Infection Prevention Control Coordinator

Olympic Medical Center•Port Angeles, WA

1d•$33 - $51

About The Position

The Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Coordinator improves patient and staff safety by working to minimize the risk of transmission of infections associated with procedures, equipment and devices as well as analyzing and investigating other patterns in disease conditions relevant to the needs of OMC, and the community it serves. Applies sound epidemiologic principles to proactively identify and mitigate adverse outcomes by analyzing trends and risk factors and collaborating to develop and implement appropriate control strategies. Patient-focused functions include risk assessment and risk reduction strategies (infectious disease transmission, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization, construction/renovation projects, water management events and air quality events), infection surveillance, staff education, organism surveillance (including emerging pathogens), and notifiable diseases reporting. Collaborates to align IPC with organizational goals.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a healthcare related field required; comparable training and experience may be considered.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience in infection prevention and control or a related field, such as employee/occupational health, public health, population health, or laboratory science, required.
Basic infection prevention coursework required within 90 days of hire OR Associate Infection Prevention and Control (A-ICP) certification OR DNV Certified Healthcare Infection Prevention Professional (CHIPP) certification required within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in related healthcare field preferred.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience with DNV accreditation standards, preferred.
Associate Infection Prevention and Control (A-ICP) certification, preferred.
DNV Certified Healthcare Infection Prevention Professional (CHIPP) certification required within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Minimize the risk of transmission of infections associated with procedures, equipment and devices.
Analyze and investigate patterns in disease conditions relevant to the needs of OMC and the community.
Apply sound epidemiologic principles to proactively identify and mitigate adverse outcomes.
Analyze trends and risk factors.
Collaborate to develop and implement appropriate control strategies.
Perform risk assessment and implement risk reduction strategies for infectious disease transmission, cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, construction/renovation projects, water management events, and air quality events.
Conduct infection surveillance.
Provide staff education.
Perform organism surveillance, including emerging pathogens.
Report notifiable diseases.
Align IPC with organizational goals.