The Infection Control Practitioner is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting health care associated infections. The ICP collaborates with teams and individuals to create and sustain infection prevention strategies, and provide feedback and reports. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program. 

2. Surveillance 

3. Develop annual surveillance plan based on population(s) served, services provided and analysis of surveillance data. 

4. Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance data. 

5. Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary. 

6. Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to various health care workers DLSH. 

7. Assess and address learning needs to the staff, residents, and visitors. 

8. Participate in PI meeting teams, and initiatives as indicated.

9. Assess risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases. 

10. Assist the Director of Nursing with maintaining all active charts and closed medical records. 

11. Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state, and federal levels. 

12.Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation.