Infection Control Practitioner - Healthcare Facility - Vancouver BC
(2007-04 - 2025-12)
The ICP has the authority of the Medical Staff and Governing Body to take necessary steps to prevent and/or control the acquisition and transmission of infectious agents in the patient, staff, and visitor populations.
The Infection Control
Practitioner (ICP) is responsible for the surveillance, analysis, and reporting of hospital-acquired infections; educating employees about infection control; and the development of organizational infection control standards that meet state and federal regulatory and accrediting bodies, CDC, OSHA, and APIC guidelines.
- Identifies and reports healthcare-associated infections (HAI) monthly in the NHSN database, as mandated by the State of MD
- Identifies reportable conditions such as tuberculosis and reports to State Health Department
- Communicates MDROs to facility Units/Departments, including in the patient information system, and communicates to outside facilities as needed
- Coordinates with Corporate Education and unit-based education personnel in providing education on infectious illnesses and infection control issues to employees, including orientation
- Conducts monthly and annual in-services to designated high-risk areas
- Reviews hospital testing/screening procedures. Reviews and updates hospital Infection Control policies and procedures at least every 3 years and maintains an up-to-date Infection Control Manual
- Maintains resource file of information for all departments and serves as a resource person to departments within the facility to ensure patient/employee safety and continuity of care as related to Infection Control
Infection Control Practitioner - Healthcare Facility - Boston, MA
(2013-09 - 2015-12)
- Participates in Collaboratives, other Performance Improvement initiatives, and committees as required and needed to reduce HAI and MDRO transmission
- Provide leadership related to investigating Nosocomial outbreaks and clusters. Recommend interventional strategies for containing and/or reducing outbreaks
- Coordinate hospital-wide activities to prevent the incidence of infectious diseases
- Coordinate Tuberculosis (TB) Exposure Prevention Plan. Facilitate identification and follow-up of staff exposed to TB. Coordinate annual risk assessment for TB as required by OSHA
- Related work experience required in Infection control in a tertiary care environment
- Conducts ongoing surveillance of hospital-acquired infections and special studies relating to infection problems, and reports findings to the infection control coordinator and appropriate personnel
- Compiles and presents statistical data to appropriate persons/committees
Infection Control Nurse - Healthcare Facility
(2007-01 - 2025-12)
- Conducted regular rounds to identify and treat patient infections
- Ensured that all patient and staff areas were kept clean to prevent infections
- Worked with doctors to confirm identity and treat patient infections
- Monitored patient conditions following surgery to check for signs of infection
- Maintained inventory of all sanitation supplies used to disinfect patient areas
Infection Control Nurse - Company Name - City, State
(2025-01)
- Ensured that sanitary procedures were implemented to prevent the spread of infections
- Participated in research projects to determine better infection control methods
- Assisted with the drafting and implementation of infection control procedures
- Provided training to other nursing staff on updated infection control procedures
- Assisted with patient examinations to check for signs of infection
- Served on Infection Control Committee
