Infection Preventionist RN (PH - Athens Heritage)
Company: PruittHealth
Location: Athens
Posted on: January 12, 2021
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Job Description:
DescriptionJoin the PruittHealth team!At PruittHealth, we're
committed to our patients and to your career. Now is a great time
to make a change and join one of the leading providers of
post-acute care in the newly created Infection Preventionist, RN
role. JOBPURPOSE:The Healthcare Center InfectionPreventionist 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 staffdevelopment, training and
quality assurance performance improvement monitoringto insure
adherence with the organizational standards, CDC, and the county
andstate health departments. The responsibilities encompass
compliance with JointCommission (JC) standards, CMS, OSHA, and
state regulations, outbreakinvestigation, and overall direction of
the infection prevention and control program.KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES:Infection Preventiona. Acts as subject matter
expert and resourcewithin the healthcare center to
residents/families, partners, providers,visitors, community, and
public health regarding infection prevention and control measures,
includingidentification of infectious disease processes.b. Provides
consultation and expertise to partnersand residents in infection
prevention and control practices as it relates tothe transmission
of infectious disease, management of isolation of patients,PPE
usage, safe infection practices, disinfection,
environmentalcleaning, facilities management(maintenance,
renovation and construction), water management, and evaluation
ofnew products.c. Assesses the immunization status of residentsand
partners, administers vaccines, and educates residents and partners
about immunizations.d. Completes necessary physical assessment
andhealth history of resident and partners according to TB program
guidelines.e. Provides counseling and education aboutlaboratory
testing, follow-up x-rays, physical examination and therapy for
TBprevention and disease.f. Refers residents and partners for
follow-up tooutside agencies for continuity in care for any
suspected or confirmedinfectious disease process.g. Maintains
current knowledge with CMS, state andfederal regulatory agencies
and public health guidelines as it relates toinfection
prevention.h. Reviewsthe risk of blood borne pathogens, OSHA
standards, and exposure control plan toensure implementation of
best practice for occupational health to decrease thelikelihood of
exposures to infectious diseases.i. Reviews the infection
prevention and controlpolicies and procedures annually and conducts
formal partner training onupdates and new regulations.j. Develops,
implements and evaluates infectionprevention and control goals,
measurable objectives and action plans for thehealthcare center
infection prevention and control program.k. Providesexpert
knowledge, guidance, and perform routine risk assessments in
infectionprevention and control in consultation and collaboration
with infection controlcommittee teams as appropriate.l.
Participates and supports infection preventioninitiatives on
center, region and division levelsto insure our infection
prevention program and processes are utilizing bestpractice
approaches.m. Maintains records and reports in accordance
toorganization standards, including documentation in electronic
health records,reports, etc.n. Provides ongoing infection
prevention andcontrol findings, recommendations, annual reports,
policy and procedure updatesto the QAPI
committee.AntibioticStewardship Programa. Develops and evaluates
goals, measurableobjectives and action plans for the HCC
antibioticstewardship program.b. Improves the therapeutic use of
antimicrobialsthrough education of clinicians and prescribers,
guidelines and data reporting,c. Collaborates with pharmacy
services to identifyand facilitate plans of correction using
evidence-based practice interventionsfor improvements in the
antibiotic stewardship program.d. Provides ongoing reports to the
QAPI committeeof compliance updates.Surveillance andCompliancea.
Conducts ongoing healthcare wide surveillance ofhealthcare
associated infections through collection, review, analysis
andinterpretation of data from various sources, (i.e., hand
hygiene, occupationalexposure incidents, etc.).b. Tracks and trends
surveillance to identifyopportunities for improvement based on data
analysis including activities todecrease healthcare associated
infections and improve resident outcomes relatedto identified
infection control deficiencies.QualificationsMINIMUM EDUCATION
REQUIRED:--- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), OR professional
training in medical technology, OR professional training in
microbiology, OR professional training in epidemiology, OR other
related training.MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:--- Have a minimum of
three years of clinical experience in an acute care or long-term
care setting or disease surveillance in public--health.--- Previous
experience in teaching and curriculum development in
clinical--instruction.MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY
LAW:--- Hold a current, unencumbered license as a Registered
Nurse--(RN).ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional
qualifications)--- All infection preventionist are required to
complete specialized training in Infection Prevention and Control
by either CDC Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Web-based
Training Course and/or University of North Carolina Spice Training
as a condition of continued employment within three (3) months
of--employment.Job: NursingPrimary Location:
Georgia-AthensSchedule: Full-timeShift: 1st ShiftJob Posting: Dec
28, 2020, 11:45:40 AM
Keywords: PruittHealth, Athens , Infection Preventionist RN (PH - Athens Heritage), Healthcare , Athens, Georgia
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