INFECTION PREVENTIONIST (FULL TIME, DAYS)
About the position Responsibilities • Serve as a key member of the Infection Prevention Committees • Provide clinical consultation • Collaborate with leadership, faculty, and staff in the development and implementation of care standards, policies, guidelines, and protocols • Provide educational opportunities such as new protocol education, specialty-specific education, and skills reinforcement education • Perform surveillance for hospital-associated infections • Conduct infection control risk assessments for construction-related activities • Conduct outbreak investigations as needed Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Healthcare, Epidemiology, Nursing, or other related degree or equivalent education and experience • Four years of relevant clinical healthcare experience; Registered Nurses must have acute care hospital experience (inpatient, ICU, or emergency medicine) • Applicants who are not Infection Preventionists must have 2 years experience leading and educating teams (program management) • Certified in Infection Control or will become certified within three years • Working knowledge and experience with database management systems Benefits • Generous benefits and work/life programs