Infection Control Nurse
Company: MJHS
Location: New York City
Posted on: December 31, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description The Infection Preventionist is
trained in epidemiology principles and is responsible for
surveillance, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of nosocomial
and other infections; educating employees about infection
prevention; and the development of policies and procedures to
ensure rigorous infection control standards that meet OSHA, CMS,
CDC and other nationally organized agencies recommendations and
requirements. - Apply epidemiologic principles to analyze trends,
risk factors and evaluate prevention and control strategies. -
Collect data in support of epidemiological studies of specific
problems to determine the source of the and make appropriate
recommendations. - Participate in quality/performance improvement
activities by assessing, monitoring, and measuring nosocomial
infections and evaluating outcomes on a continuous basis. -
Implement educational programs for all employees which convey
specialized knowledge and skills to increase employee awareness of
existence of nosocomial infections. - Update isolation techniques
and procedures in accordance with current standard of practice,
rules and regulations. - Compile and interpret surveillance reports
to QAPI committee and follow CDC criteria. - BSN Required. - 3
years of nursing experience required. - One year of experience in
infection prevention preferred OR coursework (i.e. NC SPICE or APIC
ICE 101) in infection prevention preferred.
Keywords: MJHS, New York , Infection Control Nurse, Healthcare , New York City, New York
