Infection Control Nurse Job at MJHS, New York, NY

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  • MJHS
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Infection Preventionist is trained in epidemiology principles and is responsible for surveillance, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of nosocomial and other infections; educating employees about infection prevention; and the development of policies and procedures to ensure rigorous infection control standards that meet OSHA, CMS, CDC and other nationally organized agencies recommendations and requirements.

  • Apply epidemiologic principles to analyze trends, risk factors and evaluate prevention and control strategies.
  • Collect data in support of epidemiological studies of specific problems to determine the source of the and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Participate in quality/performance improvement activities by assessing, monitoring, and measuring nosocomial infections and evaluating outcomes on a continuous basis.
  • Implement educational programs for all employees which convey specialized knowledge and skills to increase employee awareness of existence of nosocomial infections.
  • Update isolation techniques and procedures in accordance with current standard of practice, rules and regulations.
  • Compile and interpret surveillance reports to QAPI committee and follow CDC criteria. 
  • BSN Required.
  • 3 years of nursing experience required.
  • One year of experience in infection prevention preferred OR coursework (i.e. NC SPICE or APIC ICE 101) in infection prevention preferred.

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