Cape Cod Health - Falmouth, MA
Infection Control preventionist
Job Summary
Infection Control Preventionist
We are looking for a registered nurse to fill the role of Infection Control Preventionist at Cape Cod Health. This JML Care Center is a 132 bed nursing/rehab center located at Falmouth, Massachusetts. The facility has an average daily census of 75 beds due to streamlined staffing and you will report to the Director of Nurses & Executive Director.
You will need at least two years of college and sufficient previous experience in clinical health care, including direct experience in Performance Improvement. A certification to meet the CMS guidelines to perform as an Infection Control Preventionist is also required.
About
Cape Cod healthcare
Cape Cod Healthcare is the leading provider of healthcare services for residents and visitors of Cape Cod. With more than 450 physicians, 5,300 employees and 790 volunteers, Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC) has two acute care hospitals (Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital), the Cape’s leading provider of homecare and hospice services (VNA), a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility (JML Care Center), an assisted living facility (Heritage at Falmouth), and numerous health programs.
Cape Cod Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission, the College of American Pathologists and the American Association of Blood Banks.
About the town
Falmouth, MA
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Leapfrog Hospital Safety Scores
Cape Cod Hospital
Measure | The Hospital’s Score | Worst Performing Hospital | Avg. Performing Hospital | Best Performing Hospital | Data Source | Time Period Covered |
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Dangerous object left in patient’s body What’s This? | 0.000 | 0.359 | 0.02 | 0.000 | CMS | 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2019 |
Air or gas bubble in the blood What’s This? | 0.000 | 0.036 | .0004 | 0.000 | CMS | 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2019 |
Patient falls and injuries What’s This? | 0.282 | 1.778 | 0.42 | 0.000 | CMS | 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2019 |
Infection in the blood What’s This? | 1.168 | 3.420 | 0.81 | 0.000 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 04/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 and 07/01/2020 – 9/30/2020 |
Infection in the urinary tract What’s This? | 2.070 | 2.644 | 0.75 | 0.000 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 04/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 and 07/01/2020 – 9/30/2020 |
Surgical site infection after colon surgery What’s This? | 1.399 | 2.887 | 0.80 | 0.000 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 04/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 and 07/01/2020 – 9/30/2020 |
MRSA Infection What’s This? | 1.915 | 3.055 | 0.84 | 0.000 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 04/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 and 07/01/2020 – 9/30/2020 |
C. diff. Infection What’s This? | 0.643 | 1.949 | 0.54 | 0.000 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 04/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 and 07/01/2020 – 9/30/2020 |
Death from treatable serious complications What’s This? | 125.36 | 206.08 | 159.67 | 95.65 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Harmful Events What’s This? | 0.96 | 3.35 | 1.00 | 0.60 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Dangerous bed sores What’s This? * | 0.46 | 8.80 | 0.58 | 0.04 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Collapsed lung What’s This? * | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.12 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Falls causing broken hips What’s This? * | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.07 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Blood Leakage What’s This? * | 1.92 | 5.58 | 2.54 | 1.26 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Kidney injury after surgery What’s This? * | 1.17 | 3.45 | 1.42 | 0.58 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Serious breathing problem What’s This? * | 4.89 | 17.09 | 5.18 | 1.66 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Dangerous blood clot What’s This? * | 4.86 | 8.41 | 3.61 | 1.65 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Sepsis infection after surgery What’s This? * | 4.43 | 9.73 | 4.96 | 2.31 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Surgical wound splits open What’s This? * | 0.78 | 1.54 | 0.86 | 0.57 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
Accidental cuts and tears What’s This? * | 1.12 | 3.97 | 1.21 | 0.37 | CMS | 07/01/2018 – 12/31/2019 |
* This measure is a part of the Harmful Events Composite and is not used for scoring. |
Process measures include the management structures and procedures a hospital has in place to protect patients from errors, accidents, and injuries.
Measure | The Hospital’s Score | Worst Performing Hospital | Avg. Performing Hospital | Best Performing Hospital | Data Source | Time Period Covered |
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Doctors order medications through a computer What’s This? | 100 | 5 | 85.77 | 100 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Safe medication administration What’s This? | 75 | 5 | 83.25 | 100 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Specially trained doctors care for ICU patients What’s This? | 100 | 5 | 62.82 | 100 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Effective leadership to prevent errors What’s This? | 120.00 | 46.15 | 116.85 | 120.00 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Staff work together to prevent errors What’s This? | 110.00 | 0.00 | 116.49 | 120.00 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Enough qualified nurses What’s This? | 94.12 | 17.65 | 98.16 | 100.00 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Handwashing What’s This? | Not Available | 15 | 74.36 | 100 | 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Survey | 2021 |
Communication with nurses What’s This? | 92 | 73 | 91.10 | 98 | CMS | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 |
Communication with doctors What’s This? | 92 | 80 | 91.00 | 98 | CMS | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 |
Responsiveness of hospital staff What’s This? | 83 | 60 | 84.38 | 94 | CMS | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 |
Communication about medicines What’s This? | 77 | 53 | 77.66 | 92 | CMS | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 |
Communication about discharge What’s This? | 90 | 67 | 86.51 | 96 | CMS | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019 |
Official job description
infection Control preventionist - Cape Cod Healthcare
Purpose of Position:
Plan, organize, develop, coordinate, and direct our facility’s infection control programs in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and as may be directed by senior administration, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care and safety can be maintained at all times.
Description:
- Plan, organize, and direct infection control programs and activities.
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, coordinate, and direct programs designed to enhance infection control practices, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern nursing care facilities. (Hand Hygiene, Vaccines, Blood borne pathogens, FLU Program)
- Develops infection control training objectives, strategies, policies, and programs, in line with Staff Development of the employees of the facility.
- Coordinate concurrent review studies performed within the infection control program, and prepare resulting reports as required.
- Coordinates with the SDC the implementation of policies and procedures related to infection control training and educational programs for the employees of an organization.
- Establish and maintain tracking systems for recommendations of groups involved in infection control.
- Heads environmental rounds for infection control purposes.
- Conducts needs evaluation and designs curricula and courses to meet those needs.
- Liaison with management to ensure training and educational programs achieves corporate goals.
- Directs analysis and design of materials and programs and suggests enhancements.
- Prepares reports for management as necessary. (Bench Marking Infections, Annual PI Report etc.)
Serves as chairperson of the infection control committee. Serve on various committees of the facility (e g safety committee, QAPI, RISK etc.). - Assists in the nursing care plan function development, implementation, and maintenance of a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident in isolation or on infection control precautions that identifies the problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.
- Assists with budgetary and budgetary planning functions; including but not limited to assisting the Director of Nursing Services in preparing the budget for the department in relation to its infection control program and activities.
- Must maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information; and adhere to Resident’s rights.
- Assists with Safety and Sanitation included by not limited to identifying, evaluate, and classify routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which there is potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
- Assist Director of Nurses in Narcotic destruction per DEA regulatory guidelines in lieu of SDC.
- Investigation/report to Federal/State Agencies as needed infection outbreaks.
- Work with Local Board of Health and State Agencies as needed.
- Performs other work related duties as assigned in job description or requested.
Qualifications:
Must possess, as a minimum, two (2) years college. RN License current.
Sufficient previous experience in clinical health care including direct experience in Performance Improvement.
Certification to meet the CMS guidelines to perform as an Infection Control Preventionist.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action in a timely fashion.
Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of teamwork and team concept.
Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
Must be knowledgeable of performance improvement, staff development and infection control procedures.
Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc., for quality management and outcomes.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents and staff.
Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.
Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and meet all other Physical and Sensory requirements.
Schedule Details:
24 hours per week, Rot. Days, 8a-4p, Occ. Weekends and off shift hours to meet the needs of the facility, Rot. Holidays
Organization: JML Care Center
Primary Location: Massachusetts-Falmouth
Department: JML-Nursing Administration
Employee Classification: Regular-Regular
Shift: Day
Weekend Shifts: Occasional
Holiday Shifts: Rotating
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