KPC Health
Location
Santa Ana, CA | United States
Job description
The posted pay scale represents the range the Company reasonably expects to pay candidates for this position. The actual wage for this position may depend on factors such as experience and education, specific skills and abilities, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, an applicable collective bargaining agreement, and Company business practices.
SUMMARY The Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) / Employee Health Nurse is responsible for the oversight over all infection control and prevention program activities within the organization as well as all functions of the employee health program. The ICP provides high-level patient care by reducing the risk of nosocomial infections through consistent day-to-day patient and environmental surveillance coupled with education. The ICPP identifies, investigates, and records data concerning nosocomial infections, those present on admission and potential infections and initiates infection control measures as directed by national protocols and regulatory bodies, Director of Quality and Infection Control Committee. The ICP directs the program utilizing the standards set forth by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), CMS accrediting organizations, the State of California Department of Public Health, and the Federal Government to ensure quality patient care. The ICP / Employee Health Nurse also provides clinical employee health services at AGMC.Job tags
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