Infection Preventionist

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Job Title: RN Infection Preventionist
Location: Lawrence, MA 01841
Pay Rate: $2000 - $2200 weekly
Job Type: 13 week contract
Shifts : Days
Guaranteed : 36 hr /week
Contact: (215) 273-6446
E-Mail: [email protected]

MUST HAVES:

• RN License
• BLS (AHA)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience

SUMMARY

The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for the development, assessment, implementation, monitoring and management of the infection prevention program in the facility. The IP will work to identify, investigate, monitor, and report healthcare associated infections and communicable diseases. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create, educate, and sustain infection prevention. strategies, as well as provide feedback

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Program Management:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program to include policies

and procedures for surveillance, pandemic preparedness, hand hygiene, standard precautions,

employee and resident infection control education, employee health, outbreak management,

transmission-based precautions and Antibiotic Stewardship.

• Establish routine, ongoing, and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of

surveillance date to identify infections, infection risks, communicable disease outbreaks and to maintain.

or improve resident health status.

• Utilize nationally recognized surveillance criteria such as but not limited to CDC’s National Healthcare

Safety Network (NHSN) or the McGeer criteria to track trends and identify opportunities for

improvement based on data analysis.

• Ensure the ASP program meets all regulatory and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Proven experience in critical care settings, hospital environments, or assisted living facilities with a focus on infectious disease care.
• Strong understanding of microbiology, epidemiology, physiology, anatomy, medical terminology, and public health principles.
• Experience with MDS (Minimum Data Set), data management systems, medical records review, and documentation review processes.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,000.00 - $2,200.00 per week

Experience:

• Infection Preventionist: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road