Inf. Disease/Prevention Nurse Consultant

State of North Carolina•464 Roper Drive Cabarrus, NC

3d•$62,044 - $102,371•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Consultant I provides Infectious Disease and Wound Care Management coverage to prisons as part of Department of Adult Corrections/ Health Services and will be responsible for Avery Mitchell, Black Mountain-ACDP, Foothills, Marion, Mountain View, Rutherford, and Western CCW facilities. This Nurse Consultant I provides expertise in infection disease/prevention for Health Services. Duties include but not limited to: • Responsible for providing technical guidance and expertise to assess and develop tools to meet policy requirements for infection disease/prevention program. • Must maintain knowledge of policies and procedures of the Department of Adult Correction & Health and Wellness Section, plus knowledge of NC communicable disease rules and regulations. • Position requires expertise in wound management, as well as advanced skills in research utilization, program development, and quality improvement. • Position requires understanding of long-term care, environmental practices as well as HAI's. • Position provides HIV testing, counseling and prevention education in assigned prisons. • Provides post test positive counseling with risk reduction planning to HIV positive offenders. • Prepares monthly reports and completes reporting requirements for CDC and DHHS on all HIV positive offenders. • Assesses HIV positive offenders on regular basis to determine medication compliance, adverse reactions, laboratory values, complaints, etc. • Performs discharge planning to include follow-up appointments with community providers, medication assistance, housing, etc. • Monitors and tracks all Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B, and active TB patients on treatment at assigned units. • Updates custody/ medical staff of changes and prepares facility field trainers to perform blood borne pathogen classes. • Provides education updates to field staff on infectious diseases as needed. Serves as an Infection Prevention expert. Position will work a forty-hour week typically Monday-Friday. Requires participation in meetings and trainings, may dictate overnight travel and workings hours outside the normal 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. workday.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina
One year of experience in the area of specialization.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in wound management
Advanced skills in research utilization
Advanced skills in program development
Advanced skills in quality improvement
Understanding of long-term care
Understanding of environmental practices
Understanding of HAI's

Responsibilities

Providing technical guidance and expertise to assess and develop tools to meet policy requirements for infection disease/prevention program.
Maintaining knowledge of policies and procedures of the Department of Adult Correction & Health and Wellness Section, plus knowledge of NC communicable disease rules and regulations.
Providing expertise in wound management, as well as advanced skills in research utilization, program development, and quality improvement.
Understanding of long-term care, environmental practices as well as HAI's.
Providing HIV testing, counseling and prevention education in assigned prisons.
Providing post test positive counseling with risk reduction planning to HIV positive offenders.
Preparing monthly reports and completing reporting requirements for CDC and DHHS on all HIV positive offenders.
Assessing HIV positive offenders on regular basis to determine medication compliance, adverse reactions, laboratory values, complaints, etc.
Performing discharge planning to include follow-up appointments with community providers, medication assistance, housing, etc.
Monitoring and tracking all Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B, and active TB patients on treatment at assigned units.
Updating custody/ medical staff of changes and preparing facility field trainers to perform blood borne pathogen classes.
Providing education updates to field staff on infectious diseases as needed.
Serving as an Infection Prevention expert.