Infection Control Nurse

Position Summary

Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates the Infection Control Program. Responsible for overall management and coordination of the program. Provide surveillance in order to identify, investigate and record data concerning infections and initiate infection control measures as directed by the Infection Control Committee. Utilizes the nursing process to meet a variety of health care needs with ambulatory care as primary focus. Works with a variety of health care professionals and security officers in a correctional environment.

Frequently functions guided by nursing protocols.

• Provides a positive and professional representation of CFG Health Systems, LLC.
• Keeps patient information confidential and respects patient’s right to privacy.
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in infection Control and Prevention.
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Completes required orientation and trainings directed by facility.
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment.
• Follows facility and CFG Health Systems Occurrence Protocol.
• Adheres to PREA and HIPPA regulations.
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts.
• Maintains security clearance for the assigned facility.
• Identifies and utilized appropriate channels of communication with supervising staff.

• Following assessment of the institution develops an Infection Control Program appropriate to the institution and its needs.
• Serves as member of the CQI and MAC Committee and provides information including:
  • Report of the number and type of infections identified since the last meeting.
  • List of isolated patients.
  • Report on any problems encountered with negative trends, outbreaks, exposures etc.
  • Suggestions submitted by members of the health care team for improving infection control.
  • Health and Safety rounds of Healthcare Unit(s).
• Serves as member of the Institutional Safety Committee.
• Serves as a member of the Regional Infection Control Committee. Attends quarterly meetings and reports pertinent information at monthly unit staff meetings.
• Attends monthly staff meetings:
  • Reports on Infection Control issues
  • Provides monthly in services as needed
• Updates site‑specific infection control policies, procedures and educational material.
• Monitors compliance with infection control policies and procedures; i.e., management of contaminated needles, syringes, razors, dressings, blood spills, etc.
• Monitors compliance with all Infection Control related medications and therapies. Reports findings at CQI meeting.
• Conduct on‑going surveillance programs that note and correct any practices that are not conducive to the control of infection and communicable diseases.
• Conduct on‑going surveillance of clinic areas, patients’ medical records, and laboratory and pharmaceutical reports to identify, monitor, and report infectious disease.
• Participate in environmental rounds to ensure general cleanliness and environmental safety.
• Develop educational programs related to infectious disease for health care and correctional system personnel and inmates. Participates in monthly institutional initial inmate orientation.
• Assess culture and other lab reports weekly to determine:
  • Infections present
  • Nosocomial infections
  • Infections: community acquired
• Assess all patients with potential sources of contaminants (observes and cultures IV sites, Foley catheters, suture lines, etc.).
• The ICN will maintain meticulous records and establish databases designed to meet the needs of the program to include records of all infections including location, isolation and general treatment of infections.
• Performs assigned clinical duties commensurate to any licensed nurse in the state of New Jersey.
• Function as member of the nursing health care team. Duties to include staffing on the health care unit as needed.
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