Infection Preventionist

Driscoll Children's Hospital•Corpus Christi, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies. This role requires maintaining the utmost level of confidentiality, adhering to hospital policies and procedures, and demonstrating ethical business practices in line with corporate compliance and integrity guidelines. Travel to clinical locations may be required, necessitating reliable transportation.

Requirements

Baccalaureate degree in nursing, public health, epidemiology, clinical laboratory science, medical technology, or related field
Attempt CIC (Certification in Infection Control) after 2 years of employment and until able to obtain
Must have a clear, unrestricted driver’s license
Reliable transportation for travel to clinical locations

Responsibilities

Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance and investigations
Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary
Develop, interpret, and assist with the implementation of infection prevention and control policies and protocols
Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to various committees and healthcare workers across the organization as assigned
Assess and address the learning needs of those served
Create educational goals, objectives, and strategies using learning principles and available educational tools and technology
Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and learner outcomes
Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state, and federal levels
Facilitate compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards
Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation standards
Utilize PI methodology as a means of enacting change
Define the scope of the project and select appropriate PI tools to aid in efficiency, reliability, effectiveness, and ensure sustainability of the initiative
Ensure that customer needs and expectations are considered in the development of and continuous improvement of processes, products, and services
Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability
Participate in PI committees, teams, and initiatives as indicated
Maintain the utmost level of confidentiality at all times
Adhere to hospital policies and procedures
Demonstrate business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines
Perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required