Infection Preventionist/Employee Health
About The Position
This role involves two key areas: Infection Prevention and Employee Health. As an Infection Preventionist, you will assist in developing and implementing strategies to prevent, reduce, and eliminate hospital-associated infections. This includes coordinating hospital-wide infection prevention and control programs, addressing needs based on CDC guidelines, CMS, OSHA regulations, and Joint Commission Standards, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements. As an Employee Health (EH) Nurse, you will assist in planning and coordinating the hospital-wide Employee Health program based on hospital-specific needs according to CDC guidelines, OSHA, and CALOSHA regulations, CMS requirements, and Joint Commission standards. This includes coordinating EH programs for all healthcare workers and volunteers and ensuring compliance with regulatory initiatives and reporting relative to EH.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocation Nurse preferred.
- Two year experience in an acute care setting or hospital off-site medical facility, or equivalent.
- Must possess intermediate to proficient computer literacy: emphasis on Microsoft office, word, Power Point, Excel, Access, outlook.
- Effectively communicates verbally and in writing with hospital departments and personnel, physicians, and patient/families.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Occupational Health, Employee Health, Infection Control, or Quality Management preferred.
- Board Certified in Infection Prevention and Control preferred or must obtain within two years.
Responsibilities
- Assist in development and implementing strategies to prevent, reduce and eliminate hospital associated infections.
- Coordinate hospital-wide infection prevention and control programs and address needs based on CDC guidelines, CMS, OSHA regulations, and Joint Commission Standards.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory and reporting requirements.
- Assist in planning and coordinating in the hospital-wide Employee Health program based on hospital specific needs according to CDC guidelines, OSHA, and CALOSHA regulations, CMS requirements, Joint Commission standards.
- Coordinate EH programs for all healthcare workers and volunteers.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory initiatives and reporting relative to EH.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
