Job description
A skilled nursing facility located
in New York, NY is looking for strong
Infection Control Preventionist.
Responsibilities:
- Performs resident assessments for appropriateness of resident’s care with regard to infection control and adherence to isolation policies and procedures.
- Performs clinical rounds for surveillance to verify the status of residents, treatment, and necessary follow-up for care needs and staff development.
- Surveillance rounds to examine the environmental factors that may impact infection control issues.
- Review lab reports and follow-up procedures.
- Performs surveillance rounds to ensure that nursing personnel is performing in accordance with infection control procedures and standards.
- Investigates outbreaks of infection and assesses presence/absence of cross-contamination, and related data.
- Evaluate data for indicators of cause of infection.
- Interacts with nursing and laboratory personnel to coordinate and facilitate services.
- Ensures the exchange of essential information necessary for quality resident care in the area of infection control.
- Acts as a liaison with the local public health department in reporting infectious disease/infections as defined in the Infection Control Manual.
- Maintains all documentation as required by Federal and State regulations, and Company policy.
- Attends Infection Control Committee meetings as a part of QAA meetings and gives a summary of infections as to type and number of infections acquired by residents and/or employees.
Qualifications:
- Must have valid New York RN license
- Must have prior Infection Control experience
- Must have Infection Preventionist certification
- In-service/Nurse Educator experience highly preferred
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