Infection Preventionist

Sanford Health • Bismarck, AR

281d • $31 - $49

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. This position involves working collaboratively with the Infection Prevention and Control team, frontline staff, and various department leaders to promote safe patient care and safe work practices for our staff. This is an opportunity to lead change, encourage, and grow our safe culture throughout the hospital and ambulatory locations to make a difference for our patients and staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• In lieu of education, leadership may consider an Associate's degree and 5 years of applicable experience.
• Minimum of two years experience in clinical, nursing, healthcare safety, infection prevention, accreditation or healthcare management setting required.
• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC®) or equivalent preferred.
• If a licensed registered nurse (RN), currently hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in nursing from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including CCNE, ACEN, and NLN CNEA.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of infection control trends and practices.
• Provide educational programs for employees.
• Surveillance of health care associated infections and reportable illness.
• Evaluation and reporting of statistical information.
• Consultation on asepsis, disinfection, sterilization, isolation, disease transmission, and related issues.
• Monitor compliance to standards and regulations.
• Evaluate and improve performance of patient outcomes.
• Assist with research needs and special projects as assigned.
• Understand or be willing to learn computer programs and applications necessary for data collection and analysis.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and a willingness to seek out new information and knowledge.
• Able to think critically and problem solve effectively.

Benefits

• Flexible 8-hour work days Monday - Friday with minimal extended hours or weekend work.
• Collaborative work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree