Infection Prevention Specialist

•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. .
•Responds to complaints referred by the Office of Healthcare Facilities or the Health Boards.
•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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