Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000184645
Category: Leadership
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Monmouth Medical Center
Department: Infection Control

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor s Degree in Nursing or Medical Technology.
• Certification by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology preferred or commitment to attain certification upon 2 years experience in Infection Prevention and Control.

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Shift working, 9:00 5:00 each day
• Days to work
• FT

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for prevention of hospital-onset infections through promoting best practices/evidenced based guidelines, and education of patients, staff and the community,
• Other responsibilities include surveillance, data collection, and public reporting,
• Works closely with the clinical staff to promote patient safety,
• The IC Coordinator will report infection rates and statistics internally and externally to NHSN/CDC and be responsible for working with the state and local health departments on prevention and reporting of communicable diseases to the NJDOH Communicable Disease Reporting System,
• The IC Coordinator will perform audits to ensure compliance with regulatory and infection prevention requirements and assist clinical departments with survey readiness,

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.