Infection Control Nurse & Employee Health Lead

Tohono O'odham Nation; Sells (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tohono O'odham Nation Hospital Health Care (TONHC) seeks an experienced Infection Control Manager to oversee the infection control program and coordinate the employee health program under the Director of Quality Management. The role is based at Sells Hospital, with potential relocation to TONHC facilities as needed.

The position requires guiding surveillance, prevention, and control efforts, developing policies, and coordinating with local, state, tribal, and federal partners.

Qualifikationen

• Degree from a professional nursing program.
• Active RN license in the United States.
• Three years of health care experience.
• One year in infection control or epidemiology in an acute care setting.

Aufgaben

• Develops and manages Infection Control programs for assigned service lines, including data collection, recordkeeping, interpretation, analysis, reporting, and interventions.
• Investigates clusters of infections and changes in infection patterns with appropriate interventions.
• Interprets and applies applicable federal/state/tribal requirements and guidelines related to infection control and environment of care.
• Coordinates surveillance, prevention, and control of infection activities.
• Communicates with external organizations to reduce infection risk and acts as liaison with safety committees.
• Chairs or co-chairs Infection Control Committee meetings and prepares agendas and reports.
• Provides direct professional nursing care for patients as required.
• Maintains records of nosocomial infections and summarizes for executives.

Kenntnisse

Infection control knowledge

Nursing principles

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Epidemiology experience

Ausbildung

Nursing degree

RN license

Tools

Medical equipment operation

Jobbeschreibung

Tohono O'odham Nation Hospital Health Care (TONHC) seeks an experienced Infection Control Manager to oversee the infection control program and coordinate the employee health program under the Director of Quality Management. The role is based at Sells Hospital, with potential relocation to TONHC facilities as needed.

The position requires guiding surveillance, prevention, and control efforts, developing policies, and coordinating with local, state, tribal, and federal partners.