Saint Marys, GA
Travel Nurse RN - LTAC - $3,500 to $3,600 per week in Saint Marys, GA
Start: 5/13/2024
Shift: Day - 5 x 8 hours
estimated
$3,500 to $3,600 per week
stipend included in rate
stipend included in rate
Posted 1 week ago
INFECTION PREVENTION NURSE- REGISTERED NURSE
- Maintains Public Health reporting system to insure reporting of communicable diseases
- Monitors and reports communicable diseases to appropriate agency
- Epidemiologist or special focused education in advanced Epidemiology
- Works closely with the Department of Public Health and other governmental agencies with regard to public health issues as they pertain to the health care setting including reporting activities of mandated Reportable Diseases/Conditions with the Department of Public Health
- Maintains documentation to Infection Prevention programs, nosocomial infections and reportable diseases
- Investigates all cases of employee exposures to communicable diseases and blood and/or body fluids
- Tracks and reports work related infectious diseases to Chair Therapeutics Committee
- Certification by Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) within one (1) year of employment
- Performing hospital audits and providing educational opportunities to enhance the understanding of HAI reporting requirements
- Monitoring trends in HAI rates at hospitals
- CIC
- BLS