Infection Preventionist - Baroness Hospital - Infection Prevention - Full-time

Erlanger Health System • Chattanooga, TN

106d

About The Position

Supports and assists with Infection Prevention practices within the Health System’s Infection Prevention and Control program.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with BSN, BS, or Master’s of Public Health degree.
• De-escalation training, if applicable.
• 3 years of experience in accredited healthcare organization or public health.
• Computer and internet skills to include Microsoft Office.
• Current Tennessee licensure as a RN or Master’s of Public Health.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC).

Nice To Haves

• 3 years of experience in infection prevention.
• Recent clinical expertise.
• Previous experience in information analysis, computer knowledge, quality improvement desired, however department will train.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and assist with directing the entity specific day to day operations related to monitoring, prevention and control of infection.
• Serve as a consultant on infection prevention issues and assist in providing a safe environment.
• Meet with other staff members to discuss performance improvement activities and develop future courses of action.
• Coordinate activities to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections in assigned focus area(s).
• Communicate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and county health departments, other health agencies, medical facilities and practitioners for reporting and/or investigation of infectious disease cases/clusters.
• Participate as a principal member of the Infection Committees and workgroups and serve on other ongoing and ad hoc committees or task groups throughout the organization.
• Coordinate the development and periodic review of Infection Control related standards, policies, procedures, practices and guidelines for assigned focus area(s).
• Institute disease/agent transmission control measures as necessary.
• Communicate with all personnel and medical staff regarding the interpretation and enforcement of and compliance with infection prevention program policies, practices, and procedures.
• Analyze data to recognize potentially important relationships or patterns of infection and to detect significant variations in processes or outcomes.
• Coordinate, support or assist in the design and execution of special studies and projects.
• Attend educational in-services, webinars and conferences as appropriate.
• Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
• Collect patient, laboratory, process and performance data and information.
• Prepare, report and present infection control activities and improvement processes to meet organization needs and comply with applicable regulations.
• Recommend changes in information systems hardware and software to improve internal and external reporting and data storage capabilities.
• Review and make recommendations regarding selection of products related to infection prevention and control.
• Routinely assess and investigate clinical infection and infection risks in concert with department objectives.
• Conduct patient care practice and environmental rounds and recommend corrective action to administrative and management staff.
• Serve as the department liaison to individuals, programs, committees, functions, facilities, schools, industry, agencies and associations.
• Plan, conduct and document formal and informal educational activities pertaining to infection control.
• Update infection prevention materials used in the orientation of Nursing staff.
• Review, recommend and maintain infection prevention educational material in EOLs.
• Review construction projects pre-construction to assess risk; and conduct rounds during construction to identify and address safety issues.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees