Are you looking for a rewarding career in Skilled Nursing? We are currently searching for an Infection Control Coordinator to join our friendly, caring and supportive team!

Avantara Chicago Ridge is rapidly growing and our team is looking to invest in an Infection Preventionist by providing opportunities to further your career and with the tools and encouragement you need to succeed. We offer great benefits including:

• Competitive wages.
• Bonus opportunities.
• Shift differentials.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Internal growth opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• 401K with employer match.
• Employee concierge program.
• And more!

As an Infection Preventionist you are at the heart of the Clinical Department. Your work will ensure our residents receive the high standard of care they have grown to expect at Avantara Chicago Ridge. The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the facility prevention and control program (IPCP), which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of cimmunicable diseases and infections. The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct our infection control program and its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern such programs, and Standard IC 1:1 Comprehensive Accrediation Manual for LTC facilities of the Joint Commission on the Accrediation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO)

To be eligible for consideration applicants:

1. Must possess, as a minimum, a nursing degree from an accredited college, university or school of nursing, and a current unencumbered Illinois RN or LPN license in good standing.

2. If not a nurse, must have primary training in medical technology, microbiology, epidemiology, or other related field.

3. Must compete the required Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Certification Course as approved by CDC.

Avantara Chicago Ridge is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, expression or orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or reference this information, or any information relating to any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.