Inf. Disease/Prevention Nurse Consultant - CPHC

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

• Coordinate and maintain the facility's Infection Prevention and Control Program.
• Monitor compliance with established infection prevention policies, procedures, clinical standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct routine infection-control rounds and identify opportunities for corrective action and process improvement.
• Assist with development, implementation, and review of infection-control policies, procedures, protocols, and educational materials.

• Conduct surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, communicable diseases, multidrug-resistant organisms, and other identified infection risks.
• Review laboratory results, clinical information, and infection-control data to identify trends, clusters, or potential outbreaks.
• Maintain required infection-control logs, surveillance records, statistical reports, and trending data.
• Communicate significant findings and recommendations to healthcare leadership.

• Provide consultation regarding standard and transmission-based precautions, patient placement, isolation, movement, and infection-control needs.
• Assist with investigation and management of communicable disease exposures and suspected outbreaks.
• Coordinate appropriate follow-up and infection-control interventions following employee or patient exposures.
• Collaborate with healthcare, infection control and custody leadership to implement infection-control measures while maintaining facility safety and security.

• Provide infection prevention education to healthcare staff regarding hand hygiene, PPE, bloodborne pathogens, isolation precautions, communicable diseases, cleaning and disinfection, and emerging infection concerns.
• Serve as a clinical resource to nursing staff, providers, supervisors, and facility leadership.
• Participate in Infection Control, Quality Improvement, Safety, and other multidisciplinary committees as assigned.

Salary Range: $62,044.00 - $102,371.00

The Posting Will Close At 11:59 PM The Night Before The End Date

Applications must include:

• Complete education history (including high school)
• Full work experience details
• Certificates and licenses, if applicable
• Education must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Information provided must support responses to supplemental questions. Incomplete applications may impact screening and salary determination.
• Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check and drug screen.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. The hiring process may take several weeks.

Education Equivalency Verification

The State of North Carolina/Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service, please visit the NACES membership website at https://www.naces.org/members.

Veterans’ and National Guard Preference

• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application, if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former members of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.

Comprehensive Health Services (CHS) delivers health services to individuals incarcerated in North Carolina state prisons. Our mission is to provide constitutionally appropriate medical, mental health, dental, and pharmaceutical care that meets professional standards. CHS health professionals ensure access to timely, essential, and comprehensive services and programs that support the wellbeing of incarcerated individuals. This care is delivered by licensed staff and through partnerships with private providers and the University of North Carolina system.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and two years of professional nursing experience demonstrating knowledge of infection prevention, communicable disease management, epidemiology, quality improvement, or related clinical practice.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

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