MVHS Employees Receive Infection Prevention Certification

Sarah Deming, RN, CIC

Earlena Rood, BS, RN, CIC

Joseph Scarafile, BSN, RN, CIC

UTICA, N.Y. – Three Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) employees recently received certification in Infection Prevention from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) – Sarah Deming, RN, CIC; Earlena Rood, BS, RN, CIC; and Joseph Scarafile, BSN, RN, CIC.

Certification represents the commitment of an infection preventionist and an institution to the continued improvement of infection prevention and control functions as well as their contribution to healthcare and patient safety.

Deming began working at St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in September 2001. She worked in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Special Care Unit (SCU) as a ward clerk and monitor tech until her graduation from Mohawk Valley Community College in 2010. Following her graduation, she worked in the ICU as a registered nurse. She has been working in Infection Prevention since April 2012.

Rood graduated from St. Elizabeth College of Nursing and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. She began working in Infection Prevention in October 2012. She has 12 years of Oncology experience and has held oncology certification (OCN) for eight years. She served on the Nurse Practice Council for five years and Nurse Quality for two. She is a certified internal auditor (ISO) and a member of the MVHS Emergency Response Team.

Scarafile received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Utica College. He began working at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare in January 2006 in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and became a charge nurse in Endoscopy in 2009. He became a certified ISO in 2015 and has been working in Infection Prevention since November 2012.

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Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.