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Infection Prevention / Director of Staff Development (IP/DSD) - Ahwatukee Post Acute
Ahwatukee Post Acute, United States of America · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
CommunicationOSHA
About the role
- Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.
- The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.
- Ensure that the facility follows current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or standard/universal precautions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a written record of all residents and employees who have nosocomial infections.
- Assist the Director of Laundry Services in developing infection control procedures for the handling of clean and soiled laundry/linen, equipment cleaning, etc.
- Assist the Director of Environmental Services in developing infection control procedures for the routine and terminal cleaning of isolation rooms and areas, equipment cleaning, etc.
- Assist the Discharge Planning Coordinator in developing and implementing discharge plans for the resident in isolation or on infection control precautions.
- Personnel Functions Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections that originate with facility personnel.
- Develop and maintain a good working rapport with all department directors and personnel to ensure that infection control services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
- Assist support services in developing, implementing, and conducting in service training programs relative to infection control.
- Assist the maintenance director in developing a preventive maintenance program for maintaining the nursing department's equipment and supplies in a safe and operable manner.
- Develop and implement procedures that ensure nursing service supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
- Develop and maintain a good rapport with all services involved with the care plan to ensure that a team effort is achieved in developing the resident's total regimen of care in preventing and controlling infections.
Requirements
- Represent the Infection Control Committee as required.
- Develop a training program for all personnel required to perform tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids.
- Ensure that established policies governing the labeling or tagging of contaminated equipment are followed when such equipment must be sent for repair or decontamination.
Compensation
- Assist the In service Director/Educator in developing annual OSHA and CDC in service training programs for hazard communication, TB management, and bloodborne pathogens standard.
Benefits
- Report all reportable diseases to the county and state health departments.
- Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
- Assist the personnel director in developing and implementing our employee health services program, to include individual counseling.
- Provide employee counseling as outlined in our infection control and employee health program.
- Maintain an excellent working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
- Staff Development Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to our infection control and employee health program.
- Ensure that a stock level of medical supplies, equipment, etc., is maintained on premises at all times to adequately meet the needs of the resident.
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