Infection Control Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Title:  Infection Control Nurse Manager

Reports to: DON    

Effective Date:  4/11/2022                Review Date:    NA

Position Summary: 

The infection control practitioner is responsible for disease prevention in hospitals and healthcare facilities and should be well-versed in public health.

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the prevention, investigation, monitoring and reporting of the spread of diseases

• Patient education and care, as well as patients families

• Education of staff regarding infection control protocols and policies

• Implementation of disease outbreak intervention procedures in the affected area of the facility and notifying public health authorities in the event of an outbreak

• Collect, record and analyze facility records and lab reports to assess the extent of a disease outbreak and make appropriate recommendations for action

• Communicate with all divisions and departments of the facility and management as well as with public health officials

• Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and ensure that the facility leaders are informed of appropriate issues; understand and comply with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations

• Other duties as assigned including floor rotation as necessary

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must hold an active State of Michigan RN license

• One years experience in a SNF/LTC setting preferred

• Have primary professional training in nursing, medical technology, microbiology, epidemiology, or other related field; and desired to have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control

• Be qualified by education, training, experience, or certification in infection control

• Computer literacy skills including Word; electronic clinical documentation experience preferred