Infection Control & Employee Health Nurse

About the role

The Infection Control and Employee Health Nurse will play a crucial role in maintaining a safe and healthy environment at Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this position requires a strong background in infection prevention and employee health.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the healthcare environment for appropriate Infection Prevention practices.
• Provides education to leadership, medical staff, hospital staff and Governing Body.
• Facilitates performance improvement activities and CQI activities throughout the hospital through the QAPI plan.
• Acts as a resource person to administrative team, department managers and medical staff.
• Aids department managers with preparation for all committee meetings as needed.
• Aids with preparation for all regulatory body surveys, i.e., the accrediting organization, State Licensing Review, CMS Validation surveys.
• Focuses the plan on the basis of 3 categories: Quality Management, Risk Management, and Staff Educator.
• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team and communicates identified patient goals, interventions, and assessments.
• Performs Infection Prevention surveillance for hospital-acquired infections based on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) guidelines.
• Reports communicable diseases to the health department, as required.
• Notifies System Infection Prevention Director and entity Leadership of any identified trends or issues.
• Ensures correct isolation procedures are practiced.
• Proactively and consistently monitors the healthcare environment to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Addresses deficiencies proactively by providing feedback and guidance to leaders regarding infection prevention issues.
• Actively participates in the development of goals and objectives based upon the annual risk assessment results.
• Assists in the development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Prevention Plan.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of Infection Prevention/Employee Health data.
• Prepares and presents educational workshops, lectures, discussions or one-to-one instruction on infection prevention/Employee Health topics.
• Aids in the development and implementation of the organization's adopted performance-improvement program.
• Maintains and updates organization-wide performance-improvement programs, policies, and procedures.
• Develops effective data collection, organization, and evaluation systems for monitoring the quality of patient care.
• Sums up collected data and reports findings and recommendations in a timely manner to the performance-improvement committee.
• Aids in the evaluation of patient, employee, and medical staff grievances to identify ways to improve patient care and performance standards.
• Serves as an educational resource for performance improvement and keeps facility current on state and federal rules and regulations and accrediting-body requirements.
• Maintains performance-improvement records in a confidential and organized manner.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum: Three years of clinical experience preferred.
• Two Years Of Experience In Infection Prevention Preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensure, Registration, Certification: Current licensure as LPN or Registered nurse.
• Excellent Benefit Package Offered For Full-Time Employees.

Skills

• Strong background in infection prevention and employee health.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and infection prevention policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Life and Disability