Aleya Byrd

Background

About Aleya Byrd

RN Epidemiologist • Certified in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Experience in the identification, prevention, and control of infections within a healthcare setting. Enhancing patient safety through the delivery of strategies that aim to reduce the spread of infections and engage bedside practitioners in infection prevention activities. Professional Profile: Infection Preventionist with a vast array of experience in multiple healthcare settings. Completes thorough, accurate, and timely surveillance. Compiles and present data monthly at committee meetings. Coordination and continued education of emerging infectious disease preparedness for hospital staff. A resource to employees and hospital leadership as the interim director during preparation for and actual triennial TJC survey. Areas of Proficiency: • NHSN surveillance and reporting • Policy and Procedure review and revision • Performance improvement projects • Reporting communicable diseases • Rounding: environment of care, construction and renovation, device utilization and maintenance • Communicating transmission-based precaution status • Outbreak investigation • Emergency preparedness for infectious diseases • Root-cause analysis • Providing education for clinical and non-clinical staff • Data reporting to units, departments, and committees​ • Provide a partnership for Employee Health as needed • Computer Skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Medi-tech, Theradoc – electronic infection surveillance system • Experience with The Joint Commission, the Agency for Healthcare Administration, county health department, and consultant surveys