Infection preventionist
Infection preventionist, infection control practitioner, infection prevention nurse
Works each case from positive result to completed follow-up, and decides which contacts are considered exposed.
Sees
- Index cases and the patient's location history
- Proposed contacts with the type and length of overlap
- Follow-up status for every contact
- Isolation status across the facility
Does
- Confirms or closes index cases
- Adjusts the exposure window for a case with a recorded reason
- Marks contacts as exposed or not exposed with a reason
- Assigns patient follow-up to units and sends staff exposures to employee health
- Links cases into an outbreak and records control measures
- Prepares line lists for the health department
Cannot
- Change organism rules without epidemiologist approval
- See staff test results and work restrictions beyond what employee health shares
- Release a report to the health department without the approval your policy requires