Infection Prevention Team Lead (RN)
About The Position
The Team Lead Infection Preventionist will participate and guide the Infection Prevention & Control Program. This position will maintain and demonstrate proficiency with epidemiologic principles and mechanisms of endemic and epidemic risks of infection, actively participates in the execution of the Infection Prevention & Control Plan for organization, obtaining direction to maintain structure and systems needed to identify and meet organizational needs. Additionally, this position requires skilled communication to work effectively with various employees and groups to gather pertinent practice information and implement necessary changes. Assessments will be performed and conducted to provide appropriate follow-up to reduce the risk of infection and improve patient safety. The Infection Preventionist is responsible for executing the hospital infection surveillance, prevention, and control activities and practices by conducting activities and actions known to be effective in reducing infections. This includes making recommendations, conducting surveillance, and maintaining hospital-wide infection surveillance, prevention, and control policies. Infection Preventionist will confer with organizational stakeholders and local health departments to implement infection reduction strategies and best practices.
Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license with multi-state license.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field: microbiology or epidemiology.
- Five years of experience in infection control or closely related field.
Nice To Haves
- Membership in APIC or SHEA.
- Certification in Infection Control (CIC) upon hire.
- Will be required within two years of employment.
Responsibilities
- Participate and guide the Infection Prevention & Control Program.
- Maintain and demonstrate proficiency with epidemiologic principles and mechanisms of endemic and epidemic risks of infection.
- Actively participate in the execution of the Infection Prevention & Control Plan for the organization.
- Obtain direction to maintain structure and systems needed to identify and meet organizational needs.
- Utilize skilled communication to work effectively with various employees and groups to gather pertinent practice information and implement necessary changes.
- Perform and conduct assessments to provide appropriate follow-up to reduce the risk of infection and improve patient safety.
- Execute hospital infection surveillance, prevention, and control activities and practices.
- Conduct activities and actions known to be effective in reducing infections.
- Make recommendations for infection reduction.
- Conduct surveillance for infections.
- Maintain hospital-wide infection surveillance, prevention, and control policies.
- Confer with organizational stakeholders and local health departments to implement infection reduction strategies and best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
