Inf. Disease/Prevention Nurse Consultant - CPHC

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance options

Retirement Plans

NCFlex Supplemental Benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community In

Job summary

The NC Department of Adult Correction seeks an Infection Control Nurse Consultant I at Central Prison Healthcare Complex in Raleigh. You will serve as the primary clinical resource for infection prevention and provide consultation to nursing, medical, environmental services, custody, and administrative leadership.

Responsibilities include coordinating the infection prevention program, surveillance of HAI and report trends, isolation and outbreak management, and education of staff.

Qualifications

• Requires RN licensure and strong clinical judgment.
• Knowledge of infection prevention, surveillance and outbreak response.
• Ability to communicate findings to leadership and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Infection Prevention and Control Program.
• Conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and report trends.
• Coordinate isolation, exposure, and outbreak management.
• Provide education and clinical consultation to staff and leadership.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees as assigned.

Skills

Infection prevention

Surveillance

Outbreak management

Staff education

Clinical consultation

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Agency Adult Correction Division COO - OPS - Institutions Operations Job Classification Title Nurse Consultant I (NS) Position Number 60062257 Grade MH16

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

This position serves as the primary clinical resource for infection prevention practices and provides consultation to nursing, medical, environmental services, custody, and administrative leadership regarding communicable disease prevention, surveillance, isolation precautions, outbreak response, and infection-control practices. The position is located at Central Prison Healthcare Complex in Raleigh, which houses approximately 970 close-custody male offenders.

The Infection Control Nurse Consultant I is responsible for coordinating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program within a correctional hospital environment.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Primary Responsibilities:

Infection Prevention Program Oversight

Coordinate and maintain the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program.

Monitor compliance with established infection prevention policies, procedures, clinical standards, and regulatory requirements.

Conduct routine infection-control rounds and identify opportunities for corrective action and process improvement.

Assist with development, implementation, and review of infection-control policies, procedures, protocols, and educational materials.

Surveillance and Disease Monitoring

Conduct surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, communicable diseases, multidrug-resistant organisms, and other identified infection risks.

Review laboratory results, clinical information, and infection-control data to identify trends, clusters, or potential outbreaks.

Maintain required infection-control logs, surveillance records, statistical reports, and trending data.

Communicate significant findings and recommendations to healthcare leadership.

Isolation, Exposure, and Outbreak Management

Provide consultation regarding standard and transmission-based precautions, patient placement, isolation, movement, and infection-control needs.

Assist with investigation and management of communicable disease exposures and suspected outbreaks.

Coordinate appropriate follow-up and infection-control interventions following employee or patient exposures.

Collaborate with healthcare, infection control and custody leadership to implement infection-control measures while maintaining facility safety and security.

Education and Clinical Consultation

Provide infection prevention education to healthcare staff regarding hand hygiene, PPE, bloodborne pathogens, isolation precautions, communicable diseases, cleaning and disinfection, and emerging infection concerns.

Serve as a clinical resource to nursing staff, providers, supervisors, and facility leadership.

Participate in Infection Control, Quality Improvement, Safety, and other multidisciplinary committees as assigned.

Salary Range

$62,044.00 - $102,371.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

Preferred Skills

Considerable knowledge of professional nursing principles and practices.

Knowledge of infection prevention, epidemiology, communicable disease transmission, isolation precautions, and outbreak investigation.

Ability to collect, analyze, trend, and communicate infection-control data.

Ability to interpret and apply healthcare policies, clinical standards, and infection-prevention guidelines.

Ability to provide consultation, education, and recommendations to multidisciplinary staff.

Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, problem-solving, and clinical judgment skills.

Ability to function effectively within the operational and security requirements of a correctional healthcare environment.

The Posting Will Close At 11:59 PM The Night Before The End Date

State Benefits Information

• Health Insurance options
• Retirement Plans
• NCFlex Supplemental Benefits
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community Service L