What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Control Safety & Health Specialist position at CASS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER?
Primary Purpose: Ensure that patients and employees are not at risk of infections and health related concerns.
Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities: Formally responsible for making recommendations regarding policies associated with the job's purpose and essential responsibilities.
Routine Decision Making: Partners with Laboratory to report patient cultures.
Formal Supervisory Responsibility: No formal supervisory responsibility.
Required Knowledge: Knowledge of federal and state laws regarding infection, safety (OSHA), and health regulations; basic knowledge of medical terms and diagnosis.
Required Skills and Ability: Ability to interpret federal and state laws regarding infection, safety and health; must be able to communicate at all levels and must maintain working relationship with professional peers and organizations; ability to maintain high level of confidentiality.
Unusual Working Conditions: Risk of blood, body fluid contamination. Have the potential to work with or near hazardous drugs and chemicals in the healthcare setting.
Essential Responsibilities and Tasks
Monitor compliance of infection control program, review and analyze infection control data, risk factors and as needed, perform special studies that relate to infection prevention and control.
Provides education to hospital personnel in the areas of Infection Prevention/Control and Employee Health.
Provide Employee Health services to employees as needed. May be included but not limited to administering immunizations, annual TB screenings, and following up with staff member exposed to communicable diseases.
Coordinate the infection prevention and control program of the facility.
Qualifications:Education and Certification/ Registration required for the Position: Four-year college education, which includes a licensed registered nurse, a bachelor’s degree in laboratory science or public health, or has similar qualifications and additional training or education preparation in infection control, infectious diseases, epidemiology and principles of quality improvement. BSN required. Infection control experience preferred. Infection Control Certification (CIC) required or willingness to acquire within 2 years of employment.