Infection Control Coordinator

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Entity: Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Department: Infection Control Location: 595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901 Hours: Full Time Job Summary: The Infection Prevention Coordinator (IP) is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies for HAI reduction, provide feedback and sustain infection prevention strategies.

Accountabilities :

• 1. Implement and educate on initiatives to reduce the risk of patient and associates from acquiring infections.
• a. Develop and review hospital-wide infection prevention and control policies, procedures, and protocols
• b. Assist with education and implementation of infection prevention policies, procedures, and protocols
• c. in conjunctions with director, develop an annual surveillance plan based on the previous year’s risk assessment, population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data
• d. Collaborate with the Occupational Health Department to review policies and procedures associated with hospital associates.
• 2. Conduct surveillance practices to monitor and track infectious diseases throughout the facility and report findings to hospital committees, medical associates and hospital leadership.
• a. Report all HAI’s through the NHSN database and mandated infectious diseases to the PA State NEDSS system
• b. Review all positive culture results using the Sentri 7 electronic surveillance system and analyze data to identify HAI’s, outbreaks, trends, and potential source of infection.
• c. Identify and implement guidelines and recommendations to prevent transmission of infectious and communicable diseases
• d. Perform Infection Prevention rounds in all departments providing patient care
• e. Attend assigned committees
• 3. Provide infection prevention education to medical, clinical, and no-clinical associates and community Members.
• a. Educate hospital associates regarding Infection Prevention techniques and practices through new associate orientation, RAHRE, and as requested.
• b. Collaborate with Patient Education to develop brochures and other printed material on Infection Prevention topics.
• c. release quarterly Infection Connection Newsletter highlighting Infection Prevention updates and topics of interest from healthcare associates
• 4. Collaborate with unit Educators to develop associate education on Infection Prevention Evidence Based Practices for infection prevention
• 5. Has knowledge of infection prevention with regulatory agency programs including but not limited to:
• CMS Value-based Purchasing (VBP) and Hospital-acquired Conditions (HAC)
• Joint Commission
• Leapfrog Safety Initiatives
• OSHA
• Pennsylvania Department of Health
• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization

Qualifications:

• RN graduate from accredited school of nursing
• minimum of 2 years Infection Prevention experience
• Bachelor’s Degree BSN or a microbiologist
• Attendance at Infection Prevention Training Course
• Active member of the Association of Practitioners of Infection Prevention (APIC) within 6 months of employment.

Licenses, Registrations and Certifications:

• IF an RN: licensure in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affair
• IF NOT an RN: Professional Certification Credentials, CIC, through the Certification Board of Infection Prevention, Inc. preferred or acquired within 2 years of hire.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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