Travel Nurse RN - Infection Control - $2,854 per week
Company: Cynet Health
Location: Portland
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
Cynet Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Infection Control for
a travel nursing job in Portland, Oregon.Job Description &
Requirements
- Specialty: Infection Control
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 06/26/2023
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: TravelSummary:
- Cynet Healtstaff Infection Control Nurse must possess knowledge
of hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for
coordination of the hospital-wide Infection Control Program which
includes surveillance,analysis, and reporting of nosocomial
infections; educating employees about infection control,
development of health system policies and procedures to insure
rigorous infection control standards that meet requirements of the
following agencies:
- Joint Commission, OSHA, Public Health Department, and Center
for Disease Control.
- He or She supports and acts as a resource to Administration,
Medical Staff, and all hospital services.Duties and
Responsibilities:Surveillance:
- Performs targeted surveillance, outbreak investigations, and ad
hoc projects as defined by the Infection Control Committee,
Hospital Epidemiologist and the Board of Trustees.
- Participates in performance improvement projects related in
communicable diseases and emerging pathogens within the contracted
medical facility
- Collects, monitors, and maintains records and data pertinent to
surveillance, via computer support (utilizing Center for Disease
Control (CDC) infection criteria, documentation and investigation
techniques.)
- Reports surveillance, investigations, and projects as defined
above to appropriate committees, administrative staff, and
supervisors/managers.
- Makes rounds of hospital units for the purpose of case
definition, monitoring of infection control practices, and other
related patient care issues. Identify and monitor identified
nosocomial infections
- Assists the hospital epidemiologist as necessary in
investigation of possible
- communicable disease exposures among health care workers,
patients, and/or visitors, tracing the possible sources of
infection or transmission of microorganisms within the hospital,
investigation of clusters or outbreaks of infections or
colonizationIdentification of Problems:
- Regularly meet with the hospital Epidemiologist regarding all
relevant problems in the hospital
- Assists in the reduction of risk among patients, facility
staff, volunteers, students, and visitors by understand the
transmission and break of infections.
- Assists in identifying epidemiologically important issues for
Infection Control
- Committee, Hospital Epidemiologist, and Administration so that
appropriate plans for action can be designed including
Surveillance, Outbreak Investigations, and Performance Improvement
Projects.
- Identify and report communicable diseases as required by the
state and the local health authority, for example, TB, AIDS, and
other current public health issues.
- Monitors compliance with federal and state laws regarding
Infection Control issues such as medical wastes, chemicals in the
workplace, infectious disease exposures, and OSHA, and NIOSH
standards related to blood borne pathogens and respiratory
pathogens.Policies and Procedures:
- Drafts, reviews, and evaluates Infection Control policies or
practices associated with infection control for appropriate manuals
every two (2) years or more frequently as needed.
- In collaboration with the Infection Control Medical Director,
utilizes a risk assessment to draft the hospital's Infection
Control Plan and annually reviews, evaluates, and updates plan
based upon surveillance data findings.
- Makes recommendations utilizing professional guidelines (CDC,
APIC, etc.) to comply with regulatory and accrediting agencies such
as federal, state, and local health agencies, and the Joint
Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organization. Updates
policies, practices and the Infection Control Plan to reflect and
meet any required changes.
- Attends all meetings of the Infection Control Committee and
participates in other
- committees as assigned by the VP of Patient Services, for
example Safety, P&T, Patient Care Services.Coordination:
- Acts as department liaison for Infection Control and as
consultant for the facility to integrate Infection Control
activities
- Assists in planning with other departments and personnel to
reduce the risk of disease transmission and improved infection
control practices.
- Collaborates with appropriate representative of other
disciplines and agencies concerned with patient services to provide
coordinated services to patients for the improvement of overall
patient care.Education:
- In-services of all new employees during orientation programs
and continuing education programs regarding Infection Control
techniques and Policies and Procedures.
- Provide orientation and training to relief persons who will
function as Infection Control Specialist.Minimum Job Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Microbiology, preferred
- Current nursing license, in good standing with the state
licensing board
- Minimum of two (2) year geriatric experience
- Maintains membership in any Association of Professions in
Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Understanding of nosocomial infection definitions, chart
review, functional understanding of sterilization, disinfections
and sanitation
- Basic understanding and use of microbiology and epidemiology
principles, statistical presentation,outbreak investigation
techniques, and computer use
- Adult teaching techniques, clear oral and written communication
skills, project management,and policy management.
- Working knowledge of OSHA Blood borne Pathogen Standards, OSHA
Tuberculosis
- Protection, Title 22, state and federal laws related to
communicable diseases, and TJC Standards
- Ability to organize and work effectively and independentlyCynet
Health Job ID #19408017. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and
36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend
amount to be determined.
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