Infection Control Specialist

5 days ago

Nashville, Tennessee, United States HCA TriStar Full time

Job Summary:

The Infection Control Preventionist is a qualified individual with knowledge of CDC guidelines and definitions of hospital-associated infections, TJC standards, federal and state regulations.

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of complete infection control/prevention process in the healthcare setting.
  • Conducts concurrent infection control surveillance, utilizing targeted patient and employee surveillance indicators approved by the Therapeutics Committee, based on studies which identified areas for improvement of patient outcomes.
  • Demonstrates the ability to aggregate and analyze infection control data and present to appropriate audiences, including community awareness.
  • Demonstrates understanding of Standard and Isolation precautions as set forth by the CDC.
  • Attends continuing education programs and maintains current knowledge of all aspects of infection control. Stays abreast of changing infection control practices and presents plan for compliance in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of microbiology and modes of transmission of disease entities.
  • Demonstrates ability to teach principles and practical application of infection control to all levels of healthcare personnel.
  • Demonstrates ability to develop, review and revise infection control policies and procedures as indicated or at a minimum every 3 years.
  • Develops and implements a system for identifying, investigating, reporting and preventing the spread of hospital-associated infections among patients of all ages and healthcare personnel.
  • Maintains accurate records of hospital-associated infections among patients.
  • Review cultures and sensitivities reported by microbiology laboratory of patients and personnel to determine if infection is hospital-associated in origin.
  • Ensures 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/health care 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 HCA TriStar:

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.

About HCA Healthcare:

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years.

In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

About Our Culture:

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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