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- Acts as subject matter expert and resource within the healthcare center to residents/families, partners, providers, visitors, community, and public health regarding infection prevention and control measures, including identification of infectious disease processes.
- Provides consultation and expertise to partners and residents in infection prevention and control practices as it relates to the transmission of infectious disease, management of isolation of patients, PPE usage, safe infection practices, disinfection, environmental
- Assesses the immunization status of residents and partners, administers vaccines, and educates residents and partners about immunizations.
- Completes necessary physical assessment and health history of resident and partners according to TB program guidelines.
- Provides counseling and education about laboratory testing, follow-up x-rays, physical examination and therapy for TB prevention and disease.
- Refers residents and partners for follow-up to outside agencies for continuity in care for any suspected or confirmed infectious disease process.
- Maintains current knowledge with CMS, state and federal regulatory agencies and public health guidelines as it relates to infection prevention.
- Reviews the risk of blood borne pathogens, OSHA standards, and exposure control plan to ensure implementation of best practice for occupational health to decrease the likelihood of exposures to infectious diseases.
- Reviews the infection prevention and control policies and procedures annually and conducts formal partner training on updates and new regulations.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates infection prevention and control goals, measurable objectives and action plans for the healthcare center infection prevention and control program.
- Provides expert knowledge, guidance, and perform routine risk assessments in infection prevention and control in consultation and collaboration with infection control committee teams as appropriate.
- Participates and supports infection prevention initiatives on center, region, and division levels to ensure our infection prevention program and processes are utilizing best practice approaches.
- Maintains records and reports in accordance with organization standards, including documentation in electronic health records, reports, etc.
- Provides ongoing infection prevention and control findings, recommendations, annual reports, policy, and procedure updates to the QAPI committee.
- Conducts new employee orientation and coordinates competency completion.
- Ensures for or delivers annual mandatory and continuous education for staff using internal or external resources according to state and federal regulations and company policy.
- Teaches certain in-house courses, such as the NA training program, special care unit training, etc.
- Coordinates employee health program (immunizations, flu shots, physical exams, etc.)
- Monitors and ensures current licensure and certifications of facility staff.
- Maintains employee education, training, and health files.
- May assist in the screening and hiring of nursing staff.
- Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
- Develops and evaluates goals, measurable objectives, and action plans for the HCC antibiotic stewardship program.
- Improves the therapeutic use of antimicrobials through education of clinicians and prescribers, guidelines, and data reporting,
- Collaborates with pharmacy services to identify and facilitate plans of correction using evidence-based practice interventions for improvements in the antibiotic stewardship program.
- Provides ongoing reports to the QAPI committee of compliance updates.
- Conducts ongoing healthcare wide surveillance of healthcare associated infections through collection, review, analysis, and interpretation of data from various sources, (i.e., hand hygiene, occupational exposure incidents.).
- Tracks and trends surveillance to identify opportunities for improvement based on data analysis including activities to decrease healthcare associated infections and improve resident outcomes related to identified infection control deficiencies.
- Other duties as Assigned
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Long term care
- Nursing home
- Rehabilitation center
- Geriatrics
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekends as needed
- Georgetown, SC 29440: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Preventionist - Georgetown, United States - Oak Hollow of Georgetown
Oak Hollow of Georgetown
Georgetown, United States
2 weeks ago
Description
*Sign On Bonus of $10,000**Salary to experience.
The Healthcare Center Infection Preventionist is responsible for the development, direction, implementation, management, and operation of the infection prevention in the healthcare center.
The healthcare center Infection Preventionist conducts ongoing staff development, training and quality assurance performance improvement monitoring to insure adherence with the organizational standards, CDC, and the county and state health departments.
The responsibilities encompass compliance with Joint Commission (JC) standards, CMS, OSHA, and state regulations, outbreak investigation, and overall direction of the infection prevention and control program.
Ensures facility follows regulatory requirements relating to staff credentialing and education. Provides services associated with ongoing professional development of staff at the facility.Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident's protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law.
*For inquiries about applications, please contact the facility at
Job Type:
Full-time
Pay:
$ $35.00 per hour
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In person