Sr. Infection Preventionist
About The Position
Adventist Health White Memorial is seeking a Sr. Infection Preventionist for a full-time position working 8-hour day shifts. We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual who can work onsite at our Los Angeles, CA location. Assists in the implementation of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Program to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Serve as a liaison and resource for management of IPC activities and facilitate systems to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical departments to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI).
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Nursing, Public Health, or related field; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum two (2) years of healthcare experience, including minimum one (1) year in infection prevention.
- Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Management or health science related field
Responsibilities
- Assists the Infection Prevention Manager in implementing and monitoring infection prevention program throughout the organization.
- Collaborates with IP Manager to align IPC program goals with organizational goals.
- Serves as an infection prevention resource for clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Supports the manager in implementation of IP plan to ensure successful integration of infection prevention program facility-wide.
- Utilizes HAI surveillance data to perform analysis, identify gaps, opportunities for improvement.
- Assists IP manager in identifying opportunities, driving change, and improvement focusing on reduction of HAIs.
- Develops and maintains HAI line lists to assist in common cause analysis and corrective action follow-up.
- Assists IP manager in preparing reports for Infection Prevention Committee, and other committees, as needed.
- Reports communicable diseases to local and state public health per Department of Health reporting requirements.
- Conducts ongoing surveillance of infections and trends to facilitate cluster and outbreak investigation.
- Assists IP manager in outbreak investigation and response.
- Conducts infection prevention rounds facility wide in alignment with IP goals and provides education to healthcare personnel; communicates findings and recommendations.
- Provides new hire orientation to associates regarding IPC and assists IP manager in annual and additional education, as needed.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives as directed by IP Manager.
- Assists IP Manager in assessing compliance with Infection Control Accreditation Standards, Centers for Medicaid/Medicare (CMS) Infection Control Conditions of Participation and other state and federal regulations pertaining to Infection prevention and control.
- Collaborates with other departments to promote infection prevention and improved outcomes.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
