✓You’ll need

Licensure

✓Possession of Associate Degree in Nursing or successful completion of an accredited Nurse Program as evidence by licensure, from a recognized college or university.

✓Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the State of California.

Certifications

✓required within 2years of date of hire or transfer

✓Basic course in Infection Control / Epidemiology within 9 months of date of hire or transfer – hospital will sponsor

Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred

Education

BSN preferred

Qualifications

✓Minimum 2+ years’ experience in acute hospital care

✓Federal, state and local, (CMS, The Joint Commission, OSHA, CDC etc.), regulations pertaining to infection prevention and control

✓Principles of public administration, organization, and supervision

✓Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies and operational needs

✓Demonstrates computer literacy (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Power Point)

✓Understand and interpret laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to clinical patient safety and infection control

✓Effectively develop, introduce, and implement policies, procedures, and programs design to limit exposure, reduce errors and control costs

✓Analyze complex issues and prescribe effective interventions

✓Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work

✓Effectively communicate utilizing verbal and written communication skills

✓Maintain current knowledge of developments in the field of clinical patient safety and infection control.

Minimum of 1- 2 years of acute care infection control and epidemiology experience preferred

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What you’ll do

Preventing the Transmission ofPreventing the Transmission of Infectious Agents

Identification of infectious diseaseIdentification of infectious disease processes

Identify occurrences, reservoirs, incubationIdentify occurrences, reservoirs, incubation periods, periods of communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and susceptibility associated with disease process

Recognize epidemiologically significant organismsRecognize epidemiologically significant organisms for immediate review and investigation

Interpret results of diagnostic/laboratoryInterpret results of diagnostic/laboratory reports

Responsibilities Infection Preventionist responsibilities include: Preventing the Transmission of Infectious Agents Identification of infectious disease processes
Identify occurrences, reservoirs, incubation periods, periods of communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and susceptibility associated with disease process
Recognize epidemiologically significant organisms for immediate review and investigation
Interpret results of diagnostic/laboratory reports
Identify indications for environmental microbiological monitoring
Report communicable diseases to public health departments
Assists with implementation of infection prevention and control strategies related to controlling the transmission of infectious agents. Surveillance:
Assists with outbreak and exposure investigations
Participates in environmental, and safety unit rounding
Reviews daily admission diagnoses and readmissions to identify potential readmissions for healthcare acquired infection.
Reviews and researches all positive laboratory culture reports to validate healthcare acquired status.
Identifies problems of surveillance findings, develops plan of approach and communicates plan appropriately to the Director of Infection Prevention. . Data:
Collect data in support of epidemiological studies of specific problems or problem areas to determine the source of the problem and make appropriate recommendations
Uses the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) infection definitions and inputs all infection data into NHSN. Performance Improvement: Utilizes appropriate Quality Assurance monitoring activities to address issues of potential risk of infection for patients or employees. Documents problems and implemented control measures in performance improvement projects : Management and Communication
Assist with the planning, organizing, development and implementation of educational programs for all hospital employees including administrative and ancillary services.
Functions as hospital liaison to community agencies as well as other Health Care Providers; provides internal expertise on communicable disease issues to hospital staff
Assists with development and review of infection prevention and control policies and procedures Regulatory:
Maintain compliance with national standards and regulating bodies such as JCAHO, CMS, CDC, OSHA, etc POSITION REQUIREMENTS Education
Possession of Associate Degree in Nursing or successful completion of an accredited Nurse Program as evidence by licensure, from a recognized college or university.
BSN preferred Experience
Minimum 2+ years’ experience in acute hospital care
Minimum of 1- 2 years of acute care infection control and epidemiology experience preferred Licensure/Certification
Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the State of California.
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred; required within 2years of date of hire or transfer
Basic course in Infection Control / Epidemiology within 9 months of date of hire or transfer – hospital will sponsor KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES Knowledge of:
Federal, state and local, (CMS, The Joint Commission, OSHA, CDC etc.), regulations pertaining to infection prevention and control
Principles of public administration, organization, and supervision
Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies and operational needs
Demonstrates computer literacy (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Power Point) Ability to:
Understand and interpret laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to clinical patient safety and infection control
Effectively develop, introduce, and implement policies, procedures, and programs design to limit exposure, reduce errors and control costs
Analyze complex issues and prescribe effective interventions
Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Effectively communicate utilizing verbal and written communication skills
Maintain current knowledge of developments in the field of clinical patient safety and infection control. AGE-SPECIFIC COMPETENCY Maintains, demonstrates and is assessed on the knowledge and skills necessary to provide for physical, psychosocial and cultural needs appropriate to patients of all ages on the continuum of life. .

LVN, Infection Prevention Full-time Days

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