Infection Preventionist - Infection Control
About The Position
The Infection Preventionist monitors and implements infection surveillance, prevention, and control in a High Reliability Organization. Under the direction of the Infection Prevention or Quality Leader, this role facilitates the local infection prevention and control program and serves as a resource on infection risk assessment, surveillance, prevention, and control strategies. The Infection Preventionist advises management team members on infection prevention and control guidelines, uses epidemiological principles to monitor patient care and investigate potential infection outbreaks, and collaborates with leadership to facilitate action plans that mitigate the risk of infection spread. The role maintains knowledge of external regulatory standards and contributes to hospital policies and practices in accordance with CDC and state guidelines. The position requires proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and flowchart tools; effective communication with different audiences; and knowledge of High-Reliability Principles and PDSA methodology. The job description also identifies competency expectations across quality leadership and integration, performance and process improvement, population health and care transitions, health data and analytics, regulatory and accreditation, patient safety, quality review and accountability, and professional engagement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Epidemiology, Public Health, or another health-related field; associate degree nurses may also be considered.
- CBIC CIC (Certification in Infection Control) within 3 years of hire.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and flowchart tools.
- Ability to communicate effectively with different audiences.
- Knowledge of High-Reliability Principles and PDSA methodology.
Nice To Haves
- Three years of healthcare or public health experience preferred.
- Prior Infection Prevention experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and implement infection surveillance, prevention, and control.
- Facilitate the local infection prevention and control program under the direction of the Infection Prevention or Quality Leader.
- Serve as a resource on infection risk assessment, surveillance, prevention, and control strategies.
- Advise management team members on infection prevention and control guidelines.
- Use epidemiological principles to monitor the delivery of patient care and investigate potential infection outbreaks.
- Collaborate with leadership to facilitate action plans that mitigate the risk of infection spread.
- Maintain knowledge of external regulatory standards related to infection surveillance, prevention, and control.
- Contribute to hospital policies and practices related to infection prevention and control in accordance with CDC and state guidelines.
- Meet the expectations of applicable OneCHRISTUS competencies.
- Communicate effectively with different audiences.
- Apply High-Reliability Principles and PDSA methodology.
- Support quality leadership, process improvement, population health, data-driven decision-making, regulatory compliance, patient safety, quality accountability, and professional engagement at the stated competency levels.
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Job Type
Full-time
