Location: Bronx,NY, USA
Develop, evaluate and revise the techniques and procedures that formulate the established environmental control and aseptic standards of the hospital. Planning, coordinating, monitoring and controlling through consultation with appropriate department heads, training programs to assure that sanitary standards are controlled and regulated throughout the hospital and affiliated primary care sites.
Responsibilities:Assess and evaluates patients determining the presence or absence of nosocomial infections, hospital-acquired infections. Collection of all demographic data pursuant to NHSN program.
Reporting of communicable diseases to the NYC Department of Health as well as maintaining data on treated vs. non-treatment.
Conduct in-service training as well as new employee orientation.
Monitoring and evaluating sterilization. Responsible for incubating and reporting results of AT-Test.
Review and track trends in microbiological data, maintain records percentage of MRSA isolates on monthly basis.
Inspects all hospital departments and primary care sites. Participates in hospital wide environmental rounds.
Conducts daily isolation room surveillance. Monitoring proper utilization or isolation rooms.
Represents Department of Infection Control at Safety meetings
Supervises Infection Control Practitioners
Qualifications:Demonstrates competence in the principles of Epidemiology.
Demonstrate competence in Statistical Analysis and interpretation of data.
Competence in preparing and presenting formal lectures related to infection control.
Excellent communication and problem solving skills, and the ability to work with various levels of personnel.
Commitment to continuing professional development
Knowledge of NHSN, the New York State Health Code and JCAHO and OSHA requirements.
Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience in Infection Control