RN Coordinator Infection Control Full Time

Job Purpose: The Infection Preventions/Employee Health Services Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive program of health services for all hospital employees and others as well as promoting and applying infection control measures to prevent and/or control infections among patients and employees.  Facilitates compliance with requirements of The Joint Commission, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Education & Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Required Licenses/Certifications: Current RN Licensure, either Texas or Compact is required.  BLS required.  Certification in Infection Control required.      

Work Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in infection control and occupational health with 3 years supervisory experience preferred.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, see, speak, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to kneel, climb, or balance. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds and rarely lift more than 25 pounds.

Special Requirements: Verbal and writing ability required to communicate effectively in informing employees of activities and policies.   Numerical ability required.   Ability to receive, comprehend, and carry out instructions; ability to work safely with equipment, supplies, and materials; ability to comply with attendance requirements; ability to comply with Human Resource policies. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops goals and objectives for Infection Control protocol.
• Serves as the Employee Health officer.
• Plans, organizes, and directs activities for treatment of employees.
• Provides and monitors the provision of routine emergency care to employees.
• Performs and monitors the performance of pre-emplacement evaluations for new employees.
• Maintains records of work-related incidents, reports, as required by the state industrial accidents.
• Plans, implements, and maintains health services for hospital employees.
• Monitors and updates annual employee health screenings.
• Serves as clinical resource to staff and employees in counseling and advice.
• Attends all meetings and trainings as required.
• Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information.
• Attends all mandatory education programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety and regulatory compliance. 
• Attends all required department-specific education and training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to department safety and specific job‑related hazards.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics in all functions.
• Wears proper identification while on duty. 
• Performs other duties as assigned