SNF and Subacute:

 

With the monthly increase in the requirements of the infection program by all the state levels of regulatory agencies, hiring unexperienced staff can become a very costly and pricey time-consuming task

 

Doctors Infection Control Services has over 28 years’ experience with infection control programs in Sub-Acute/ SNF facilities. We provide the following services.

 

• Conduct on-going surveillance for infectious diseases existent on admission of patients to the SNF/Sub-Acute or developing after admission and collecting data relating to infection control.

 

• Provide adequate infection control education to SNF/Sub-Acute employees in the form of new employee orientation, annual infection control updates and other infection control in-services on on-going basis.

 

• Review, summarize, and trend infection control surveillance data and develop reports to be submitted to the Infection Control Function Meetings and the Quality Improvement Program.

 

• Develop, review and update the SNF/Sub-Acute’s infection control policies and procedures on an ongoing basis and develop new policies as needed.

 

• Consult with the medical staff, nursing, and other SNF/Sub-Acute departments and provide education and guidance in areas related to infection control and handling patients with infections.

 

• Review all the SNF/Sub-Acute’s infection control activities and ensure that these activities meet the requirements of regulatory agencies such as The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the accrediting organization.

 

• Provide education and guidance to SNF/Sub-Acute departments and personnel on employee health issues.

 

• Establish prompt reporting of diseases to the local health department. 

 

• Coordinate any programs aimed at preventing infection spread or actions regarded as a follow-up to exposure of infectious agents.

 

• Conduct infection control and safety rounds to ensure appropriate control measures are in place to prevent infection transmission and promote patient safety.

 

• Contribute to the patient care planning and antibiotic stewardship team by providing information on infections and anti-infective agents. Make recommendations to the team and the physicians concerning reducing risks of communicable diseases and cross contamination.

 

• Attend meetings and participate in committee work relevant to Infection Control and relay all pertinent information to the Infection Control Committee and SNF/Sub-Acute directors and employees.

 

• Provide appropriate staff support during any regulatory agency survey.