Registered Nurse Infection Prevention
Company: Express Employment Professionals - Headquarters
Location: Utica
Posted on: November 17, 2021
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Job Description:
Infection Prevention Nurse $75,000 yearly salary and $10,000
sign on bonus Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Gather and analyze infection
data to make evidence-based decisions. Educate medical and public
health professionals on infection prevention protocols to
facilitate emergency preparedness. Assists in providing infection
surveillance, prevention, and control to identify and reduce the
risks of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients,
staff members, contract workers, volunteers, students, and
visitors. A ct independently in emergent situations requiring
immediate action Responsibilities: -- Responsible for the
implementation and review of the facility---s infection prevention
program. -- Ensures that existing standards and guidelines of
applicable professional organizations and regulatory and
governmental agencies are incorporated into the program. -- Reviews
relevant public health issues to integrate into practice, serves as
a consultant and resource person regarding infection prevention
issues for all facility personnel, collaborates with other
healthcare professionals within and outside of the facility, and
implements infection prevention education programs. --
Systematically collects and analyzes healthcare-associated
infection data using epidemiological principles and statistical
methods to identify trends and risk factors. -- Perform the
reporting of quality data for the various facility, county, state,
and federal reporting requirements. Incorporates the principles of
fiscal responsibility into practice and promotes the standards of
advanced professional practice. Duties: Conducts rounds, discusses
and monitors infection prevention practices with staff members,
collects infection data from departments, maintains records for
each case of healthcare- associated infection, conducts outbreak
investigation, trains staff members on implementation of infection
prevention practices, investigates incidents of infections and
reports such incidents to the appropriate person/department, and
ensures availability of supplies required for infection prevention
activities. -- Provide advice for all staff members regarding the
management of infectious patients/residents and other infection
prevention issues -- Coordinate the annual infection control risk
assessment in conjunction with the Infection Prevention Committee
(IPC) -- Develop and implement the annual infection prevention plan
in conjunction with the IPC -- Evaluate the annual plan for goal
achievement in conjunction with the IPC -- Conduct surveillance of
infections -- Ensure the completion of audits regarding the
implementation of and compliance with selected policies -- Provide
education and training for all staff members and independent
practitioners regarding the prevention of infection -- Liaise with
the DON/ Employee Health Nurse regarding relevant staff member
health issues -- Cooperate with the county and state department of
health regarding infectious and communicable disease reporting
Education: -- Bachelor---s Degree in an applied clinical science
(Nursing, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Public Health) -- Five
years of relevant clinical experience for non-nurse applicants;
Registered Nurses should have a broad level of experience including
critical care, emergency medicine, and medical/surgical nursing. --
Master---s Degree in nursing, epidemiology, public health, or
related field is helpful -- Current professional licensure in the
State of New York -- Certification in Infection Control (CIC)
Immunization requirements: -- MMR documentation -- Covid --
Varicella documentation -- Hep B documentation -- Flu vaccine -- TB
documentation -- Physical within the last year Please submit your
resume to this posting. Also, please visit us online at
www.expressmohawkvalley.com to complete our application. Express
Employment Professionals is an Equal Opportunity Employer Job
Requirements:
Keywords: Express Employment Professionals - Headquarters, Utica , Registered Nurse Infection Prevention, Healthcare , Utica, New York
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