INFECTION PREVENTIONIST NURSE

3 weeks ago

Kaplan LA USA, United States Nexion Health Full time
Rate:

$36/hr. for qualified nurses

Job Summary

The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for the development , direction, implementation, management and operation of the infection prevention in facility. Infection Preventionist will work to identify, investigate, monitor, and report healthcare-associated infections and communicable diseases. The IP will educate staff in an effort to sustain infection prevention strategies. Infection Preventionist conducts ongoing staff development, training and quality assurance performance improvement monitoring to ensure adherence with the organizational standards, state, and federal regulations.

Job Responsibilities

Program Management:

* Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program to include policies and procedures for surveillance, pandemic preparedness, hand hygiene, standard precautions, employee and resident infection control education, employee health, outbreak management, and transmission-based precautions.
* Establish routine, ongoing, and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of surveillance date to identify infections, infection risks, communicable disease outbreaks and to maintain or improve resident health status.
* Utilize nationally recognized surveillance criteria such as but not limited to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) or Revised McGeer criteria to track trends and identify opportunities for improvement based on data analysis.
* Develop an annual surveillance plan based on the population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data.
* Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan and infection prevention policies and procedures no less than annually and as needed.
* Participates in national collaboratives and external reporting to National Healthcare Network (NHSN)

Design and Deliver Education

* Provide infection prevention education at time of hire, no less than annually and when lapses in adherence occur.
* Acts as subject matter expert and resource within the healthcare center to residents/families, partners, providers, visitors, community, and public health regarding infection prevention and control measures, including identification of infectious disease processes.
* Create a process for demonstrating competencies following each training activity

Regulatory Requirements

* Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
* Maintain current knowledge with CMS, state and federal regulatory agencies and public health guidelines as it relates to infection prevention.

Performance Improvement (PI)

* Participate in interdisciplinary performance and quality improvement process.
* Serve as a member of the quality assessment and assurance committee (QAAC) and report to the committee on the infection prevention control program on a regular basis

Occupational Health

* Participate in the development/review of occupational health policies and procedures related to infection prevention and control.
* Reviews the risk of blood borne pathogens, OSHA standards, and exposure control plan to ensure implementation of best practice for occupational health to decrease the likelihood of exposures to infectious diseases.
* Develop (or assist with) rates and trends of occupational exposures. i.e. needle stick injuries
* Develop (or assist with) immunization and screening programs i.e. Influenza and TB
* Apply work restrictions and recommendations related to communicable diseases or following an exposure consistent with CDC and public health guidance.
* Monitor resident care practices and develop/maintain resident health program.
* Participates in the antibiotic stewardship program that includes antibiotic use protocols and a system to monitor antibiotic use.
* Facility Management
* Environmental rounding to observe infection control and prevention compliance of general maintenance, plumbing/ventilation, food preparation/storage, laundry collection/cleaning, infectious waste collection/disposal, housekeeping/cleaning, disinfection/sanitation, and equipment cleaning

Requirements

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
* Valid registration as a RN/LVN/LPN in the state of practice.
* Completion of relevant state Board of Nursing approved.

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