Infection Preventionist Resume Example Kindred Hospital Los Angeles

INFECTION PREVENTIONIST

Professional Summary

Professionally trained Registered Nurse with experience ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. With strong clinical and people skills and can speak English and Tagalog professionally as an effective advocate for patients.

Skills

Team Player
Detail Oriented
Effective time management
Strong clinical judgement
Fluent in English and Tagalog

Proficient in ProTouch Software
Proficient in Windows and Macintosh operating systems
Proficient in NHSN definitions for laboratory surveillance

Work History

Infection Preventionist, 11/2015 to Current
Kindred Hospital Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA

Develops, implements, and continually monitor the infection control policies and procedures for all units.
Implements a surveillance system for detecting and monitoring healthcare-acquired and community infections.
Ensures compliance of the facility with regulatory requirements.
Provides physicians and staff with updates of infection control policy changes.
Investigates outbreaks of infections and reports to public health as needed.
Monitors, analyzes, and interprets laboratory reports and recommends appropriate control measures to prevent spreading of multi-drug resistant organisms and pathogens.
Leads and participates in Infection Control Committee and Antibiotic Stewardship Program.
Collaborates with state and local health departments in the prevention, control, and appropriate reporting of communicable diseases.
Acts as a resource person for staff concerns regarding infection control.

Registered Nurse, 06/2015 to Current
Kindred Hospital Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA

Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care.
Develops nursing care plan in coordination with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
Communicates changes in patient's condition with Physicians, nursing supervisor, family, and co-workers as appropriate

RN Supervisor, 10/2014 to 09/2015
California Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center – Van Nuys, CA

Complies with the facility's attendance policy requiring regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
Makes actual patient rounds, assessing and observing the following at least three times a day: monitor vital signs, positioning, restraint application, assessment of new admissions, monitor lab and x-ray values r/t patient condition, ensures timely response to call lights.
Makes assessments and interventions related to changes of patient condition.
Intravenous insertion, site changes, dressing changes, medication administration.
Establish and implement patient plans of care and document care provided appropriately.
Monitors condition changes and properly documents and follows up as necessary.

RN Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse, 07/2013 to 05/2015
Astoria Nursing and Rehabilitation Cetner – Sylmar, CA

Pass medication and administer treatments as necessary.
Examine and evaluate residents for quality care and communicating with the physician.
Receive and make physician orders as necessary with complete follow through to ensure quality resident care.
Responsible for assignments and supervision of the CNAs.
Communicate with all disciplines responsible for care/treatment of the resident to assure quality care.
Communicate with resident's families/responsible party as necessary.
Document care given, observation of the resident and all communication regarding the resident in the resident's chart.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 2016
University of Texas Arlington- Arlington, Texas

Associate of Science: Nursing, 2012
Glendale Community College - Glendale, CA

Affiliations

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Certifications

California RN License – Active

CPR Certificate-American Heart Association (expires 6/2018)

ACLS Certificate-American Heart Association (expires 6/2018)

Fire and Life Safety Certification (expires 2/2017)

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Kindred Hospital Los Angeles
California Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
Astoria Nursing and Rehabilitation Cetner

School Attended

University of Texas Arlington
Glendale Community College

Job Titles Held:

Infection Preventionist
Registered Nurse
RN Supervisor
RN Charge Nurse/Treatment Nurse

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Nursing , 2016
Associate of Science : Nursing , 2012

Infection Preventionist Resume Example

Resume Score: 80%

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