Infection Control Preventionist for Hospital Services

Monitors Infection Prevention activities throughout the hospital and campus of the Cherokee Nation W.W. Hastings Hospital.

Monitors patient infection cases at the hospital (and campus); reports data to the Quality.

Management System.

Completes surveillance and corrective action reports and submits findings to the Quality Management System.

Works closely with the Outpatient Infection Preventionist and Infection Control Practitioner. 

Maintains accurate records.

Maintains up-to-date knowledge regarding Infection Prevention reporting requirements to appropriate agencies.

Utilizes evidence based Infection Prevention decision making to enhance patient care.

Utilizes professional standards of practice, relevant statutes, and regulations to evaluate patient care practices, programs and/or service activities related to infection prevention and take action to improve performance when necessary.

Identifies and monitors persons who are at risk for acquiring infections.

Maintains knowledge of current trends, techniques and professional issues to meet changing program needs and provide appropriate staff development.

Maintains knowledge of basic epidemiologic principles and statistical methods relevant to infection prevention and development of a surveillance system based on sound epidemiologic principles.

Maintains knowledge of basic principles of general microbiology including their classification of organisms and knowledge of laboratory tests, and their significance.

Maintains knowledge of the cause and control of diseases, including pathogenesis of infectious diseases and antimicrobial therapy and its relationship to infection prevention.

Provides education and training to appropriate staff.

Develops, revises and evaluates policies and procedures for Infection Prevention and their implications.

Conducts and/or coordinates rounds with the Environment of Care, Hazardous Surveillance Teams, and etc to assess the environment for potential Infection Prevention problems.

Provides agenda items to the Quality Management Program for the Infection Prevention Committee.

Acts as a liaison between the Infection Prevention Committee and outpatient services as necessary.

Provides and promotes a proactive approach for an effective Infection Prevention Program.

Monitors culture reports and assures appropriate follow-up action plans are developed and implemented.

Provides guidance and direction setting for Infection Prevention activities.

Provides leadership when ensuring appropriate follow-up and adherence to time frames from the Abnormal Alerts Program.

Utilizes data related to timeliness and appointments, outcomes, and etc to demonstrate changes in outcomes related to changes in the Abnormal Alert process.

Provides reports to appropriate leadership, including the Quality Management Representative on a routine basis.

Maintains a computerized (approved and utilized by Cherokee Nation Health Services) database to track the Infection Prevention and alert process.

Other duties as assigned.