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Provides leadership, direction, scientific knowledge and expertise in the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the Infection Prevention and Control Program. Manages the operation of the Infection Prevention and Control Program and Services to ensure patient and personnel safety, alignment with UHC’s strategic goals, and compliance with State and Federal regulatory and accreditation mandates. Responsible for analyzing, coordinating, and evaluating all infection prevention and control practices within all hospital departments and hospital clinics. Manages, coordinates, and evaluates all elements of financial, operations, and human resources in infection prevention department.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Current Licensure as Registered Nurse in state of WV.
2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
3. Certification in Infection Control.
EXPERIENCE:
1. Five (5) years’ experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.
2. Five (5) years’ experience in infection prevention.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
1. Master’s Degree in Nursing.
EXPERIENCE:
1. One (1) year of supervisory experience.
CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Manages and coordinates all hospital activities related to disease transmission with emphasis on education, patient care issues and associate safety.
2. Selects, hires, manages and evaluates the performance and effectiveness of employees and facilitate the professional development of all staff to ensure clinical practice competence.
3. Lead and coordinate facility risk assessments, healthcare associated infection reviews, surveillance plans, and construction infection control risk assessments
4. Serves as an educational resource for infection prevention and control and health care epidemiology by coordinating the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs or tools that relate to infection prevention, control and epidemiology.
5. Monitors health-care associated infections.
6. Assesses infection prevention and control problems and makes recommendations for corrective action.
7. Prepares the agenda for the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
8. Initiates and revises infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
9. Provides assistance to department managers in development of infection prevention and control departmental policies.
10. Reports communicable diseases to the local health departments and state as required by law.
11. Provides educational presentations for orientation and ongoing in-services related to current recommendations and mandate as needed.
12. Consults with department leadership and physicians as needed to improve care delivery.
13. Serves as a resource for all departments and personnel.
14. Participates in performance improvement activities and committees.
15. Participates in short and long-range planning for the infection prevention and control department.
16. Provides consultation to Employee Health related to exposure determination, personnel infections, follow-up and current healthcare personnel vaccination recommendations.
17. Conducts outbreak investigations and initiates control measures.
18. Round on hospital units – correct deficiencies as needed and make referrals as necessary when problems noted; observe staff activities and provide feedback when deviations in practice are noted – provide one on one feedback.
19. Directs and reviews environmental sampling as necessary.
20. Participate and provide oral and written infection prevention recommendations for all construction, renovation, remediation, repair or demolition as part of a multidisciplinary team during preplanning, demolition, construction and commissioning.
21. Collects, prepares and analyzes healthcare-associated infection data; presents data to leadership and stakeholders.
22. Provides internal and external reporting of information and data as required by law, accreditation requirements and regulatory mandates.
23. Develop, implement and evaluate plans for an influx of infectious diseases.
24. May review Epic admission report by admitting diagnosis – identifies patients who may need monitoring for isolation precautions, possible post op complications/SSIs, conditions/diseases that require reporting to appropriate agencies.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping and feeling are necessary body movements utilized in performing duties through the work shift.
2. Sitting for extended periods of time.
3. Visual acuity must be within normal range.
4. Able to move freely through the facility to perform daily and special tasks
5. Manual dexterity to operate keyboards, fax machines, telephones, and other business equipment.
6. Able to perform light work: exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Exposed to high levels of stress and anxiety.
2. Experiences frequent interruption.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Able to handle confidential information.
2. Able to work successfully under highly stressful conditions and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a constant basis.
3. Able to read and write legibly in English and possess comprehension skills.
4. Able to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures.
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
6. Able to work weekends, holidays and all shifts.
7. Able to prioritize tasks and make independent decisions.
8. Skilled in advanced math.
9. Able to respond to emergency situations in a calm, professional manner.
10. Able to use computers to input and retrieve information.
11. Able to perform concentrated and complex mental activity with frequent involvement in complex and highly technical situations.
12. Able to make sound, independent judgments based on scientific principles, or sound business judgment and also be able to collaborate with other multi-disciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion.
13. Able to analyze statistics and utilize stats for recommendation of changes.
Additional Job Description:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)
Company:
UHC United Hospital Center
Cost Center:
50 UHC Nursing Infection Control
Address:
327 Medical Park DriveBridgeportWest Virginia
Equal Opportunity Employer
West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
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