Risk Manager/Certified I.P.

Risk Manager/Certified Infection Preventionist - We offer a great job at a great company, with great rewards!

We are a growing Skilled Nursing facility based in Jacksonville that offers its employees a challenging, supportive, work environment, great pay and benefits, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our residents.

The Company: River City Rehab Center is a premier locally-owned nursing and rehabilitation facility in the Jacksonville North Side area. We offer skilled nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, social services, recreational activities and restaurant style dining prepared by our dietary staff. We are committed to providing quality services and programs that are accessible and responsive to the long term nursing care and rehabilitative health care needs of our community. We are known for the great care we take with our residents and employees alike.

Our people are our most important asset, and we rely on them to continually create value for our residents and clients. Our organization has a culture of safety and we promote a safe environment and safe work practices.

The Position: We’re looking for full time Risk Manager/IP (Exempt-Salaried). Performance-based pay increases are available to all employees. Your compensation grows as you grow with us.

Requirements: SEE BELOW FOR RISK MANAGER AND IP RESPONSIBILITIES

Legal/Risk Management Experience preferred

Florida Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing is required. Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing is desirable. Candidates are required to attain and maintain CPR certification within six months after hire. Understanding of risk management in a nursing facility is desirable. Experience performing the essential functions of the position is desirable.

Risk Manager Responsibilities:

• Conduct Reality Orientation
• Greet/escort/orient new resident
• Make resident comfortable
• Treat residents fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect
• Maintain residents' privacy
• Meet with residents/family members
• Listen to resident/family/physician complaints and initiate corrective action
• Interact with residents/family in a manner to enhance the reputation of the facility
• Communicate new arrivals to staff
• Orient new residents/family to the facility
• Conduct resident care conferences
• Conduct positive public relations for facility
• Resolve customer complaints
• Request supplies as appropriate
• Use equipment and supplies efficiently and in a cost-effective manner

• Operate/utilize pulse oximeter
• Assist in development of patient treatment plans
• Develop patient treatment plans
• Review patient treatment plans for completeness, timeliness, and accuracy
• Ensure care plans are properly implemented
• Develop/implement comprehensive care plans
• Solicit input for care plan from all persons responsible for residents' care
• Recommend resident care plan to supervisor
• Wash hands
• Maintain floors safe and clear of obstructions (residents' belongings, supplies/equipment, etc.)
• Maintain dry floors.
• Report spills
• Report hazardous conditions/equipment to supervisor
• Report accidents/incidents to supervisor
• Observe and report changes in room environment (temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc.)
• Explain/assist residents with food arrangements
• Notify supervisor of lost/missing residents
• Implement improvements in resident care/service
• Ensure employees and residents follow policies and procedures
• Report residents' complaints/grievances
• Resolve residents' complaints/grievances
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluid, infectious materials, and/or hazardous chemicals
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids
• Resolve residents' allegations of abuse/mistreatment
• Render immediate resident assistance
• Answer resident call lights
• Provide data to Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee
• Participate in and promote the quality assurance program
• Develop, implement, and evaluate corrective action plans
• Document, and ensure communication of, key risks
• Maintain input or data quality of risk management systems
• Recommend ways to control or reduce risk
• Identify key risks and mitigating factors
• Devise systems and processes to monitor validity of risk modeling outputs
• Gather risk-related data from internal or external resources
• Identify and analyze areas of potential risk
• Develop or implement risk-assessment models or methodologies
• Produce reports or presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend changes
• Plan, and contribute to development of, risk management systems
• Identify concerns related to resident care or facility operation
• Collect and analyze data
• Identify trends in risk/concerns areas
• Manage Quality Assessment and Assurance schedule
• Assess risk
• Identify risk mitigation
• Monitor compliance with policy, laws, and regulations
• Maintain Quality Assessment and Assurance data
• Develop risk management strategy
• Implement risk management strategy
• Monitor quality indicators
• Analyze adverse incidents
• Evaluate effectiveness of risk prevention/loss control techniques
• Identify areas for improvement
• Develop incident investigation procedures
• Ensure preservation of evidence
• Assess educational needs of staff
• Ensure reporting requirements are met
• Record entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, or other documents
• Utilize authorized abbreviations in documentation
• Transcribe physicians orders to residents' charts, records, care plans, etc.

• Report noted discrepancies to supervisor
• Document incidents
• Assess documentation for accuracy
• Assess documentation for completeness
• Maintain confidentiality of medical records
• Protect the security of medical records
• Report inaccurate documentation
• Report incomplete documentation
• Request documentation from physicians
• Resolve inaccurate documentation
• Resolve incomplete documentation
• Enforce dress codes
• Enforce policies and procedures
• Counsel subordinates on work performance or procedure violations
• Provide instruction for appropriate nursing care to subordinates
• Supervise application and removal of restraints
• Develop, implement, and evaluate safety standards
• Ensure appropriate personal protective equipment is available to, and used by, staff
• Participate in training and educational classes
• Maintain knowledge/understanding of applicable Federal and State laws and regulations
• Understand and follow safety procedures
• Report safety violations
• Follow isolation precaution/procedures
• Properly use and dispose of personal protective equipment
• Follow safety procedures
• Participate in safety program
• Conduct accident/incident investigation
• Implement standard precautions and isolation procedures
• Develop/implement accident/injury avoidance training

Certified Infection Preventionist Responsibilities:

The infection control nurse is responsible for assisting and coordinating activities of the infection prevention and control program that meets the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements, including but not limited to:

• Setting standards and evaluating infection prevention practices and outbreak investigations;
• Establishing and maintaining policies and procedures;
• Educating staff;
• Identifying and documenting infections (i.e. surveillance);
• Analyzing infection and process measure data to evaluate performance;
• Ensuring public health is notified of reportable diseases;
• Writing and disseminating reports;
• An active member of the quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) committee and working with QAPI committee/program, and other key staff to strengthen infection prevention practices; and
• Supporting antibiotic stewardship initiatives.

These responsibilities also include identifying when a resident will need to be placed on isolation precautions, working with environmental services to prevent cross-contamination in the care environment, developing action plans to address opportunities for improvement, coordinating with employee health as needed, and implementing an annual infection control risk assessment process. The position also works with community partners and other healthcare facilities to help prevent transmission of infection across the continuum of care.

Minimum Education and or Experience Requirements

• Registered Nurse licensed in the state of Florida
• The individual will have completed the 16-hour Nursing Home Infection Prevention Program with an 80% or greater passing exam rate no later than November 1, 2019.
• Must be knowledgeable of infection control, epidemiology, quality improvement, adult education principles, statistics, and microbiology.
• Demonstrates excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.

Why Should You Apply?

• We are a new facility, with ground floor opportunities for career growth.
• Our pay and benefits are second to none.
• We offer you the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our residents