RN Infection Prevention

Uintah Basin Medical Center • Roosevelt, UT

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About The Position

The Infection Control Practitioner is a qualified individual with knowledge of
CDC guidelines and definitions of hospital-acquired infections (HAI, federal and
state regulations. She/He is responsible for the identification, investigation,
reporting, prevention, and control of hospital-acquired infections among
residents and personnel. By authority of the Infection Control Committee, she/he
may institute the collection of cultures and initiate appropriate isolation
precautions. Responsible for assisting with in-service programs related to
infection prevention and control.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a supervisory position in healthcare or five (5) years in infection prevention.
• Working knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, aseptic techniques, and current practices.
• Ensures that appearance and personal conduct are professional at all times.
• Excellent attendance record.
• Wears appropriate clothing for job functions.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, administration, and staff.
• Represents the organization positively and professionally in the community.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices

Nice To Haves

• Member of the Association of Practitioners of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the complete infection prevention process in the healthcare setting.
• Demonstrates knowledge of risk-stratified statistics as applicable to trending nosocomial infections.
• Demonstrates understanding of standard and isolation precautions as set forth by the CDC.
• Attends continuing education programs and maintains current knowledge of all aspects of infection prevention.
• Demonstrates knowledge of microbiology and modes of transmission of disease entities.
• Demonstrates ability to teach principles and practical application of infection prevention to all levels of healthcare personnel.
• Demonstrates ability to develop infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements a system for identifying, investigating, reporting, and preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections among residents of all ages and healthcare personnel.
• Reviews cultures and sensitivities reported by the microbiology laboratory of residents and personnel to determine if infection is nosocomial in origin.
• Confers with staff nurses on all resident care units regularly to determine the occurrence of hospital-acquired infections.
• Confers with medical and nursing staff to determine appropriate implementation of isolation precautions.
• Investigates infections, especially those occurring above established thresholds, and/or in clusters by resident care units.
• Initiates culture and sensitivity and/or appropriate isolation precautions when indicated.
• Performs all aspects of resident care in an environment that optimizes resident safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Has input into the Employee Health Program and assists with follow-up of accidental exposure incidents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees