What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Control Nurse position at Armor Healthcare?
Responsibilities
- Oversee and direct infection control activities in a correctional facility; analyze data to include risk assessment, prevention, and control strategies.
- Conduct on-going surveillance using established infection control criteria for documentation and investigation of infections through review of diagnoses, microbiology culture results, patient records, and consultation requests.
- Conduct environmental rounds in patient care areas.
- Participate in investigations of unusual infection outbreaks utilizing appropriate agencies and resources. Report epidemiologically significant findings to appropriate persons.
- Report all in-house patients with communicable disease to the county and / or state health department and maintain appropriate records. Compile and interpret surveillance reports to the appropriate internal sources.
- Collect data in support of epidemiological studies of specific problems or problem areas, determine the source of the problem and make appropriate recommendations; participate in quality / performance improvement activities by assessing, monitoring and measuring infections and evaluation outcomes on a continuous basis.
Qualifications
Armor Health offers career development opportunities, competitive salaries, and an excellent benefit package that includes :
