Job Summary:

The Infection Prevention/Employee Health Specialist is responsible for all infection control and prevention initiatives throughout the organization. This individual will be responsible for all aspects of the employee health program and for providing clinical employee health services at all facilities within the Surgical Institute of Reading.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports to Director of Quality, Risk Management and Patient Experience

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The following description of the job responsibilities and performance expectations are intended to reflect the primary responsibilities of the job, but are not intended to describe all duties or other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

• Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining all policies and procedures related to infection prevention and employee health
• Annually reviews the infection prevention policies and guidelines for program scope, objectives, performance and effectiveness and provides recommendations to the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) committee for revisions and approvals
• Establishes, implements and participates in infection prevention education during orientation, as needed, and annually thereafter
• Performs infection prevention surveillance and rounding, data collection, assessment, compliance related to standard precautions, transmission precautions and exposure control. Reports findings to CQI and the Infection Control Committees
• Supports administration with employee health issues and assists in maintaining accurate employee health records
• Responsible for vaccination processes, annual N95/TB/ influenza vaccinations and the management of potential blood exposures, employee illnesses and disease outbreaks
• Manages employee work illnesses and/or injuries and assists employees with the timely and accurate completion of workers’ compensation forms
• Serves as Chairperson for the Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Committees
• Notifies the County and/or State Health Department of any reportable diseases, adhering to all state and local reporting requirements
• Completes data entry and quality check for NHSN quality reporting
• Conducts and oversees all hand hygiene audits at all locations with results reported quarterly to the Infection Prevention and Safety Committees

• Reviews air balance and water quality test results with the Facilities Director, as required
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the Director of Quality

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Education, or Public Health required

Master’s Degree preferred

BLS certification required

Must have strong computer and research skills to remain up to date with new developments, best practices and standards of care within the healthcare field

Demonstrates cooperative work attitude toward and with co-workers, management, patients, visitors and physicians

Work Experience:

Minimum of 3 years of experience directly or indirectly related to the duties and responsibilities outlined