Infection Preventionist

Job Summary

As our Infection Preventionist, you will develop, implement, and evaluate effective infection prevention and control programs across the organization. Your responsibilities include conducting surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, analyzing data to identify trends, designing evidence-based interventions, educating staff, consulting on infectious disease issues, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and analyze data to identify trends.
• Design and implement evidence-based interventions to prevent the spread of infections.
• Educate staff on infection prevention and control practices.
• Consult on infectious disease issues and provide guidance to clinical staff.
• Ensure compliance with Hospital Accreditation Standards, State and CMS regulations, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Assist the department leader with ongoing assessment and development of programs, policies, and procedures.
• Perform assessments from an infection prevention perspective and recommend appropriate actions.
• Round in assigned inpatient units, outpatient areas, perioperative areas, and ancillary departments to evaluate compliance with infection prevention practices, policies, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Assist with the development of programs, policies, and procedures addressing the Infection Prevention needs of employees, volunteers, contract workers, independent contractors, physicians, registry workers, and students.
• Oversee and monitor the clinical work of staff, identifying competency and training needs, and coordinating and overseeing training.
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of infection prevention professional society guidelines, best practices, and regulatory requirements through attending conferences and workshops, reviewing literature, and networking with specialists.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a focus on epidemiology or Associates Degree in a healthcare-related field.
• Three (3) years of healthcare-related experience.
• Certified in Infection Control (CIC) within 24 months.