Registered Nurse

Tribal Health•Sells, AZ

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About The Position

Registered Nurse, Infection Control Sells, Arizona Are you ready for your next opportunity? When you work with Tribal Health, you work with talented and passionate teams who are making an impact on Native health disparities. We offer an unforgettable, career-changing adventure - and because we are clinically led, you can count on 24/7 support, so you always feel confident and comfortable on the job. We recognize that you are the best part of us. In addition to a wealth of benefits, we offer caring recruiters who match your personal and professional goals to the perfect opportunity for you. We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Clinician, who understands and respects the values of our tribal communities. Together, staff will provide care that meets the needs of the community and offers a meaningful and culturally responsive experience for both patients and their families.

Requirements

Specialty : Infection Control
Licensure : Any state license
Certifications : BLS (AHA preferred or client specific)
Experience : 1 year experience
Schedule : Monday – Friday, 8hrs

Responsibilities

Responsible for implementing and following Infection Control, Employee Health, and Disinfection and Sterilization program policies and procedures
Review existing policies and procedures, identifying gaps and outdated information.
Participates in Infection Control and Employee Health activities within the organization including infection control surveillance of facility and associated clinics.
Collaborate with the Human Resources Department to ensure completion of all health screening for onboarding employees to ensure current status of immunizations and testing to meet the employment requirements.
Tracks occupational health trends.
Assists in planning, developing, and implementing employee health programs targeting identified trends improving the health of the employees.
Maintains documentation of immunizations and employee health.
Provides new employee orientation to infection control principles and practices and employee health.
Provides annual infection control training for all staff and provides updates and reviews of infection control principles and practices as required or as changes occur.
Maintains files and prepares reports on Infection Control and Employee Health activities.
Participates in daily multidisciplinary inpatient rounds and assess for hospital acquired infections to ascertain the possibility for epidemic potential and proper precautions needed to avoid transmission to other patients and hospital staff.
Assists in tracking all infectious diseases.
Provides education and follow up as necessary.
Facilitates compliance with state and federal requirements, and accreditation with The Joint Commission.
Notification of reportable diseases to tribal, county, state and/or federal departments.
Support administration with infection control and employee health reports, maintain complete and accurate records.
Use epidemiological principles and statistical method to design, implement, and evaluate infection prevention and control strategies.
Provide recommendations to reduce the risk of infection as part of the design, construction, and renovation process.
Collaborate with on the evaluation and monitoring of environmental cleaning and disinfection practices and technologies; collaborate with others to select and evaluate environmental disinfectant products.
Actively promotes and monitors hand hygiene compliance.
Resource to facility employees, completes written and/or oral reports and/or recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team, as necessary concerning infection control and employee health.