Job Description

• Monitoring the health of patients to identify signs of infection and disease progression
• Educating patients about proper hygiene techniques and encouraging them to practice good health habits such as hand washing, dressing changes, etc.
• Coordinating with other members of the healthcare team, including physicians, pharmacists, lab technicians, and social workers, to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment and follow up care
• Diagnosing and managing infectious disease cases in collaboration with other healthcare professionals
• Coordinating with community agencies and social service providers to help patients meet their basic needs
• Assisting with the development of infection control protocols and policies to protect patients and staff from exposure to infectious diseases
• Diagnosing and managing infectious disease cases in collaboration with other healthcare professionals
• Coordinating with community agencies and social service providers to help patients meet their basic needs
• Assisting with the development of infection control protocols and policies to protect patients and staff from exposure to infectious diseases
• Works closely with other governmental agencies with regard to public health issues as they pertain to the health care setting including reporting activities of mandated Reportable Diseases/Conditions
• Maintains documentation to Infection Prevention programs, nosocomial infections and reportable diseases
• Investigates all cases of employee exposures to communicable diseases and blood and/or body fluids
• Performing hospital audits and providing educational opportunities to enhance the understanding of MOH reporting requirements
• Conduct table top and pandemic drills
  

• Must be SNB registered nurse with a post qualifications on OTNC or CCNC or equivalent
• Must be ASPIC trained or and infection control training
• Must have 5 years working experience in Community Care
• Serving as a resource to SLEC on best practices for quality improvement and patient safety
• Providing input into the MOH reporting program activities
• Performing audits
• Providing educational opportunities to enhance the understanding of MOH reporting requirements
• Training and monitoring/auditing staff in strict adherence to Infection Control practices according to regulatory guidelines, facility policy and procedures
• Ensuring additional training is provided to staff to meet regulatory requirements