We are looking for a talented, motivated Infection Control/Employee Health Nurse who is ready to join an amazing team and make a difference at the largest and most clinically capable Critical Access Hospital in Kansas. Join NRH today to continue your career at Newman Regional Health! We care for patients of all ages giving us the opportunity to utilize all the clinical skills of our profession. Our caring and compassionate staff provide state-of-the-art healthcare 24 hours a day to patients of all ages by adhering to our values of quality, service, people, growth, and fiscal responsibility. Come see why we are different and apply today!
FT position: 8:00am-4:30pm M-F
Summary:
This position has oversight for all infection control and prevention related activities within the organization. This employee will also be responsible for all functions of the employee health program and for providing clinical employee health services at Newman Regional Health.
Essential Functions:
- Implement infection control and employee health orientation programs
- Develop and maintain policies and procedures within the organization related to infection control and employee health
- Manage employee health databases and maintain complete and accurate employee health records
- Responsible for all pre-employment testing and vaccination processes, annual N95 and TB testing and vaccinations
- Participate in infection prevention and control practices education of all employees during orientation and annually thereafter, including classes in infection prevention and control practices and employee health
Ideal candidate:
- Be customer oriented, and utilize time well
- Possess great communication skills and have the ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal
- Graduate of an accredited LPN or RN school of nursing and possess current Kansas License
- Three years of clinical nursing experience required
At NRH, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:
- Student Loan Repayment
- Tuition Assistance
- Generous Paid Time Off including Extended Illness Benefit
- KPERS Retirement
- Identity Theft Protection Discounts
- Life Insurance options
- Long and short-term disability
- Flex Spending Account
- Accident and Cancer coverage
- Low nurse patient ratio
- Shift and weekend pay differentials
Apply Online: https://www.newmanrh.org/careers
About Newman Regional Health: Centrally located within the city of Emporia, Newman Regional Health is a 25-bed non-profit critical access hospital owned by the people of Lyon County. Newman Regional Health is a teaching hospital, and is home to the ESU Newman Division of Nursing. We are committed to improving the health of the communities we serve by providing high-quality care. We are continually recognized as one of the Top 10 hospitals in Kansas and one of the Top 50 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $30.25 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty: Infectious Disease, Occupational Medicine
Schedule: 8 hour shift, Monday to Friday
Experience: Nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification: LPN or RN License (Required)
Work Location: In person
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