Infection Preventionist/Quality Control Nurse

SUMMARY: Infection Preventionist: The Infection Preventionist reports to the Director of Nursing and partners with the Medical Director, Medical Director for Antimicrobial Stewardship, the Quality Officer, and other stakeholders to develop a system of care that promotes sound and scientific infection prevention principles and practices.

This individual is accountable for decreasing the incidence and transmission of infectious diseases between patients, staff, visitors and the community. Through strategic planning, leadership and consultation, you will lead and direct a robust team in the identification and implementation of infection prevention goals and objectives throughout the facility.

Quality Assurance Performance Improvement: Responsible for ensuring multidisciplinary quality care and performance improvement activities within CTCNH are in accordance with established reporting requirements. Makes significant contributions to QAPI Plan, Compliance Plan, and sets tone for quality operations and performance improvement throughout the organization. Performs patient chart reviews, addresses deficiencies in direct and indirect quality care and activities. Submits required data to CMS and multidisciplinary team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and/or RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Infection Preventionist

• Partners with the Medical Director for Epidemiology/infectious Disease to develop, implement and evaluate annual infection prevention goals and action plan
• Partners with facility leaders, physicians, local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention
• Oversees the operations of the infection prevention, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and relevant safety programs
• Accountable for surveillance of healthcare acquired and community acquired infections
• Manages goal setting process for system, unit and physician goals related to healthcare acquired infections and conditions
• Lead industrial hygiene program to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, mitigate and control workplace conditions
• Participates in the national collaborative and external reporting to CDC NHSN system, and other post-acute-care specific quality organizations
• Authority and responsibility for ensuring appropriate intervention and education occurs with staff, volunteers and medical staff when healthcare infection trends, outbreaks or non-compliance to infection control/OSHA are identified.
• Ensures that education and counseling on infection prevention is available for staff, volunteers, medical staff, patients and parents.
• Support and participate in interdisciplinary performance and quality improvement process. Maintains current knowledge of federal, state and local regulations and ensures that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues. Understands and complies with infection control, safety and OSHA procedures and regulations.

• Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement:

• Draft quality assurance policies and procedures Interpret and implement quality assurance standards
• Evaluate adequacy of quality assurance standards
• Devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
• Review the implementation and efficiency of quality and inspection systems
• Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues
• Collect and compile statistical quality data
• Analyze data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system Develop, recommend and monitor corrective and preventive actions
• Prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities
• Identify training needs and organize training interventions to meet quality standards
• Evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions
• Monitor risk management activities
• Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Nebraska licensure as a Registered Professional nurse, epidemiology, microbiology, medical technology, public health, or other healthcare science

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, and/or REGISTRATIONS:

• Must pass background check and pre-employment drug screen.
• 3-5 years licensed experience in healthcare setting, preferably in long term care.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and/or ABILITIES:

• Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the nursing facility/departments Ethics and Compliance Program. Is responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance officer or hospital hotline.

PLEASE NOTE: P.L. 93-638, Indian Preference and Tribal Employment rights Ordinance. (T.E.R.O) will be practiced; however, all qualified applicants will be considered.

*Please note that the job description is subject to change with or without prior notice.*

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS RESUME TO:

OMAHA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

ATTN: HR DEPARTMENT

P.O. BOX 368

MACY, NEBRASKA 68039

OR

EMAIL: othumanresources@theomahatribe.com

Must pass background check, physical, and pre-employment drug screen.

Salary : $40 - $45