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Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
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Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
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Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
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Director of Surgical Services
Covenant Health —Oak Ridge, TN
- Full-time
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Licensed Practical Nurse, Senior Behavioral Health
Covenant Health —Knoxville, TN
- Full-time
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LPN-Acute Care Blount Medical Telemetry
Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
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Registered Nurse RN - Nurse Resident
Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
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Covenant Health —Knoxville, TN
- Full-time
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Registered Nurse RN - Nurse Resident
Prisma Health —Maryville, TN
- Full-time
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Infection Prevention Specialist 1

Software Technology Inc -
Knoxville, TN

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Job Details

Qualifications

TJC
Health & safety investigations
Healthcare incident reporting system
Health education
Data validation techniques
Safety regulations
CMS
HIPAA
Patient complaint handling
Complaint handling
Technical support
Responding to pandemics
Field surveys
CMS regulatory compliance
Emergency response programs
Medicare regulations
Quality improvement
Quality compliance management
Health information regulatory compliance
Epidemiology
Regulatory readiness in healthcare
Conducting training sessions
Medicaid regulations
Outbreak verification investigations
Medicaid
Infectious disease control education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network)
Outbreak surveillance
Entry level

Full Job Description

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional public health field contact work of average difficulty and performs related work as required. The goal of the Infection Prevention Specialist is to protect the health of the citizens of Tennessee through the prevention and control of infections within healthcare settings such as Acute Care Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Outpatient settings.Distinguishing Features: This is the entry/working level
class in the Infection Prevention sub-series. This class differs from the Infection Prevention Specialist 2 in that an incumbent of the latter performs duties of a larger scope and complexity, acts as the primary manager of projects or studies, and supervises employees.

Work Activities:
Conducts on-site infection control assessments of healthcare facilities, provides follow-up consultation around mitigation of identified infection control gaps, observes infection control practices and reviews policies and procedures to ensure compliance with national best practices endorsed by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Provides infection control training to internal and external stakeholders, including state, regional and local health department staff, state surveyors, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, infection preventionists and quality improvement specialists across the spectrum of healthcare. Provides technical assistance and conducts training sessions for healthcare partners and users of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) including enrollment, assistance with the application of definitions and data
validation. Responds to state and federal regulatory referrals (e.g., the Joint Commission) for certified Medicare/Medicaid entities with immediate jeopardy infection control tags. Responds to complaints referred by the Office of Healthcare Facilities or the Health Boards. Interprets Tennessee Department of Health regulations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (COP), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule, information on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) websites and
medical/legal concepts regarding healthcare data. Provides support in the investigation of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) outbreaks and containment responses to single cases of pathogens of urgent public health concern in healthcare settings. Provides consultative infection control advice to facility staff regarding the management of infectious patients/residents and other infection prevention issues. Participates in Emerging Infections Program funded multi-state point prevalence surveys and other related Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) grant funded projects. Serves as an independent outside infection control observer in public health emergencies (e.g., Ebola or other highly infectious diseases). Applies principles of antibiotic stewardship and quality improvement to infection control activities.

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