Infection Prevention Coordinator - Baroness Hospital - Full-time - *RN with BSN or Masters%27s in Pu

Job Summary\:
Coordinates daily operations of the infection prevention and control program to maintain and improve patient safety.

Education:
Required\: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with BSN or Master of Science in Public Health (MPH)

De-escalation training, if applicable.

Preferred\:
None

Experience:
Required\:
- 5 years of clinical experience in accredited healthcare organization
- Computer and internet skills to include Microsoft Office
- Clinical leadership experience

Preferred\:
- 3 years of experience in infection prevention and control
- Recent clinical expertise with critical care or surgical experience.
- Previous experience in information analysis, computer knowledge and quality improvement desired

Position Requirement(s)\: License/Certification/Registration:

\\Required\:
- Certification in Infection Control (CIC)

Preferred\:
None

Department Position Summary\:

-Coordinates day-to-day operation activities such as scheduling, tracking, monitoring and documentation

-Serves as the primary point of contact for assigned workflows in the Infection Prevention and Control department such as Infection Control Risk Assessments and general risk assessments

-Supports staff, providers and departments with logical and administrative needs to report to department Director

-Performs manual chart review and consistent application of the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) National Health & Safety Network (NHSN) definitions to identify and report for surgical site and device associated infections.

-Utilize clinical expertise to impact HAI outcome through guiding clinical staff within quality committees and work groups.

-Serves as a consultant on infection prevention and control issues and assists in providing a safe environment.

-Meets with other staff members to discuss performance improvement activities and develop future courses of action.

-Coordinates activities to identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections in assigned focus area(s). These activities include problem identification and management, data and information collection, analysis and management, improvement processes, policy/procedure management, outcome evaluation and education.

-Communicates 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, required agent and disease case reports.

-Participates as a principal member of the Infection Committees and workgroups and serves on other ongoing and ad hoc committees or task groups throughout the organization.

-Coordinates the development and periodic review of Infection Control related standards, policies, procedures, practices and guidelines for assigned focus area(s) including infection surveillance, isolation/precautions, prevention and control in accordance with state, federal, and organizational guidelines.

-Institutes disease/agent transmission control measures as necessary

-Communicates with all personnel and medical staff regarding the interpretation and enforcement of and compliance with infection prevention program policies, practices, and procedures.

-Analyzes data to recognize potentially important relationships or patterns of infection and to detect significant variations in processes or outcomes.

-May coordinate, support or assist in the design and execution of special studies and projects.

-Attends educational in-services, webinars and conferences as appropriate.

-Participates in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.

-Collects patient, laboratory, process and performance data and information. Ensure confidentiality, security and integrity of data and information are maintained.

-Prepares, reports and presents infection control activities and improvement processes to meet organization needs and comply with applicable regulations in assigned focus area(s)

-Recommends changes in information systems hardware and software to improve internal and external reporting and data storage capabilities.

-Routinely assesses and investigates clinical infection and infection risks in concert with department objectives and assigned focus area(s)

-Conducts patient care practice and environmental rounds and recommends corrective action to administrative and management staff