Infection Preventionist

Parkview Health•Auburn, IN

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About The Position

The Infection Preventionist collaborates with teams and individuals to develop process improvement initiatives, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies. The role serves as a liaison between Parkview coworkers and the Infection Prevention department, supporting effective relationships and a clear understanding of hospital-associated infection data and analytics. Duties include reviewing and following up on hospital-acquired infections, managing transmission-based precautions, educating staff, conducting environment-of-care rounds and follow-up, performing construction risk assessments and rounds, reviewing and revising policies as assigned, and conducting limited hospital-acquired infection surveillance.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited ASN or BSN program, or hold a bachelor's degree in laboratory science, or a master's degree in public health.
Nurses with an ASN must obtain a BSN from an accredited program within five years of employment to remain eligible for nursing employment with Parkview.
Nursing degree candidates must hold a current Indiana RN license.
Laboratory degree candidates must hold current ASCP certification.
Relevant experience in infection prevention, nursing, laboratory science, or public health is required.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work flexible hours and assume on-call responsibilities, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Ability to facilitate educational sessions for various audiences and educate others using different methods.

Nice To Haves

CIC certification is preferred upon hire; otherwise, it must be obtained within three years of hire into the position.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Efficient and effective problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with teams and individuals on process improvement initiatives, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies.
Serve as a liaison between Parkview coworkers and the Infection Prevention department.
Support understanding of hospital-associated infection data and analytics.
Review hospital-acquired infections and conduct follow-up.
Manage transmission-based precautions.
Educate staff and facilitate educational sessions for various audiences using classroom, web-based, paper, and other methods.
Conduct environment-of-care rounds and follow-up.
Perform construction risk assessments and rounds.
Review and revise policies as assigned.
Conduct limited hospital-acquired infection surveillance.
Assume on-call responsibilities, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed and within the expected response time.