FSH- Infection Preventionist FT

Company Location Fresno Surgical Hospital (13483) Category Infection Prevention Job Location 6125 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, California Tracking Code 92042-147 Position Type Full-Time/Regular Fresno Surgical Hospital is an extraordinary hospital created entirely to deliver excellence and quality in surgical care to each patient. Our unique facility and staff provide a hospitality- inspired, healing environment unlike anything experienced in a traditional hospital. Our commitment to innovation, shared values, and excellence can be reflected in exceptional satisfaction scores from patients, physicians, and staff. Job Summary Responsible for planning, developing, directing, implementing, and evaluating the hospital-wide infection prevention program and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements. Collects, reports, and presents statistical information regarding infection control and other hospital quality measures as assigned. Maintains an active surveillance program utilizing epidemiological principles, infection prevention and control, and quality improvement in an effort to ensure high quality cost-effective health care and prevention of healthcare associated infections. Distributes findings from surveillance and other activities, policies/procedures, and regulatory guidelines and makes recommendations to appropriate individuals and committees. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care. Required Skills Required Skills: Familiar with all related healthcare concepts, practices, policies and procedures. Knowledgeable of Joint Commission, HIPAA, AAHC and other healthcare governing bodies, both state and federal. Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment. Ability to plan and prioritize work with frequent interruptions. Ability to provide exceptional customer service. Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients and their families. Teaching abilities to conduct educational programs for staff. Knowledge and experience using software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge and proficiency of hospital information technology applications. Essential Functions: Conducts ongoing review of hospital policies, procedures, hospital plans and guidelines to identify infection control discrepancies and implements revisions as necessary. Ensures that departmental goals are compatible with, and enhance the hospital and organization's mission, values, and strategic plan. Communicates changes to appropriate departments Interacts with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors, and occupational health and other professional/non-professional staff members to provide resource information, resolve infection control problems, and identify new opportunities to improve service and reduce costs. Monitors and conducts epidemiological investigations of any clusters of infections above expected levels, single cases of unusual infections and emerging infectious diseases. Assists in studies and investigations related to improving nursing care, patient safety and infection prevention and control. Ensures mandated reporting requirements are met to include, HAI, Surgical Site Infections and employee vaccinations are reported accurately and timely to NHSN, the state and local Public Health Department, CMS and all other required reporting entities. Maintains current knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirements. Offer recommendations for practice changes to meet regulatory requirements and FSH priorities and goals for patient safety. Monitors patient care and other essential areas/service l…