Infection control and staff preventionist | New Brunswick, NJ

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  • Location: New Brunswick, NJ

to ensure that NJDOC provides a safe environment for inmates and staff. Identifies and backsses inmates with a primary focus on HIV/AIDS diagnosed individuals, high-risk inmates, and inmates requesting HIV counseling/education. Plans and coordinates inmate/patient access to primary medical care by ensuring scheduling of routine tests/procedures, maintaining current case management, and updating/ordering labs and medication under the supervision of the MD, as necessary Assists as a source of information and communication regarding infectious disease and infection control issues for the site.

Provides HIV pre/post testing counseling as needed. Provides discharge planning functions for

HIV infected inmates. Assists the Statewide Infection Control Practitioner in developing and continuously updating a Statewide Quality Improvement Program for Infection Control.

Implements surveillance program to establish and evaluate efficacy of staff practices, including monitoring infection control policies and procedures such as management of contaminated needles, syringes, razors, dressings, etc. Develops and implements in-service program to instruct staff and participates in orientation of new employees to Infection Control. Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial and emotional needs of the inmate-patient including adults (18 to 64 years),

and geriatrics (65+) and their family within the framework established by the correctional system.

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