Infection Control Specialist
Company: MJHS
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: March 1, 2026
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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 and statistical methods to analyze trends, risk factors
and design and evaluate prevention and control strategies. -
Conduct on-going surveillance / environmental rounds using CDC
infection criteria, documentation, and investigation of nosocomial
infections. - Evaluate the effectiveness of the surveillance plan
and modifies as necessary. - Reports patients with communicable
disease to the city/state health department and maintain
appropriate records. Compile and interpret surveillance reports to
QAPI committee. - Collect data in support of epidemiological
studies of specific problems or problem areas to determine the
source of the problem and make appropriate recommendations. -
Participate in quality/performance improvement activities by
assessing, monitoring, and measuring nosocomial infections and
evaluating outcomes on a continuous basis. - Plan, organize,
develop and implement educational programs for all employees
including administrative and ancillary services which convey
specialized knowledge and skills to increase employee awareness of
existence of nosocomial infections; techniques for avoidance and
preventive measures to provide a safe environment for employees and
patients. - Develop appropriate informational material at
appropriate level of understanding and need. - Serve as a
knowledgeable and available resource on infection control practices
and policies to patient, families, staff. - Participate in
continuing educational activities at the department, state and
national levels to promote personal growth and maintain a current
knowledge base commensurate with latest research and scholarly
knowledge. - Develop and update isolation techniques and procedures
in accordance with current standard of practice, rules and
regulations. Participate in maintaining policies and procedures
which provide for a program of prevention. Include establishment of
policies and procedures relating to exposure to infectious diseases
and prevention of cross-contamination. Maintain a knowledge base of
current infection prevention and control information through peer
networking, published literature and professional meetings 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 Specialist, Healthcare , Brooklyn, New York
