What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Prevention RN position at SYRINGA HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA SYRINGA HOSPITAL & CLINICS?
This position requires that the employee flex between four departments (Infection Prevention, Employee Health, Quality, Antibiotic Stewardship). Primary job responsibility is to assist the Director of Quality with Infection Prevention and Employee Health policies and procedures, record keeping, staff education and competencies.
Essential Job Functions:
- Resource for questions and issues dealing with infection prevention (IP) and employee health (EH)
- Surveillance as needed for IP and EH
- Monitors and audits measures as appropriate (specifics based on CMS, CDC, and hospital interests).
- Submits data as required
- Chairs the Infection Prevention Committee; developing the agenda, ensuring minutes, submits audit and investigation information, and other items as required
- Develops and maintains IP and EH policies
- Tracks all IP and EH education and competencies
- Responsible for all IP and EH training and competencies are completed
- Maintains CMS requirements for IP program
- Completes annual hospital risk assessment and IP plan
- Monitors IP and EH compliance within each department
Specific to Employee Health
- Meets with new hires to coordinate titers and immunizations and documents employee results in the EHR as needed
- Responsible for coordination of yearly N95 mask fit tests for clinical personnel.
- Responsible for coordination of yearly influenza vaccination process for staff.
- Follows up employee sick calls and exposure incidents
- Specific to Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Be a resource for questions and issues
- Submits reports to the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program as needed
Specific to Quality
- Aid to Quality department in data abstraction
- Performs other duties as assigned
