Infection Preventionist, Full-Time
About The Position
The Infection Preventionist assists with implementing the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program to maintain a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors, under the direction of Infection Prevention leadership. The role serves as a resource and liaison for IPC activities and helps clinical and non-clinical departments collaborate to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The position supports organization-wide infection prevention planning and monitoring, analyzes HAI surveillance data, maintains line lists, contributes to improvement initiatives and committee reporting, and supports communicable disease reporting and outbreak investigations. It also assists with assessing compliance with applicable accreditation standards and state and federal regulations.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Nursing, Public Health, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least one year of experience in healthcare, public health, or a related field.
- Certified Infection Control (CIC) certification required within two years of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in infection prevention and control.
- Bachelor's degree in a health-related field.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Infection Prevention Manager in implementing and monitoring the infection prevention program throughout the organization.
- Collaborate with Infection Prevention leadership to align IPC program goals with organizational goals.
- Serve as an infection prevention resource for clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Support implementation of the infection prevention plan and its facility-wide integration.
- Use HAI surveillance data to analyze results and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Assist Infection Prevention leadership in identifying opportunities, driving change, and reducing HAIs.
- Develop and maintain HAI line lists to support common cause analysis and corrective action follow-up.
- Assist with preparing reports for the Infection Prevention Committee and other committees as needed.
- Report communicable diseases to local and state public health agencies according to Department of Health requirements.
- Conduct ongoing infection surveillance and trend monitoring to facilitate cluster and outbreak investigations.
- Assist Infection Prevention leadership with outbreak investigation and response.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives as directed by Infection Prevention leadership.
- Assist with assessing compliance with Infection Control Accreditation Standards, CMS Infection Control Conditions of Participation, and other applicable state and federal regulations.
- Collaborate with other departments to promote infection prevention and improved outcomes.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
