Coordinator Infection Prevention

About the role

The Coordinator – Infection Prevention plays a vital role in protecting patients, caregivers, and visitors by leading infection prevention and control efforts across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and documents infection control surveillance activities.
• Collects and performs statistical analysis of hospital onset infection data.
• Generates reports, identifies trends, evaluates activities and makes recommendations to improve results.
• Collaborates with infection control committee to develop and implement infection control policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with Infection Prevention Managers to coordinate infection prevention activities.
• Coordinates the annual review, revision and evaluation of the organization's Infection Control Plan.
• Maintains compliance with agency standards and participates in survey readiness activities.
• Participates in environmental safety rounds.
• Serves as infection control resource.
• Collaborates with external review and reporting agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or related healthcare field with strong clinical background in acute care and ambulatory care setting.
• Certification by Association for Professional in Infection Control (CIC) within one year of hire.
• Five years Healthcare experience in a hospital setting.
• Three years Infection Prevention experience in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a healthcare setting.
• Physical Requirements: Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires frequent standing and walking.
• Requires normal or corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.
• 24/7 availability via pager for consultation.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to work from home 1 day per week.

Pay

Pay Range Minimum Annual Salary: $76,540.00
Maximum Annual Salary: $116,747.50