Infection Control Nurse
About The Position
The Infection Control Nurse monitors nursing services personnel to ensure they follow established infection prevention and control practices and aseptic techniques when caring for residents. The role establishes and maintains an infection surveillance program based on standardized definitions and implements and monitors tools for collecting process and outcome surveillance data. The nurse assists Environmental Services with guidelines for environmental cleaning and disinfection and reviews, summarizes, and reports data on infection prevention initiatives, including antibiotic stewardship, healthcare-acquired infections, immunization programs, and outbreaks. The role conducts investigations of new or significant infection and communicable-disease trends, and assists the Director of Nursing with budgeting for infection prevention and control programs and activities. The position also helps departments identify tasks that involve exposure to blood or body fluids, educates residents and family members about standard and transmission-based precautions, and oversees tracking, administration, and recordkeeping for required employee and recommended resident immunizations. The nurse orders vaccine inventories in a timely manner, participates in infection prevention, QAPI, and interdisciplinary team meetings as requested or indicated, and implements committee recommendations.
Requirements
- Licensed RN or LVN.
- At least 1 year of nursing experience.
- IP certification required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Infection Prevention experience (1–2 years minimum) is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Monitor nursing services personnel to ensure they follow established infection prevention and control practices and aseptic techniques when caring for residents.
- Establish and maintain an infection surveillance program based on standardized definitions of infections.
- Establish, implement, and monitor data collection tools for process and outcome surveillance.
- Assist the Director of Environmental Services in developing and implementing environmental cleaning and disinfection guidelines.
- Review, summarize, and report data on infection prevention and control initiatives, including antibiotic stewardship, healthcare-acquired infections, immunization programs, and outbreaks.
- Conduct special investigations into new or significant trends in infections or communicable diseases.
- Assist the Director of Nursing in preparing budgets for infection prevention and control programs and activities.
- Assist departments in evaluating and classifying routine and job-related functions to identify tasks involving exposure to blood or body fluids.
- Educate residents and family members on standard and transmission-based precautions.
- Assist with and oversee the tracking, administration, and recordkeeping of required employee immunizations and recommended resident immunizations.
- Order vaccine inventories for staff and residents in a timely manner.
- Serve on and participate in Infection Prevention and Control Committee, QAPI Committee, and interdisciplinary team meetings as requested or indicated.
- Implement recommendations from the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
