Infection Control Practitioner

Ability to teach the principles and practice of Infection Control to personnel of all levels in all departments of the
hospital and primary care sites.

Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors and
other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and
appropriately with patients, visitors, and other employees. Behave in a
manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public
perception of Bronxcare Health System and its employees.

Contributes to and participates in the Performance/Quality Improvement
activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation
includes data collection, analysis, implementation of and compliance with
risk management and claims activities, support of and participation in
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, consistent adherence to
the specific rules and regulations of the BronxCare Health System (a)
Safety and Security Policies, (b) Risk Management: Incident and
Occurrence Reporting, (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and
(d) Patient and Customer Service.

Presents analysis of surveillance data to the Infection Control
Committee.

Assists in developing procedures to prevent nosocomial infections that
are based on sound epidemiological principles.

Takes necessary action to ensure compliance with established
standards of Infection Control procedures on a hospital-wide basis.

Serve as a resource person through role modeling and consultation to
contribute to the creation of environment conducive to the learning of
new concepts and skills in preventing infections among hospitalized
patients and hospital employees.

Introduces changes by influencing attitudes and introduces new
approaches to prevent infection in the ambulatory clinics, in the hospital
and among personnel.

Institutes control measures during an outbreak or other emergency
situations after consultation with the Director or Coordinator.

Reports communicable diseases to the New York City Department of
Health.

Assists with employee in-service training and orientation in all
departments of the hospital and primary care sites.

Assist each department in the identification and implementation of quality
control measures that relate to Infection Control.

Responsible for Environmental Rounds at the Practice Sites, the
Hospital and the Fulton Division.

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology, Pharmacy, Biology, Epidemiology,Nursing or Environmental Science.

Competence in working with all groups of personnel and patients

Formal training in epidemiology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or
comparable program

Considerable experience in medial/surgical nursing. Demonstrates competence in principles of
epidemiology, knowledge of microbiology, a general understanding of antibiotics, competence in
presenting formal lectures related to Infection Control, good communication skills and commitment to
continuing professional development.