Infection Preventionist

Conifer Health Solutions•Joshua Tree, CA

25d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Current CA RN or LVN license

Nice To Haves

Experience in Infection Control
Experience in Occupational Health
NHSN access and knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

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.
Collects, manages, and analyze surveillance data using standardized methodology and defined criteria for HAIs.
Organizes and maintains surveillance data and records
Reports surveillance data, findings, and analysis to the appropriate committees, patient care units, personnel, and external agencies
Monitors patients for the occurrence of communicable diseases, HAIs, and resistant and epidemiologically important organisms
Monitors infectious diseases and epidemiologically significant organisms occurring in the community via laboratory reports and public health reports
Identifies and evaluates clusters of infections and potential outbreaks
Institutes an outbreak investigation and control measures, as needed
Recommends isolation precautions according to organization’s policies and procedures
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.
Update policies and procedures, as needed, to maintain compliance with regulations, standards, and evidence-based guidelines
Assists the organization to evaluate and maintain readiness for state and accrediting agency surveys
Monitor and evaluates the efficacy of infection prevention and control strategies
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
Investigates exposures to communicable disease and initiates appropriate measures to prevent the transmission of disease
Maintains confidentiality of patients, personnel, and related information
Provides consultation services related to infection prevention and control to the departments
Evaluates products, devices, and equipment as relating to infection prevention and control
Actively participates in performance improvement activities
Maintains departmental records to be in compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies
Provides written and verbal reports to administration and relevant committees, departments, personnel, and external agencies
Communicates with local and state health departments
Participates in orientation programs and required annual education programs
Develops or obtains educational material and programs, as needed, for personnel, patients and visitors
Collaborates with employee health personnel on matters such as exposure management and immunization
Works with facilities management and other personnel to evaluate infection risks associated with renovation and construction projects and to identify control measures
Leads the Infection Control Committee collaboratively with the designated medical director, participates in Quality Council and the Supply Management Action and Resource Team.