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Summary The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for the planning, designing, integrating, implementing, and modification of the Infection Control Program. The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Registered Nurse (RN) collaborates with the Chief of Quality Management along with other health care professionals to ensure that all services are using infection control methods to reduce the risk of infection to patients, families, and staff. Responsibilities The RN, Infection Control, has duties that include but are not limited to: Identifying and facilitating options and services for meeting patient's health needs while decreasing fragmentation and duplication of care and enhancing quality, cost effective clinical care. Responsible for performing comprehensive surveillance for healthcare associated infections and epidemiologically. Applies epidemiologic principles and statistical methods. Conducts on-going surveillance using Center of Disease Control (CDC)/VHA infection criteria, documentation, and investigations. Assess environmental controls. Collects data on the incidence of selected device use in intensive care units and other patient care areas. Directs investigation of unusual hospital infection outbreaks. Collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies. Participates in process improvement efforts and projects, which may be accomplished through committee memberships, serving on System Redesign teams or through specialized workgroups and/or assignments. Maintaining and managing Infection Control monthly meetings and minutes, activity records and generates reports addressing trends and patterns; outcomes are provided to clinical and administrative services to ensure utilization of hospital resources. Provides critical support in ensuring that both clinical and administrative programs are following accrediting standards and regulatory requirements. Serves as a consultant to administrative and medical professionals, housekeeping and allied health staff on matters involving healthcare acquired infection, institutional and employee health programs. The IPC RN contributes to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Service Unit Infection Control (IC) Program including the TB program and Infection Control and Prevention Plan. Reports all in-house patients with communicable disease to the county and/or state health department and maintain appropriate records. Collaborating with Patient Safety, Sterile Processing, and other stakeholders in execution of assigned job duties as needed. Actively participating in all activities of the Infection Control Program. Provides infection control education to all staff. Covers in the absence of the Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Coordinator (MDRO) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Available, Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position Requirements Conditions of Employment U. S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U. S. C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i. e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and
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