Infection Control & Prevention Nurse

Employment Status: Full-Time

Pay Rate: 41.50

PayRate Interval: Hourly

PayRate Max: 48.50

Shift: Days

Hawthorne House has been providing exceptional care to the Freeport, Mid-Coast and surround communities. Hawthorne house is a leading provider of skilled nursing care, skilled rehabilitation, memory-impaired living and assisted living. Under the ownership of First Atlantic Healthcare, Hawthorne house follows in First Atlantic's long reputation for excellence in Long Term Care.

Monday thru Friday: 40hours Per Week - OnCall Rotation Requirement

Essential Job Functions

• Staff Development - New Hire & Annual Orientation; Employee in-services, skills fair, and education tracking

• Leader in Antibiotic Stewardship

• PCC: maintains infection control monitoring

• Audit antibiotic use on the dashboard daily

• Update infection control page daily

• Monitors and keeps an updated record of all staff vaccinations, BLS certification, and N95 fit testing

• Organize a yearly influenza clinic for staff and LTC residents

• Responsible for the facility’s activities aimed at preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by ensuring that sources of infections are isolated to limit the spread of infectious organisms.

• Systematically collects, analyzes, and interprets health data to plan, implement, evaluate, and disseminate appropriate public health practices.

• Coordinates with the staff development nurse to conduct educational and training activities for healthcare workers through instruction and dissemination of information on healthcare practices.

Protect Resident and Employee Health: Join Us as Our Infection Control & Prevention Nurse!

Are you the type of person who takes pride in championing health and safety, educating care teams, and implementing vital infection prevention protocols every single day? If you want a rewarding clinical leadership role where your expertise and hard work truly matter, we would love to have you on our team!

About the Role

As part of the facility’s interdisciplinary approach to resident and employee safety, the Infection Control & Prevention Nurse will develop and implement infection control procedures and practices. In this essential role, you will lead activities aimed at preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), ensuring that infection sources are isolated to limit the spread of infectious organisms while promoting a safe, secure environment for all.

Key Responsibilities

• Infection Prevention Oversight: Manage facility-wide activities to prevent HAIs, ensuring strict adherence to isolation procedures and limiting the spread of infectious organisms.

• Data Collection & Analysis: Systematically collect, analyze, and interpret health data to plan, implement, evaluate, and disseminate appropriate public health practices.

• Education & Training: Conduct engaging educational and training activities for healthcare workers through direct instruction and the dissemination of best healthcare practices.

• Documentation & Compliance: Read, analyze, and interpret government regulations, technical procedures, and contracts; write comprehensive reports and correspondence; and respond professionally to sensitive inquiries or complaints.

What We Offer You

• Flexible Shifts: We want to support your work and life balance, so we have flexible shifts available—and would love to speak with you about what interests you!

• Education Support & Loan Forgiveness: Tuition reimbursement and tuition loan forgiveness to help you grow your career with us.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Full-time employees have access to full medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.

• Financial Security & Savings: 401(k) retirement savings program with employer contributions, employer-paid life insurance, and flexible savings accounts (including medical and dependent care).

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO) available to all employees.

• Purpose: A meaningful place to make a lasting difference in your community and be proud of your clinical leadership.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education & Experience: 5 years of relevant clinical experience for non-nurse applicants; Registered Nurses should have a broad level of experience, including critical care, emergency medicine, and medical/surgical nursing.

• Licensure & Certification: Current professional nursing license in the State of Maine; Certification in Infection Control (CIC) can be obtained upon hire.

• Core Skills & Traits: Highly energetic, adaptable, creative, excellent written and oral communication skills, strong time management, extensive presentation experience, and a working knowledge of nursing practice and theory.

• Technical Proficiency: Display strong proficiency in computer and software skills to track data and generate reports.

Ready to make a difference in the lives of our residents? Apply today and join a team that values your leadership, dedication, and care!