Infection Prevention Specialist

4 weeks ago

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States Good Shepherd Rehab Full time
Job Summary

The Infection Prevention Specialist is responsible for the implementation, review, and coordination of the facility's Infection Prevention program. This includes ensuring that existing standards and guidelines of applicable professional organizations and regulatory and governmental agencies are incorporated into the program. The Specialist reviews relevant public health issues to integrate into practice, serves as a consultant and resource person regarding infection prevention issues for all facility personnel, collaborates with other healthcare professionals within and outside of the facility, and implements infection prevention education programs. The Specialist maintains the overall coordination of the infection control program, including but not limited to surveillance, monitoring, trend analysis, education programs, public health department reporting, participation in committee memberships; inclusive but not limited to Infection Prevention, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety, Quality and Performance Improvement as well as those TBD or assigned.

Essential Functions
  1. Maintains and develops the Infection Control Manual by reviewing, evaluating, and applying standards of practice across the continuum.
  2. Establishes, implements, administers, and infection prevention program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
  3. Conducts ongoing review of hospital policies, procedures, and guidelines to identify infection prevention discrepancies, and implements revisions as necessary.
  4. Ensures the completion of audits regarding the implementation of and compliance with selected policies when indicated and or requested.
  5. Utilizes a broad base of knowledge to apply infection control principles across the continuum by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
  6. Interacts with medical and nursing staff, department managers, supervisors, and employee health (occupational health) and other professional/non-professional staff members to provide resource information, resolve infection prevention and control issues, and identify new opportunities to improve services and reduce costs when possible.
  7. Works closely with Human Resources and Employee Health/Occupational Health Service in evaluating any significant exposures and policies for the healthcare worker by reviewing all current literature and presenting C.D.C. guidelines for evaluation in the organization while working with Human Resources and the current contracted occupational health provider or designee for employee injury/exposure when indicated.
  8. Applies appropriate current theoretical concepts to implement changes in practices within the organization to improve patient care and prevent infections by keeping abreast of current practices in the literature and evaluating the needs of each separate entity.
  9. Develops and coordinates the infection prevention program throughout the facility, implementing the program by formulating, establishing, and evaluating policies and procedures related to patient care infection prevention measures throughout the facility, clinics, and all other ventures operated and/or owned by the organization.
  10. Develops and implements the annual infection prevention plan in conjunction with the IPC (Infection Prevention Committee).
  11. Evaluates the annual plan for goal achievement in conjunction with the IPC.
  12. Provides education and training for all staff members and independent practitioners regarding the prevention of HAIs, and/or demonstrates through consultative action with clinical teams regarding the development of standards, audits, and research.
  13. Manages critical data and information, including surveillance of healthcare-associated infection by providing the organization with a baseline using proven databases and formulas for benchmarking.
  14. Makes recommendations regarding the prevention and control of infection on a 24-hour basis.
  15. Develops reports and statistical data for the IPC, medical staff committees, medical executive committee, and the facility's Administration, as well as other committees as needed or requested.
  16. Conducts outbreak investigations and follow-up when indicated.
  17. Assures the organization is aware and assists in compliance with regulation, guidelines, and accreditation requirements by attending conferences and maintaining professional organization membership, reviewing standards as applied to each licensure, and providing guidance in establishing protocols to meet those regulations.
  18. Ensures the completion of audits regarding the implementation of and compliance with selected policies.
  19. Cooperates with the county and state department of health regarding infectious and communicable disease reporting to ensure all communicable diseases are reported to the appropriate county and state health department personnel.
  20. Demonstrates complete data entry into the National Health Safety Network (NHSN), Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), and Pennsylvania's Electronic Disease Reporting system, as well as any additional submissions as directed and/or required to meet current or updated regulatory requirements.
  21. Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in order to meet a wide range of service needs with daily work as well as with TBD duties or assigned by completing tasks and projects as assigned by deadline to support patient safety, quality initiatives, and/or organizational priorities or projects that may fall both in and outside of the normal job description.
Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. Master's Degree preferred.
  • Work Experience: 5-7 years of relevant clinical nursing experience required. 1-2 years of prior experience as an infection control nurse preferred. Previous experience which may include critical care, emergency medicine, rehabilitation, pediatric, and medical/surgical nursing preferred.
  • Completion of an approved infection control course within one year of employment required.
  • Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nurse license required. Basic Life Support/CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required. Membership in either APIC (Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) or SHEA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) preferred.

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