Description
Standard Qualifications: Putnam Community Medical Center , a 99-bed, acute care facility, located at 611 Zeagler Drive, in Palatka, provides the latest technology with the assurance of highly trained, caring professionals to the residents of Putnam County. The hospital serves North Central Florida with a full complement of quality healthcare services while maintaining cost-effectiveness. The hospital provides individualized care directed to the specific needs of each patient. Putnam Community Medical Center offers a 10-bed Intensive/Critical Care Unit, Step-Down Care Unit, Cardiac Cath Lab, medical and surgical units, family birthplace center, and a 24-hour emergency department. We also provide inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. POSITION SUMMARY: Under general direction is responsible for planning , organizing, developing, coordinating, and directing the infection control program and its activities in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern such programs, to ensure that an effective infection control program is maintained at all times, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, coordinate, and direct our infection control program in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern such requirements. Ensure that the facility is in compliance with current CDC, OSHA, and local regulations concerning infection control or universal precautions. Develop, maintain, review, update and interpret infection control policies and procedures. Assist in evaluating and implementing recommendations from the Infection Control Committee. Provide the Infection Control Committee with written and oral reports concerning all nosocomial infections within the facility. Develop and implement a practical system of detecting, evaluating, recording, and reporting infections, which originate with facility personnel. Educate staff on infection control policies and procedures, personal hygiene, and hand washing techniques. Monitor infection control practices and procedures to ensure that all personnel are implementing our standard operating procedures for tasks involving exposure to blood/body fluids. Assist departments with Infection Control issues. Make rounds to nursing units for the purpose of case findings, review of environmental sanitation procedures, and supervision of isolation precautions/practices. Visit isolated residents to ensure that established isolation precautions and aseptic techniques are followed. Review and analyze infectious disease laboratory reports and implement corrective actions. Prepare regular reports of infection control issues, corrective action taken, and the results of the corrective action. Ensure that patients with known communicable or infectious diseases are placed in isolation or on infection control precautions to include universal precautions. Maintain a written record of all patients and employees who have nosocomial infections. Monitor medication passes and treatments to ensure that appropriate hand washing techniques are being followed in the handling and administering of drugs, medications, and treatments. Obtain culture samples in accordance with our established procedures. Participate in surveys of possible carriers among patients and employees, and in tracing possible sources of infection within the facility. Assist in the development of annual OSHA and CDC training programs for hazard communication and infection control issues. Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each patient in isolation or on infection control precautions that identifies the problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care. Review nurses' notes to determine if the care plan is being followed revise care plans relative to infection control issues. Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting. Provide direct nursing care as necessary.
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