Infection Preventionist - St. Marys, United States - Southeast Georgia Health System

Description

Interested in working for the Golden Isles' healthcare provider and employer of choice?

Throughout the many locations that make up the Southeast Georgia Health System network, there is a common thread that pulls everything together: A team of committed professionals like you. These individuals appreciate the value of every person who walks through our doors, and are the key to our culture of Service Excellence.

As an Infection Preventionist in Resident Care, you will be responsible for the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPCP). You will develop and maintain positive relationships with our patients, guests, other team members, and medical staff by striving for excellence in service and quality. For our team members, this is more than a career — it's a calling.

You will be responsible for:

• Work with clinicians and administrators to improve resident and systems-level outcomes and reduce HAIs and related adverse events.
• Monitor compliance with mandates of accrediting and regulatory agencies related to practices associated with the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections.
• Monitor and benchmark healthcare acquired infection rates to implement quality improvement activities designed to improve resident outcomes. Utilizes accurate methodology in the selection, risk adjustment and analysis of indicators.
• Promote awareness of the Health System's compliance with all legal and accreditation standards and other guidelines and recommendations that pertain to the appropriate practice of infection control. Collaborates and provides liaison with local and state health departments for reporting of communicable diseases and other related conditions and assists with control of infectious diseases in the community.
• Work collaboratively with the Team Member Health program to reduce the incidence of communicability of infections between residents, staff and other healthcare workers.
• Intervene directly to prevent transmission of infection by the identification and implementation of control measures during outbreaks or clusters of infectious diseases.
• Provide educational programs in infection prevention and control to healthcare workers. Participates in hospital orientation.
• In collaboration with the DON and other department leaders, monitor cleaning, disinfection and sanitation processes.