• Ensure compliance to federal, state, BHS and facility standards

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Current

state licensure as a Registered Nurse

• Possess skills in leadership and communication
• Has sufficient infection control knowledge base to carry our responsibilities
• Must be able to manage excel files and create graphs and other data

presentation

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English

Qualifications Preferred

Membership

in APIC or equivalent

Certification

as an Infection Preventionist

Cognitive or Mental Requirements of

the Job

• Is required
• to monitor, gather, organize and interpret infection control data implementing
• changes as needed for prevention and control of infectious diseases. This
• position must be able to interface with all staff to assist with infection
• control practices relating to specific departments. Must be able to work
• independently, multi-task and work as a group member as required. Must be able
• to develop educational materials and provide presentation to all levels of
• staff and management.

Additional Information

The Organization

• the Benedictine Health System is one of the largest Catholic senior care
• organizations in the country with 35 senior care communities in five states.
• St. Gertrude’s Health & Rehabilitation Center is conveniently located in
• Shakopee, one of the fastest growing communities in the metro area. St.
• Gertrude’s has 105 post-acute beds and 40 assisted living apartments and
• physically connected to St. Francis Regional Medical Center.

Mission

• Our mission is to witness to God’s love by providing compassionate, quality
• care with special concern for the underserved and those in need.

Core Values

Hospitality

Stewardship

Respect

Justice

• Join our Team
• Join our compassionate, values orientated team please use the online
• application process. Salary will coordinate with the wage scale and /or
• qualifications of the person selected. St. Gertrude’s provides benefits for
• employees working 60 + hours per pay period, may include health, dental, eye
• and 401k with match. This is a 30 hour week position Monday - Friday

EOE/AA

For more information or to apply on line www.stgertrudesshakopee.org