Minimum Education
BSN Bachelor's in Nursing (Required) Or
Master's Degree Master's in Epidemiology, Public Health, or Microbiology. (Required)

Minimum Experience- Previous working experience as an Infection Control practitioner or Epidemiologist is preferred.

Required Skills/Knowledge
Excellent written, interpersonal, time management and presentation skills with flexibility to meet a wide range of service needs
Proficient in Microsoft Office software
Basic knowledge of statistics and epidemiologic methods

Functional Accountabilities
Departmental Organization

• Assist epidemiology department and infection control practitioners with the coordination of office activities.

• Maintain awareness of deadlines and plan appropriately.

• Maintain organized workspace including both paper and computer files.

Administrative Duties

• Coordinate, schedule, and develop agendas, office appointments, meetings, conferences, and projects in timely manner .

• Perform tasks such as initiating correspondence, faxing, and copying.

• Attend internal committee meetings and take minutes.

• Maintain and process employee time cards.

• Complete work on time.

Surveillance

• Collect central line data in patient care units as assigned.

• Collect daily microbiology reports from laboratory and sorts for targeted organisms.

• Complete accurate and timely reports on infection rates.

• Communicate infection control issues and reportable diseases in a timely fashion with the relevant departments in the hospital and to public health agencies.

• Ensure infection control databases are maintained in a timely fashion (Flag MDRO in computer system; maintain access data base for DOH reports; and maintain data base for all outbreak investigations).

Prevention

• Collaborate with Infection Control Staff to identify trends in healthcare associated infections.

• Collaborate with Infection Control staff to implement prevention efforts.

• Contribute to the infection control patient care policies and protocols by posting to intranet and placing announcements in CNMC

• newsletters.

Infection Control Practitioner Assistance

• Assist infection control practitioners in control activities as assigned.

• Assist infection control practitioners with outbreak and exposure investigations.

• Collect data and assist in preparation of reports.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization

• Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences

• Demonstrate personal and professional integrity

• Maintain confidentiality at all times

Customer Service

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance