Infection Preventionist-Expert
Company: Staff Today Inc. (STI)
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
Infection Preventionist-Expert
Pay Rate: $50 -/ hour
Infection Preventionist (rev 10.29.21)
Minimum Qualifications
An Infection Preventionist (IP) must have experience with
Windows-based operating systems and Microsoft Office. The IP must
maintain current certification in Infection Control (CIC) by the
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
(CBIC) and have an undergraduate degree in nursing, microbiology,
laboratory sciences, or a health- or public health-related field. A
master's degree is preferred. Two years of infection prevention and
control experience is required.
Role Description: The infection preventionist (IP) will work as
part of the multidisciplinary Healthcare-associated Infection
Prevention/Antimicrobial Stewardship (HAIP/AS) program consisting
of epidemiologists, project managers, and infection preventionists.
The IP will serve as an infection prevention and control
subject-matter expert. The HAIP/AS program scope includes both
traditional and non-traditional healthcare settings and
community-based congregate settings and includes response and
prevention efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare-associated
infections, and other emerging threats. Assigned tasks and subject
matter area(s) will vary based on the position.
The IP will ensure that all program activities and objectives are
completed in a timely manner and incorporate evidence-based
information.
The IP may develop infection prevention and control educational
materials (e.g., checklists, toolkits, presentations, guidance
documents). Developed materials may be conveyed via live or webinar
presentation or via conference calls.
The IP may lead, coordinate, and consult on outbreak response in
traditional and non-traditional healthcare facilities such as acute
care hospital, long term care facilities, assisted living
facilities, homeless shelters, drug and alcohol treatment centers,
congregate living settings and other traditional healthcare
settings. Response actions must be communicated to emergency
response partners in email and in web-based response software, per
protocol.
This position may work with NHSN data to review the accuracy of
reporting by healthcare facilities, analyze data, or produce
summary reports.
---Serve as the coordinator, manager, and liaison for multiple
projects.
---Provide verbal and/or written updates to the supervisor.
---Possess excellent communication and organizational skills and
phone etiquette.
---Use a cell phone, laptop computer, Outlook, Skype, Word, and
PowerPoint.
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