RN Infection Preventionist Inf Ctrl Job Edinburg area,Texas USA,Healthcare

Position: RN Infection Preventionist - FT Days -Inf Ctrl
DHR Health - US:

TX:

Edinburg - Days

Summary:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the surveillance, analysis, and reporting of nosocomial infections; educating employees about infection control; and the development of health system policies and procedures to insure rigorous infection control standards that meet Joint Commission, OSHA, Public Health Department, and Center for Disease Control requirements. Initiates follow up on employee/patient exposures to communicable diseases.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate from an accredited nursing program required
Current state of Texas license as an RN required

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) years of experience in Infection Control, or registered medical technologist with microbiology experience, three (3) years or more.
Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
Good written and verbal communication skills required.
Ability to read, write and speak English
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
Prefer hospital experience
Requires good communication and organizational skills.
Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
Requires working with frequent interruptions and self-starting.
Basic computer skills in word and excel.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice
Serves as a resource, assists with minutes, reports, and other duties as directed. Participates in performance improvement activities.
Apply epidemiologic principles and statistical methods, including risk stratification, to identify target population, analyze trends and risk factors, and design and evaluate prevention and control strategies.
Conduct on-going surveillance using Center of Disease Control (CDC) infection criteria, documentation, and investigation of healthcare associated infections through review of admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, post-discharge surveillance, and autopsy findings.
Assess environmental control through surveillance of water supply systems as needed, air pressure relationships for high risk environmental monitoring.
Conduct environmental rounds in all inpatient and outpatient care areas. Participate in investigations of unusual hospital infection outbreaks, consult with Infectious Disease Physician (Chairman of Infection Control Committee) and county/state public health departments, and when necessary in consult with the Center for Disease Control. Report epidemiologically significant findings to appropriate customers at the department Director's discretion.
Assist the Director of the Infection Control Department to evaluate the effectiveness of the surveillance plan and modifies as necessary.
Report all in-house patients with communicable disease to the county and/or state health department, and maintain appropriate records. Compile and interpret surveillance reports to Infection Control committee, specialty areas, and executive medical committee on a regular basis.
Collect data in support of epidemiological studies of specific problems or problem areas to determine the source of the problem and make appropriate recommendations under the direction of the department Director.
Participate in quality/performance improvement activities by assessing, monitoring, and measuring nosocomial infections and evaluating outcomes on a continuous basis.
Select indicators based on the projected use of the data. Plan and participate in the budget process.
Assist in the organization of regularly scheduled Hospital Infection Control meetings and dissemination of recommendations hospital wide as directed by the department Director.
Plan, organize, develop and implement educational programs for all hospital employees including administrative and ancillary services which convey specialized knowledge and skills to increase employee awareness of existence of nosocomial infections; techniques for avoidance and preventive measures to provide a safe environment for hospital employees and patients. Provide educational offerings for orientation and ongoing services.
Develop appropriate informational materials at appropriate level of understanding and need.
Serve as a knowledgeable and available resource on infection control practices and policies to patients, families, staff, and health system employees.
Participate in continuing educational activities at the department, state, and national levels to promote personal growth and maintain a current knowledge base commensurate with latest research and scholarly knowledge. Complete a basic training program for infection control.
Maintain compliance with national standards and regulating bodies such as the Joint Commission, CDC, OSHA, FDA and HCFA.
Develop and update isolation techniques and procedures in accordance with current…


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