RN EMPLOYEE HEALTH / INFECTION CONTROL

Employee Health and Infection Prevention Manager

Department : Nursing

Supervisor : Chief Nursing Officer

I Position Summary : Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating the Infection Prevention and Control program, and assisting the organization with regulatory compliance. Responsible for all functions of the employee health program and for providing clinical employee health services at Valor Health.

Principal Functions and Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing development and compliance of an Exposure Control Plan and Infection Control Practices of the facility utilizing the national standard / guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Association for Professionals Infection Control (APIC), the Association of Peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN) and the Idaho State Board of Health.
• Primary resource person for infection control issues with ongoing collaboration with other staff to provide optimal patient care, to evaluate their care and track infections.
• Assures staff are utilizing appropriate precautions, isolation, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize and control the spread of infection.
• Monitors and maintains current knowledge of key hospital accreditation and regulatory agencies indicators / standards.
• Conducts activities of surveillance by collecting nosocomial infection rates, identifying and monitoring trends, initiating problem-solving initiatives, and analyzing outcomes.
• Maintains complete and accurate employee health records.
• Responsible for providing Infection Prevention orientation and in-service programs related to infection prevention and control hospital-wide.
• Responsible for developing and updating policies and procedures relating to the Infection Control Program using evidence-based practice to ensure infection control standards that meet CDC, AORN, and APIC standards.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal requirements, accreditation bodies, and Valor Health policies and clinical responsibilities.
• Leads the Infection Prevention and Control Committee and meets regularly with the Infection Prevention team to report and evaluate the effectiveness of the infection prevention plan and modify as necessary.
• Provide staff, patient, and community education on the risk of infection and practices to reduce such risks.
• Reports patients with a communicable disease to the appropriate county and / or state departments as deemed necessary or required by regulation.
• Participates as an integral team member, collaborating with all departments and colleagues as needed to advocate for employee health and safety.
• Assist with pre-employment testing, vaccination processes, mask fit testing, TB testing, annual influenza vaccinations, management of potential blood exposures, employee illnesses and disease outbreaks.
• Other duties as assigned

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