Duties include but not limited to:
- Infection Preventionist (IP) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based infection control practices.
- The IP conducts surveillance indicators and monitoring to identify and reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections among patients, employees, visitors, and students.
- Contributes to the annual Infection Control Risk Assessment.
- The IP provides education on infection control issues, as well as annual and ongoing trainings to staff.
- The IP serves as an education resource for all employees on infection control, epidemiology, and provides knowledge and guidance.
- Collaborates with Employee Occupational Health (EOH) and other members of the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the immunization program, i.e., influenza.
- The IP assists the Infection Control Provider in managing the Clinical Case Registry (CCR) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Hepatitis C, including providing reports and alerts to clinicians.
- The IP has an important role in various programs and systems within the organization, i.e., Reusable Medical Equipment (RME), Construction and Water Safety committees.
- The IP participates in risk assessments for all construction projects and completes random walk-throughs of construction projects to inspect/review practices.
- The IP implements and maintains a system for analyzing, trending, and reporting data.
- The IP assists in developing and maintaining mandatory documents such as standards operating procedures, policies, and external agency required documents.
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 to 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Yes-After 90 days has potential to work a 5/4/9 Schedule
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $89,250 Per Year (VN 00)