INFECTION CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors healthcare-associated infections and any requisite additional precautions
• Assesses infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action
• Monitors infection prevention practices for all departments and personnel
• Initiates and reviews infection prevention policies and procedures
• Conducts outbreak investigation and initiates control measures
• Provides educational offerings for orientation and ongoing in services
• Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care
• Initiates follow-up on employee/resident exposures to communicable diseases.
• Serves as a resource to all departments
• Participates in performance improvement activities
• Participates in short- and long-range planning for the infection prevention department
• Performs other duties as directed
• Ensures resident and staff vaccination programs are completed timely
• Maintain all aspects of the employee health program are completed and timely
• Calculate nosocomial infection rates each month and communicate rates to the Administrator and Director of Nursing
• Ensure the surveillance program is completed in a timely manner and maintain records appropriately
• Ensure maintenance of the resident health program including but not limited to the tuberculosis testing and the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines
• Conduct in services and competency assessment annually and as indicated

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• • Licensed RN or LPN
  • Experience with Vision or Point Click Care preferred