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Frances Vaughn, MPH, CIC, MLS

Infection Preventionist
Longwood,FL

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented Infection Preventionist with proven skills in outbreak containment and management. Expert in training and monitoring healthcare staff to improve knowledge and performance. Hands-on professional with observant and proactive nature.

Work History

Regional Infection Preventionist

Florida Department Of Health
01.2021 - Current
  • Responded to requests for Infection Prevention and Control Assessments (ICARs) in respective regions (22 counties) from county health departments.
  • Reviewed National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reports and analyzed Merlin data to drive outreach for conducting ICARs .
  • Conducted approximately 15 to 20 ICARs per month and submitted completed reports into the RedCap database for health care and other facilities including dialysis, LTCFs, hospitals, jails and homeless shelters.
  • Provided written recommendation reports to facilities using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) infection prevention guidance after onsite assessments.
  • Collaborated with and trained county health department epidemiologists on conducting onsite ICARs.
  • Conducted continual outreach to long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to identify ongoing or new infection prevention and control needs.
  • Educated facility administrators, director of nurses, and infection preventionists about infectious and communicable disease transmission and prevention.

Infection Prevention Coordinator/Specialist

AdventHealth
09.2019 - 01.2021
  • Utilized audit tools to complete infection prevention audits in outpatient and long-term care dialysis centers.
  • Completed environment of care ambulatory audits within the AdventHealth system.
  • Completed infection prevention audits of central venous access devices, indwelling urinary catheters, environment of care and hand hygiene in acute care hospitals.
  • Maintained current knowledge of regulatory agencies' infection prevention requirements for acute care hospitals and communicated infection prevention education to staff.
  • Entered LabID, dialysis events, and assisted in maintaining locations into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
  • Conducted patient chart reviews to assist in data analysis of reported Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).
  • Reported reportable diseases of patients and conditions to the appropriate health department.

Lead Epidemiologist

Florida Department Of Health In Seminole County
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • Led disease outbreak investigations within Seminole county, provided containment and prevention recommendations to the corresponding stakeholders, and completed required outbreak reports.
  • Reviewed patient medical records, extracted pertinent information for cases of reportable diseases and outbreak investigations.
  • Conducted active surveillance for reportable diseases and conditions within the electronic surveillance system.
  • Served as a coordinator of the Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program and the Rabies Prevention Program.
  • Trained and supervised new employees/interns.
  • Responded to after-hour public health emergencies.

Healthcare Associated Infection Epidemiologist

Florida Department Of Health In Seminole County
01.2017 - 11.2018
  • Conducted surveillance and enhanced communication between the Florida Department of Health in Seminole County with hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, private providers, and laboratories.
  • Completed site visits and 25 infection control assessments at healthcare facilities to partner and improve HAI priorities and assess readiness to prevent the spread of highly infectious diseases.
  • Utilized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessment tools to assist in evaluating healthcare facilities infection prevention and control policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Observed hand hygiene compliance, PPE adherence, environmental cleaning, high-level disinfection, and sterilization.
  • Led outbreak investigations of HAIs, multidrug-resistant organisms, novel mechanisms of resistance (e.g., VIM, NDM, and OXA-48) and reportable diseases

Epidemiologist

Florida Department Of Health In Seminole County
09.2015 - 01.2017
  • Supported the state HAI prevention program with Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) prevention tool presentation. Created Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) and Dialysis infection control evaluation forms.
  • Reviewed medical records, extracted pertinent information for cases of reportable diseases and conducted outbreak investigations.
  • Conducted active surveillance for reportable diseases and conditions in the electronic surveillance system.
  • Led and participated in outbreak investigations, provided containment and prevention recommendations, and completed outbreak reports.

Education

Master's degree - Public Health

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
01.2012 - 08.2015

Bachelor's Degree - Medical Laboratory Sciences

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
05.2008

Skills

  • Disease Trend Knowledge
  • Surveillance
  • Infection Control
  • Report Writing
  • Public Education
  • Conducting Investigations
  • Facility Assessments

Certification

  • Certified in Infection Control (CIC), Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology (CBIC)- 2020

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