Infection Preventionist

Adventist Health•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento, the Adventist Health corporate headquarters have been based in Roseville, California, for more than 40 years. In 2019, we unveiled our WELL-certified campus - a rejuvenating place for associates systemwide to collaborate, innovate and connect. Adventist Health Roseville and shared service teams have access to enjoy a welcoming space designed to promote well-being and inspire your best work. Job Summary: Performs surveillance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) and infection prevention education. Writes and updates infection prevention policies and procedures to insure compliance with regulatory standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS,) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other nationally organized agencies recommendations and requirements. Is proficient in hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for the surveillance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of hospital acquired infections.

Requirements

Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
Two years' experience in acute care setting: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Preferred
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Preferred
Certified Infection Control (CIC): Required within three years of hire

Responsibilities

Conducts ongoing surveillance investigation and follow up of infections through review of admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, post-discharge surveillance, and autopsy findings.
Conducts environmental rounds in all inpatient and outpatient care areas.
Analyzes trends and risk factors, and designs and evaluates prevention and control strategies.
Participates in investigation and reporting of unusual hospital infection outbreaks.
Compiles and interprets surveillance reports for committees and specialty areas on a regular basis.
Collects data in support of epidemiological studies.
Determines the source of problems and makes recommendations for correction and improvement.
Assists in the organization of regularly scheduled infection control-related meetings and dissemination of recommendations hospital-wide.
Participates in quality/performance improvement activities by assessing, monitoring, and measuring nosocomial infections and evaluating outcomes on a continuous basis.
Plans, organizes, develops and implements new employee orientation and educational programs for employees (including administrative and ancillary services) to convey specialized knowledge and skills of awareness of existence of infections.
Includes techniques for avoidance and preventive measures to ensure an infection-free environment for hospital employees, patients and visitors.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.