Job Description

The Infection Preventionist Nurse is responsible for the day-to-day program as it relates to the prevention and control of infections in the office and clinical setting. Supports the Clinical Operations team. Is responsible for crafting, implementing, and maintaining a system for prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation facilities. Provides clinical operations support to nursing and clinical staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:Develops and maintains infection prevention policies and procedures appropriate for the services provided by the facility and based upon evidence-based guidelines, regulations and standards.Develops and maintains infection prevention programs.Performs surveillance of infections throughout the designated Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation facilities and reports findings. Audits/surveys designated practices routinely to supervise compliance and to ensure proficiency and adherence to standard infection control practices, policies and procedures.Analyzes data and prepares reports to present to appropriate groups, e.g., leadership, quality, county, state, etc.Records exposures and outcomes for the treatment of suspected and known infections.Acts as a liaison with the Public Health Department. Communicates audit and survey results to leadership and the appropriate departments or individuals.Provides annual education and training to staff as part of new hire orientation, and on as needed to ensure proficiency.Participates and serves on committees.Ensures staff can safely perform clinical duties by assessing their skill level within the scope of the MA, RN and LVN licenses.Conducts encouraging rounding and mentoring to clinical staff during office visits. Monitors staff compliance with professional licenses and certificates.Provides support to all clinical and operations employees during regulatory audits. Acts as a clinical resource and encouraging partner to operations management and leaders throughout the organization.Assists in developing new clinical quality initiatives and projects to improve patient care. Assists in developing and conducting simulation training for clinical skills and related policies and procedures.Develops monitoring and tracer tools for employees to use in the clinical setting to supervise patient safety and adherence to organizational policies and procedures.Assists in abstracting patient information from paper or electronic records and audits abstracted records to maintain quality standards.Provides training to employees for scribing in the clinical setting, clinical skills, and BLS/ALS. Provides direct patient care within scope of RN license.
QualificationsEducation:

Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Master's degree preferred.

License/Certification:

RN California state license required. Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required. Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) required within 1 year.

Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in an ambulatory care setting (hospital experience will be considered) required. Infection prevention or epidemiology experience highly preferred.

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About the TeamWith a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.
Req ID : 5956
Working Title : Registered Nurse, Infection Prevention - Infection Preventionist Control
Department : Infection Prevention Control
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category : Compliance / Quality
Job Specialty : Patient Safety
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $49.66 - $79.46