Role of Infection Preventionist in the ASC - Including Competencies

Category: Infection Prevention

Title:  Role of the Infection Preventionist in the ASC - Including Competencies

Presented by Robin Novak, RN, CIC, Director of Infection Prevention, Excellentia Advisory Group

Registered Nurse, Certified Infection Preventionist dedicated to disease prevention and high quality healthcare.  Strong decision maker who understands the importance of patient, visitor and staff safety following evidence based best practices.

Driven and compassionate healthcare professional with 30 years hands-on experience in fast-paced ambulatory surgery center and hospital environments.  Accountable and responsible with an additional focus on Quality Assurance Process Improvement.

Robin has served as the SGNA Carolina Chapter President, involved in SGNA Practice Committee as well as a Regional Committee member for the past several years.  Robin is a current member of Palmetto APIC as well as the national APIC. Robin has been employed at the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg since 2004 and held roles of Endoscopy Nurse, Endoscopy Charge Nurse and currently the Quality Assurance Process Improvement Coordinator.  Robin is currently employed as the Director of Infection Prevention for Excellentia Advisory Group.

Description:

Robin Novak, RN, CIC was one of our faculty speakers at the 2016 Infection Prevention Strategies for ASC's conference in Las Vegas.

As a member of SGNA, a CIC,and a practicing clinician, Ms. Novak is devoted to best practices for GI centers as well as infection prevention within the ambulatory surgery center setting.  Robin will give unique insight as to the job of the infection preventionist in the ASC setting.

Viewing time: 89 minutes

Learning Objectives:

What you can expect to learn from this one-hour webinar presentation is the following:

• Discuss the APIC Roadmap for the Novice Infection Preventionist
• Identify competencies for the Infection Preventionst.
• Good overview of the Infection Preventionist job description.

Handouts include:

• Notetaking version of presentation
• CDC Guidelines on IV Cath
• CDC Guidelines on SSI
• MDRO Guidelines
• Norovirus Guidelines
• SSI Following ASC Procedure
• Others 

PRICE:  $199.00 / User email & password

This view-upon-demand purchase is good for 90-days and can be viewed unlimited times by you and your whole staff at your facility only using the user's email and password.  User email & password should not be shared with other facilities which could result in the original user being suspended.

Year End Special:  Buy Robin Novak's "Role of the Infection Preventionist in the ASC - Including Competencies" VUD video.  If you like it and then want to purchase the Infection Prevention Video Membership or the All Video Membership by 12/31/2016, we will refund the price of your "Role of Infection Preventionist" purchase.

Once you and any/all staff have reviewed this presentation, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation worth 1.0 Credit Hour of continuing education. You simply contact us at events@excellentiagroup.com requesting your certificates, using the Certificate Request Form found in the link below. You will need to provide a typed list of all participants first and last names, position title (RN ,BSN, etc.), license numbers (if professionals) and date of completion.

¹ Excellentia Advisory Group LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 15481: Issue Date: 4/6/2010;

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