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Qualifications:
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- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and current licensure by California State Board of Nursing.
- Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Advanced training in statistics, epidemiology, microbiology, and infection control
- Two years of experience in an acute care hospital
- Demonstrate ability to interact with patients, families, physicians and community agencies
- Demonstrate ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ongoing attendance of seminars, workshops, and conferences in infection control and infectious diseases and Employee Health
- Participate in continuing education
- Attend bi-monthly Association of Practitioners in Infection Control Meetings
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written skills
- Professional Certifications
- Certification in Infection Control
- Certification Occupational Health Nursing Specialist
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Duties &
Responsibilities:
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Job Summary
The Director Employee Health/Infection Control/WC has the responsibility of supervising and implementing the multiple facets of the Infection Control and Employee Health program. The Director Employee Health/Infection Control acts as liaison for all team members, collecting and correlating data, reporting information on Infection Control Policies and Procedures. The Employee Health/Infection Control Director responsibilities include that of Employee Health Nurse and management of the Employee Health Program.
Duties
- Detect and record nosocomial infections on a systematic and current basis, analyze such infections, and prepare a monthly infection reports to Administration which will be submitted to the Infection Control Committee
- Conduct epidemiologic investigation of significant infection problems in collaboration with Administration and the Infection Control Chairman
- Ongoing review and update of the Infection Control Manual reflecting current state-of-the-art principles and practices in infection control
- Write (and assist in the implementation of) Administrative Infection Control policies and procedures in compliance with regulations, guidelines and/or mandates of county, state, and federal agencies, (i.e., C.D.C, OSHA, Title 22, and CMS)
- Notify the County Health Department of all reportable diseases. Assist Health Department nurses in obtaining information for follow-up of reportable diseases as directed by Administration
- Provide orientation to new employees regarding Infection Control principles and assists department managers, at their request, in ongoing continuing education
- Serve as a consultant to the Nursing Services, Ancillary Services, and Administration regarding infection control, purchase of all equipment and supplies used for sterilization, disinfection, and decontamination purposes
- Provides education and support to staff, patients and their families by personal consultation, films and printed material
- Is responsible for the overall management and support of Oroville Hospitals Occupational Safety and Health Administration Blood Borne Pathogens Standard Compliance Program and Tuberculosis Exposure Control Plan
- Is responsible for the overall management and support of Oroville Hospitals Employee Health and Workers Compensation Program
- Is responsible for the overall management and support of Oroville Hospital National Healthcare Safety Network reporting system
- Is responsible for Environment of Care surveillance and reporting to Administration, which will be submitted to the Infection Control Committee.
- Supervise annual PPD program
- Supervise HCW vaccine program
- Coordinate annual influenza vaccine program
- Performs other duties as assigned
Organizational Expectations
- Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization
- Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
- Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience
- Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols
- Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities
- Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards
- Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information
- Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization
- Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
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