Overview:
To actively participate in the Infection Prevention Program, by supporting prevention activities and best practice measures.
Responsibilities:
* Maintain Infection Surveillance Program
* Review lab results as a case finding mechanism for identifying both Healthcare Associated
* Infections (HAIs) and community associated infections.
* Collect and validate data items such as device days, patient days, device type, etc.
* Communicate infection prevention data to the Infection Prevention Committee, hospital leadership, environment of care committee, clinical improvement committee, and specific hospital units/departments as appropriate.
* Identify Communicable Diseases, report these to the Health Department and initiate control measures if needed.
Qualifications:
* Education: 4 year Bachelor's degree, required. Registered Nurse or Medical Technologist bachelor's degree or comparable degree.
* Experience:
* Minimum of three years of healthcare experience, required.
* Minimum of three years of leadership experience OR Minimum of three years of infection prevention and control experience, if not certified, required.
* Licensure/certification/registration:
* Infection Control or Epidemiology certification, preferred.
* If not certified, certification required within two and a half years after hire, required.
* Current RN License if RN with no IP experience, required.
* American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification for Med Tech with no IP experience, required.
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