What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Prevention Nurse position at Windsor Country Drive Care Center?
- Monitor and ensure that all nursing services personnel follow established infection prevention and
control practices and aseptic techniques when caring for residents. - Establish and maintain an infection surveillance program that is based on standardized definitions of
infections - Establish, implement and monitor data collection tools for process and outcome surveillance.
- Assist the Director of Environmental Services in developing and implementing guidelines for
environmental cleaning and disinfection. - Review, summarize and report data relative to key infection prevention and control initiatives
including antibiotic stewardship, healthcare acquired infections, immunization programs and
outbreaks. - Conduct special investigations pertaining to new or significant trends in infections or communicable
diseases. - Assist the Director of Nursing in preparing the budget for infection prevention and control programs
and activities. - Assist all departments in evaluating and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that
tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified. - Educate residents and family members on standard and transmission-based precautions.
- Assist and oversee the tracking, administering and recordkeeping of required employee
immunizations and recommended resident immunizations. - Order inventories of vaccines to be administered to staff and residents in a timely manner.
- Serve on, participate in and attend Infection Prevention and Control Committee, Quality Assurance
and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee and interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings as
requested or indicated. - Implement recommendations from the Infection Prevention and Control Committee
Candidates must be a licensed RN or LVN with at least 1 year of nursing experience.
Prior Infection Prevention experience (1-2 years minimum) is strongly preferred. IP certification required.