Infection Preventionist​/Surgical Service Administration

Schedule:

M-F  - 40hrs

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Responsible for a comprehensive infection prevention program throughout the enterprise with 24 hour accountability. Promotes excellence in quality and patient safety by preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) through surveillance, investigations and taking action to reduce the transmission disease. Maintains an effective infection prevention plan and conducts an annual risk assessment to determine infection prevention priorities utilizing the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) competency model as a guideline.

• Surveillance and epidemiologic investigation:
• Design surveillance systems
• Collect, analyze and disseminate surveillance data
• Facilitate outbreak investigations in collaboration with the hospital epidemiologist
• Prevention and action to control the transmission of infectious agents:
• Develop and review infection prevention control policies, procedures, and new guidelines based on current literature, regulatory agencies, and data generated through surveillance
• Provide recommendations on products and procedures for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization to minimize the transmission of infectious diseases
• Collaborate with public health agencies in planning community responses to biologic agents
• Identify and implement infection prevention and control strategies according to specific topics: hand hygiene; cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization; specific direct and indirect care settings; therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and devices; product/equipment recall procedures; use of isolation/barrier precautions when indicated; patient placement, transfer, discharge; environmental hazards; use of patient care products and medical equipment; patient immunization programs; construction and renovation; and influx of patients with communicable diseases
• Conduct annual risk assessments and develop and maintain an effective infection prevention plan in accordance with regulatory guidelines e.g. Tuberculosis, MDRO, Blood and Body Fluid, and others as appropriate
• Collaborate with antimicrobial stewardship program
• Examine data and analyze situations to identify potential infection prevention risks and seek resolution
• Provide timely reports regarding investigations to the department manager, epidemiologist, infection control committee, and others as appropriate
• Project management and performance improvement
• Oversee the automated hand hygiene program throughout the organization through policy and product review
• Liaison between the organization and vendor for automated hand hygiene system
• Provide technical support for the automated hand hygiene system for hospital employees and the medical staff
• Facilitate work groups, collect and analyze infection data for NDNQI, CHA, and SPS which includes CLABSI, CAUTI, VAPs, VAE, MRSA bacteremia, C-Diff, VRE, and SSIs
• Facilitate and lead project meetings as necessary
• Influence others and move towards a common goal
• Collect, analyze, and display data outcomes
• Works collaboratively with patient care services, ancillary…