Infection Preventionist - Registered Nurse

This position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee Wisconsin, in the Quality, Safety, and Value Division (QSV). The Infection Preventionist (IP) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising infection control practices.

• The Infection Preventionist Registered Nurse executes position responsibilities to improve patient and organizational outcomes.
• The IP RN is responsible for providing expert, evidence-based infection control practices.
• The IP RN establishes surveillance indicators and conducts monitoring to identify and reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients, employees, visitors, and students.
• Contributes to the annual Infection Control Risk Assessment, determining appropriate resources needed to accomplish the proposed plan, communicating any variance to administration and revises plan as needed.
• Responsible for auditing and investigating that affect the internal security of the agency.
• Provides education on infection control issues, as well as annual and ongoing trainings to staff.
• Serves as an education resource for all employees on infection control, epidemiology, and provides knowledge and guidance.
• Collaborates with Employee Occupational Health (EOH) and other members of the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the Immunization Program, i.e., influenza.
• Assists the Infection Control Provider in managing the Clinical Case Registry (CCR) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Hepatitis C, including providing reports and alerts to clinicians.
• Participates in risk assessments for all construction projects and completes random walk-throughs of construction projects to inspect/review practices.
• Implements and maintains a system for analyzing, trending, and reporting data.
• Assists in developing and maintaining mandatory documents such as standards operating procedures, policies, outbreak and exposure investigations, and external agency required documents.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Days

Not specified.