RN Infection Control Specialist

1 week ago

Nashville, Tennessee, United States TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center Full time
Job Summary

The Infection Control Preventionist is a key member of our healthcare team, responsible for identifying, investigating, and preventing the spread of hospital-associated infections among patients and personnel. This role requires a comprehensive knowledge of infection control practices, including CDC guidelines, TJC standards, and federal and state regulations.

Responsibilities
  • Conduct concurrent infection control surveillance and utilize targeted patient and employee surveillance indicators to identify areas for improvement.
  • Aggregate and analyze infection control data to present to appropriate audiences, including community awareness.
  • Develop, review, and revise infection control policies and procedures as indicated or at a minimum every 3 years.
  • Implement a system for identifying, investigating, reporting, and preventing the spread of hospital-associated infections among patients of all ages and healthcare personnel.
  • Ensure that measures for prevention of patient infections are in place relative to IV therapy, indwelling catheters, surgical sites, etc.
  • Confers with staff nurses on all patient units on a regular basis to determine occurrence of hospital-acquired infections.
  • Confers with medical and nursing staff to determine appropriate implementation of isolation precautions.
  • Investigates infections, especially those occurring above established thresholds and/or in clusters by patient units.
  • Initiates culture and sensitivity and/or appropriate isolation precautions as ordered by the physician chairman of the Infection Prevention Committee when indicated.
  • Reports environmental hazards and/or implements corrective action that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/healthcare errors.
  • Assists with in-service education related to infection prevention and control through general orientation, nursing orientation, and annual education.
  • Completes Notifiable Disease reports and forwards them to the Tennessee Department of Health in a timely and accurate manner.
Requirements
  • Current RN licensure in the State of Tennessee
  • Current BLS Certification upon hire
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in infection control practice in a hospital setting preferred
  • Certification by the Board of Practitioners of Infection Control and Epidemiology, preferred.
  • Bachelors in Nursing Preferred; Associates degree required
About Us

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics, and rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board-certified physicians representing more than 20 specialties. Many have offices located on our campus.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities, and healthcare. Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow.

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