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Infection Control Coordinator/Employee Health Nurse
3 months ago
Boone County Hospital is looking for an Infection Control Coordinator/Employee Health Nurse. Our mission is toimprove and enhance the health and well-being of those we serve. Weoffer a team approach to healthcare and a competitive benefits package.
Status: Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Shift: Days
Shift Time Schedule: Daytime flexible hours
Days: Monday-Friday
We offer competitive pay and agreat benefits package that includes:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Life insurance
- Aflac
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Wellness program and reimbursement
- Free access to Boone County Hospital's onsitefitness room
- Generous PTO Accrual Plan
- Sick Pay
- Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Onsite Cafeteria
POSITION SUMMARY:
Coordinates comprehensive hospital wide infection preventionand control program in accordance with current requirements of regulatory,government, and accrediting/licensing agencies and organizational policies andprocedures. Responsible for maintaining and coordinating the Employee Healthprogram for the hospital.
BCH POLICY STATEMENT:
It is the obligation of each employee of Boone CountyHospital (BCH) to abide by and promote BCH's mission, values, Code of Conduct,Standards of Behavior, policies, procedures and related practices. Thisincludes policies relating to Compliance, Infection Control and Safety.
HIPAA SECURITY COMPLIANCE:
Boone County Hospital is committed to following all federalguidelines related to privacy and security. All employees will be held to thehighest standard of confidentiality, and will be required to annually sign anemployee confidentiality agreement that outlines the rules and expectation forevery BCH employee. Failure to abide by these guidelines could lead todisciplinary action including termination.
Security Access: High Incumbent has access to restricted orconfidential patient information and must comply with the terms of the BCHprivacy & security policies as it applies to their job.
BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS:
Boone County Hospital has developed standards for behaviorexpectations of all employees. Please refer to the Boone County HospitalStandards of Behavior.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as acomprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in theclassification. Shown are duties intended to provide a representative summaryof the major duties and responsibilities.
- Reflects excellence and professionalism while directly performing the job and at all times when representing the department or hospital. Serves as a professional role model
- Demonstrates leadership ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with licensed and non-licensed personnel
- Adheres to all applicable hospital policies and procedures
- Accepts responsibility for his/her actions. Is internally inspired to perform to the best of one's ability
- Develops and maintains communication and social skills. Actively demonstrates customer service philosophy when in contact with co-workers, physicians, patients, and visitors utilizing AIDET and HEART. Serves as a role model for others
- Develops and maintains sound working relationships with others in the organization
- Promotes a positive attitude for good interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships
- Works effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type
- Demonstrates regular attendance, keeps unscheduled absences to a minimum
- Adapts well to change in the workplace
- Demonstrates continual awareness and use of appropriate infection control practices, patient safety practices, and employee health and safety practices
- Participates in the orientation of new staff if needed. Supports preceptors with orientation process
- Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent employee health information
- Assumes the authority, responsibility, and accountability of directing the employee health needs
- Informs Director or House Supervisor of issues or concerns if unable to resolve or need assistance with addressing
- Uses good judgment in making independent decisions when necessary
- Develops and maintains an infection surveillance, prevention, and control program based on the organization's risk assessment and other needs and in accordance with state, federal, and other reporting requirements
- Administers immunizations/vaccinations to employees as indicated or recommended by CDC guidelines
- Assures staff completion of and maintains records of pre-employment health exams, reassessment health exams, TB testing, and required immunizations and vaccinations
- Manages work-related post-exposure follow-up of employees
- Collaborates with Human Resources to:
- manage and provide clinical support for the workers compensation program, including first report of injury, providing employees with pertinent information, collaborating with the work comp carrier and employee, maintaining employee work comp files, communication with employee's direct report on work comp case, tracks claims billing statements, reconciles claim payments, and help assist with any outstanding information the work comp carrier may need to process claims
- Plan, development, implement, maintain, and evaluate Employee Health programs
- Perform employee health exams and TB testing on new hires and current employees
- Maintains current information from OSHA, CDC, State and Federal regulations, Life Safety regulations
- Maintains log and OSHA log of work-related employee injuries
- Responsible for planning and implementing the annual employee influenza vaccination campaign and annual N-95 fit testing including establishing schedule times/clinics for vaccinations and testing. Coordinates training of staff to perform N-95 fit testing
- Collects, manages, and analyzes surveillance data using standardized methodology and defined criteria for an HAI
- Participates in data collection, analysis, corrective action planning, and management in regard to employee injuries, employee illnesses, general employee health, and work-related injuries or illnesses
- Prepares and presents employee health related data/reports on a regular basis for Infection Control Committee, Safety Committee, and Board of Trustees
- Organizes and maintains surveillance data and records
- Reports surveillance data, findings, and analyses to the appropriate committees, patient care units, personnel, and external agencies
- Monitors patients for the occurrence of communicable diseases, HAIs, and resistant and epidemiologically important organisms
- Monitors infectious diseases and epidemiologically significant organisms occurring in the community via laboratory reports and public health reports
- Identifies and evaluates cultures of infections and potential outbreaks and institutes an outbreak investigation and control measures, as needed
- Recommends isolation precautions according to organization's policies and procedures
- Develops and maintains infection prevention and control policies and protocols in accordance with requirements of regulatory, government, and accrediting/licensing agencies and recommendations of relevant professional organizations
- Assists the organization to evaluate and maintain readiness for state and accrediting agencies surveys
- Monitors and evaluates the efficacy of infection prevention and control strategies
- Collaborates with all departments of the facility to design and implement strategies to prevent HAIs and transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and other epidemiologically important organisms
- Investigates exposures to communicable diseases and initiates appropriate measures to prevent the transmission of disease
- Provides consultation services relating to infection prevention and control to the various departments of the organization
- Evaluates products, devices, and equipment as relating to infection prevention and control
- Actively participates in performance improvement activities
- Communicates with local and state health departments
- Conducts education on infection control and employee health related topics and procedures as needed
- Develops or obtains educational materials and programs, as needed, for personnel, patients, and visitors
- Works with facilities management and other personnel to evaluate infection risks associated with renovation and construction projects and to identify control measures
- Organizes and leads the Infection Control Committee; participates as an active member of the Safety Committee
- Organizes and participates in monthly Safety Rounds
- Participates as an active member of the the Nursing Administration Committee and other committees as needed
- Unrestricted Iowa RN license in good standing
- 2 years experience in clinical/patient care services or relevant health care position
- Infection Control and/or Occupational Health/Employee Health experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Health Care Related preferred
- CIC certification preferred. Ability to take certification examination after 3 years or less of employment required
- Knowledge and experience in areas of patient care practices, microbiology, asepsis, disinfection and sterilization, adult education, infectious diseases, statistics, epidemiology, communication, and program administration
- Self-motivated, organized, and detail oriented
- Able to organize and manage time and multiple tasks
- Computer literacy including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Operate office equipment such as computers, printers, copy machine, calculator, facsimile, and scanners
- Sitting at a desk for extended periods of time while working on a computer
- Frequently and on a daily basis will walk throughout whole facility and to various departments to perform job duties
- Frequent standing when out of office
- Involves some contact with patients
- Interaction with others is frequent and interruptive
- Hours may vary depending on departmental staffing needs or in the event of an exposure/outbreak situation
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job
- Vision must be correctable to view computer screens and read printed information. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus
- Hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contacts and other conversations
The above is intended to describe the general content of andrequirements for this job. It is not intended to be a complete statement ofduties, responsibilities or requirements.
