[Hiring] Infection Preventionist @reputed company

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' reputed company to find out more. Role Description The Infection Prevention (IP) position is responsible for developing, implementing, facilitating and monitoring the infection control prevention standards that impact patients, visitors, volunteers and health care workers. Serves as a resource to staff and leadership for interpretation of policies, procedures, practice, and other reputed company educational needs. Participates in improving quality of patient care by identifying risks and initiating appropriate interventions and their reputed company. Rotating call is required but will be remote for virtual consults. Travel to or between sites may be part of the position depending on role or project needs.

• Designs and directs the Infection Control Program to identify, prevent and control reputed company associated infections and infectious risks.
• Develops, reviews and revises Infection Prevention policies and procedures.
• Designs, implements and evaluates the infection control plan at least annually.
• Determines appropriate processes for data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Verifies accuracy of case findings.
• Collaborates with leadership to implement and monitor compliance with policies.
• Analyzes and reports surveillance findings, patterns and trends to leadership.
• Identifies infection prevention opportunities and works with leadership to reputed company a plan to address issues.
• Leads outbreak management plan at assigned site.
• Works with state and local health departments to reputed company with reporting rules and laws in a timely manner.
• Develops plans to identify and respond to acts of bioterrorism and high-consequence infectious diseases.
• Evaluates unusual disease clusters.
• Directs surveillance and compliance programs as required by system infection prevention committee, Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Employee Health Services and other agencies.
• Analyzes surveillance data, site trends and investigates patient/system issues that may need remediation utilizing research and best practice knowledge.
• Designs and implements processes to evaluate reputed company of practice and systems of care in relation to infection prevention.
• Employs consultation and leadership skills reputed company and among professional teams to create change in reputed company, reputed company reputed company delivery systems and/or organizational issues.
• Provides routine consultation to staff and leadership in support of care planning for infectious patients.
• Provides construction consultation reputed company to assessment of infection risk and prevention strategies.
• Evaluates compliance to building regulations reputed company to infection prevention.
• Evaluates new products.
• Seeks to understand others through inquiry versus making conclusions.
• Demonstrates ability to reputed company and build patient and partner relationships.
• States clear expectations, delivers feedback on performance and recognizes barriers that inhibit motivation.
• Negotiates toward reputed company reputed company.
• Demonstrates flexibility in managing multiple demands and competing priorities reputed company.
• Educates staff on principles and techniques of Infection Prevention.
• Provides department/area specific staff education based on an assessment of risks including community, visitor, patient and health care worker risks.
• Provides updates on emerging infections and potential disease outbreaks.
• Shares knowledge and expertise with peers.
• Role models positive relationships and clinical practice behaviors.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders on Infection Prevention management.
• Participates with Employee Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) in annual update on infectious risk to reputed company with MN Employee Right to Know legislation and the OSHA Blood borne Pathogen and Tuberculosis Control rules.
• Participates in the Infection Control (IC) Committees, as assigned.
• Participates in Quality Improvement plans reputed company issues are identified or as assigned by the department manager or director.
• Coordinates studies requested by IC Committee, management, Department of Health, or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure reputed company knowledge in the profession and position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Health Care reputed company field.
• 1 year or more in an Infection Prevention role or reputed company clinical experience.
• reputed company Infection Control certification (CIC) or attainment reputed company three years of hire. Preferred
• Master’s degree in a Health Care reputed company field.
• 2 years or more in an Infection Prevention role or reputed company clinical experience.
• reputed company Infection Control Certification (CIC).
• reputed company professional licensure/certification/registration.

Benefits

• Generous benefit package including medical, dental, reputed company plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early reputed company to earned wages, and more!

Compensation

Disclaimer The posted pay reputed company is for a 40-hour reputed company (1.0 FTE). The actual reputed company of pay offered reputed company this reputed company may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of reputed company reputed company making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the reputed company is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in reputed company at the time of offer, is what will be honored. EEO Statement EEO/Vet/Disabled: reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status. Apply tot his job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job