Employee Health and Infection Control Nurse (wvumedicine)

Job Description

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This position is responsible for the organization, coordination and delivery of employee health services to employees, medical staff, and volunteers, as well as surveying the hospital for the presence of nosocomial infections, makes recommendations related to said analysis, and ensures hospital policies and procedures reflect a standard of practice best able to prevent and/or reduce the incidence of nosocomial infection.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1 Current unencumbered licensure with the WV Board of Registered Professional Nurses, or appropriate state board where services will be provided, as a registered professional nurse OR current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

2. If hired after 08/01/2020, Obtain Certification in Infection Control upon hire.

If hired prior to 08/01/2020, Must obtain Infection Control Certification within 6 months of hire.

3. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Five (5) years of nursing experience with at least three (3) years of experience in infection control.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Conducts new hire screenings and annual employee health screenings to include health history, immunizations update, and brief physical assessment.

2. Provides education prior to administration of annual vaccinations. Provide follow-up to ensure compliance with applicable policies.  Records all vaccination information in accordance with policy and federal law. Plans, implements, and conducts annual flu vaccine program.

3. Conducts investigation of personnel post exposure to blood or body fluids and counseling for post exposure incidents.

4. Facilitates and/or expedites assessment of Employee Health related issues, providing necessary interventions or making appropriate referrals as applicable.

5. Maintains Employee Health records and documents care provided as per procedure.

6. Develops and maintains Employee Health and Infection Control policies and procedures. Monitors compliance of practice with established standards of practice.

7. Prepares and/or reviews daily the list of significant cultures. Cultures are selected using the definitions for infection as set by Centers of Disease Control and any modifications identified within the Infection Control Manual.

8. Reviews Medical Records if patient dies or is discharged before surveillance information is complete, or if patient returns to Hospital and has a significant culture result so as to include discharge infections in monthly report.

9. Advises health care colleagues about hospital isolation policy and disposition of infected/colonized patients and adequate, courteous handling of patients.

10. Checks patients in isolation to determine if isolation is appropriate and institutes necessary isolation measures for new case, as recommended by isolation policies. Ensures with each isolation case that both nursing and medical staff is apprised of need to start or stop isolation measure as recommended in isolation policies.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.

2. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 35+lbs

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Working closely with others.

2. Working protracted or irregular hours.

3. Working around biohazards.

4. Working around infectious diseases.

5. Working with or near the deceased.

6. Working with hands in water.

7. Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.

2. Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.

3. Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process.

4. Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure.

5. Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and other.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

WTZ Wetzel County Hospital

Cost Center:

500 WTZ Administration

Address:

3 East Benjamin Drive

New Martinsville

West Virginia

WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.