Nurse (Infection Control)

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About the Position: The position is responsible for administering and managing the activities of the Infection Control Program and managing/providing oversight for all high-level disinfectant and sterile processing programs for medical and dental staff at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, branch clinics, and aircraft carrier staff.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Nurse (Infection Control): Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.

This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School.

Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes performing professional duties relevant to infection control, developing or managing infection control programs, and providing education to staff.

This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Conducts surveillance, education and consultation measures; provides administrative and clinical guidance regarding infection control at organization and satellite clinics where care is provided.
• Performs duties relevant to infection control aspects of blood-borne pathogens, multi­ drug resistant organisms, tuberculosis and other infectious processes, relevant to all departments, services, staff, patients, and families.
• Evaluates and designs infection control interventions to meet departmental and unit unique infection control requirements, ensuring regulatory compliance at the local, state and national levels.
• Applies advanced theories, principles and procedures and knowledge of microbiology and infectious diseases, life-span growth and development to guide decisions for the prevention and control of infections incorporating age-appropriate guidance.
• Utilizes epidemiologic principles and practices to observe, investigate and implements control measures throughout the MTF, following an outbreak or cluster of infections.
• Conducts research, applies statistical methods, designs protocols and evaluates impact of care on infection outcomes, basing criteria for methodology or techniques used on unique or differing situations.