Nurse Recruitment Book Spring 2021

Infection Prevention & Employee Health The Infection PreventionDepartment and the EmployeeHealthDepartment are integratedand both work in collaboration to promote health and prevent infection across our organization. Infection Prevention focuses on the prevention of disease in the healthcare setting aimed at protecting the patients we serve, while Employee Health is focused on the promotion of health and wellness of the employees working within our organization. The Infection Preventionists at KernMedical are skilled in epidemiology and infection prevention practices and work to ensure that professional practice at Kern Medical follows Center for Disease Control guidelines. The team works tirelessly to educate about hospital acquired infections, perform surveillance to ensure compliance, teach clinical staff about best-practice guidelines and reports activity and successes to the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies as warranted. The primary goal of the Employee Health Department is to maintain the health and well-being of the employees of our organization. The Employee Health Department achieves this goal through identification and remediation of occupational hazards, health promotion through injury prevention, immunization, and the development and implementation of education and wellness programs.

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