What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - IC/QI/RM position at The Hospital Authority Of Miller County?
JOB SUMMARY:
Designs, implements, and directs the infection programs for the Nursing Home and manages infectious waste management system. Infection control responsibilities include (but not limited to) surveillance, analysis, reporting activities as well as setting standards and evaluating compliance for practices that are associated with the prevention and control of health care associated infections. Facilitates and coordinates the facility Performance Improvement (QI) Program to assure compliance with Calhoun Nursing Home and other healthcare regulatory agencies to enhance the quality of resident care. Compile, organize, and analyze incident reports and help formulate action plan to reduce risk and incidences.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH:
Planning, implementing, evaluating, and analyzing employee health services to include pre-employment and annual health assessments, immunizations, work-related exposures, illnesses and injuries.
INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Evaluation, analysis, and establishment of standards for the effective control of special medical waste to include compliance with current regulations that address wastes generated by health care facilities.
In order to provide the above services, educations, consultation, and guidance are provided to hospital staff, medical staff, patients/residents, families, and visitors.
The program manager complies with the mandates of required accrediting and regulatory agencies and communicates pertinent information to the members of senior management and the medical staff officers.
EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- RN with current Georgia state licensure. BS degree desirable.
- Job experience in infection control/epidemiology guidelines and specific regulatory licensure mandates from state and federal agencies.
- Knowledge of pertinent regulatory, accrediting, and advisory body requirements including, but not limited to, local and state regulations, and recommendations of the CDC.
- Working knowledge and ability to demonstrate a comprehension of medical and nursing education and patient care management, microbiology, pathology, immunology, epidemiology, and medical statistics.
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of health care personnel in these facilities and other health care facilities, public health services at the local, state, and national levels, and the CDC.
- Must be able to take a leadership role in cost-effective prevention of transmissible diseases
- Active BCLS certification.
