Registered Nurse (RN) - Infection Control
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
3x12 hrs

Shift: Days

Job type: Full time

Hours:

Sign on Bonus: Up to 15K

Position Summary
The Infection Preventionist coordinates a comprehensive infection prevention and control program in accordance with current requirements of regulatory, government, and accrediting/licensing agencies and organizational policies and procedures.  Duties include surveillance for health care-associated infections (HAIs), collection, analysis, and interpretation of surveillance data, outbreak investigation, and program evaluation.  The Infection Preventionist is also responsible for the day-to-day administration of the infection prevention and control program.

1.    Develop and maintains an infection surveillance, prevention, and control program based on the organizational risk assessment and other needs in accordance with state, federal, and other reporting requirements.
2.    Collects, manages, and analyze surveillance data using standardized methodology and defined criteria for HAIs.
3.    Organizes and maintains surveillance data and records
4.    Reports surveillance data, findings, and analysis to the appropriate committees, patient care units, personnel, and external agencies
5.    Monitors patients for the occurrence of communicable diseases, HAIs, and resistant and epidemiologically important organisms
6.    Monitors infectious diseases and epidemiologically significant organisms occurring in the community via laboratory reports and public health reports
7.    Identifies and evaluates clusters of infections and potential outbreaks
8.    Institutes an outbreak investigation and control measures, as needed
9.    Recommends isolation precautions according to organization’s policies and procedures
10.    Develops infection prevention and control policies and procedures in accordance with requirements of regulatory, government, and accrediting/licensing agencies and recommendations of relevant regulations, standards, and evidence-based guidelines.
11.    Update policies and procedures, as needed, to maintain compliance with regulations, standards, and evidence-based guidelines
12.    Assists the organization to evaluate and maintain readiness for state and accrediting agency surveys
13.    Monitor and evaluates the efficacy of infection prevention and control strategies
14.    Collaborates with the departments of the facility to design and implement strategies to prevent HAIs and transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms and other epidemiologically important organisms
15.    Investigates exposures to communicable disease and initiates appropriate measures to prevent the transmission of disease 
16.    Maintains confidentiality of patients, personnel, and related information
17.    Provides consultation services related to infection prevention and control to the departments
18.    Evaluates products, devices, and equipment as relating to infection prevention and control
19.    Actively participates in performance improvement activities
20.    Maintains departmental records to be in compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies
21.    Provides written and verbal reports to administration and relevant committees, departments, personnel, and external agencies
22.    Communicates with local and state health departments
23.    Participates in orientation programs and required annual education programs
24.    Develops or obtains educational material and programs, as needed, for personnel, patients and visitors
25.    Collaborates with employee health personnel on matters such as exposure management and immunization
26.    Works with facilities management and other personnel to evaluate infection risks associated with renovation and construction projects and to identify control measures
27.    Leads the Infection Control Committee collaboratively with the designated medical director, participates in Quality Council and the Supply Management Action and Resource Team.

Sign on Bonus: Up to 15K

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:
•    Current CA RN or LVN license Preferred
•    Experience in Infection Control 
•    Experience in Occupational Health, 
•    NHSN access and knowledge preferred
 

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