Evaluates quality of patient care and patient outcomes as they relate to healthcare – associated
infections; collects, prepares and analyzes healthcare – associated infection data; presents infection
data and makes recommendations for actions; monitors employee compliance in use of barriers and
infection prevention measures; prepares and presents educational offerings for the staff; serves as
a resource to all departments and personnel; implements programs to protect the healthcare
workers, visitors, and others in the healthcare environment, sets and recommends policies and
procedures to prevent adverse events; provides internal and external reporting of information and
data; promotes compliance with regulations, guidelines, and accreditation requirements.

Continued employment and raises in this position are dependent upon Central Montana
Medical Center's fiscal viability and:•
Actions and communications that contribute to a team concept and create a
positive environment for all customers•

Acceptable performance of essential and all job duties•

Acceptable attendance record•

Accountability for safety to self, patients, visitors and all customers, and care of
equipment and building•

Adherence to departmental and facility policies and procedures, education
requirements, compliance monitoring and reporting, and CMMC Code of
Conduct•
Accountability for the consequences of own actions•

Physical and emotional ability to perform essential functions•

Acceptable background investigation results if required for position

Minimum Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification required:

Current MT state license as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, or medical technologist or
has equivalent healthcare experience.
Completion of a basic training program for infection prevention preferred.
Certification in infection prevention preferred.
Ability to develop policies and procedures.
Ability to teach and evaluate clinical performance.
CPR at Healthcare provider level.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES:
(Must be able to perform with or without accommodation)

1 Monitors healthcare-associated infections

2 Assesses infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action

3 Prepares the agenda for the infection prevention committee

4 Oversees the monitoring of infection prevention practices for all departments and personnel

5 Initiates, reviews, and revises infection prevention policies and procedures

6 Conducts outbreak investigations and initiates control measures

7 Reports communicable diseases to the state as required by law

8 Provides educational offerings for orientation and ongoing in-services

9 Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care

10 Initiates follow-up on employee/patient exposures to communicable diseases and employee
compliance

PREVENTIONIST

11 Serves as a resource for all departments and staff as needed

12 Participates in performance improvement activities

13 Participates in short and long-range planning for the infection prevention department

14 Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Can work independently and in a focused manner on infectious disease control and policy
development.
Has functional understanding of the pathophysiologic basis of infectious agents and their impact on
morbidity and mortality in outpatient, inpatient and long-term care contexts.
Able to collect data and compute statistically meaningful representations of infectious disease and
program intervention results/trends.
Familiarity with adult education strategies to be employed in staff education.
OCCUPATIONAL EPOSURE for this position:

Category I Direct contact with blood or other bodily fluid to which universal
precautions apply

Category II Activity performed without blood/bodily fluids exposure, but
exposure may occur in emergency

Category III Task/activity does not ordinarily entail predictable exposure to
blood/bodily fluids

OTHER EPOSURE for this position:

Radiation

Noise

Other (Specify)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

(Essential functions strength rating for position - see Job Analysis)

Sedentary Exert up to 10# occasionally or negligible force frequently

Light Exert up to 20# occasionally, < 10# frequently or negligible force
constantly

Medium Exert up to 50# occasionally, up to 25# or up to 10# constantly

Heavy Exert up to 100# occasionally, up to 50# frequently or up to 20#
constantly

Very Heavy Exert > 100# occasionally, > 50# frequently or
> 20# constantly