INFECTION PREVENTION SPEC-RN

Premier Health Partners; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Health Partners is seeking an Infection Preventionist (IP) to oversee daily prevention activities and align them with system priorities. The IP collaborates with inpatient and outpatient services and uses CMS, CDC, OSHA, and APIC guidelines to reduce infection risks for patients and staff.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, Ohio RN licensure if applicable, and 3+ years in acute care infection control, with strong data analysis and teamwork skills to drive evidence-based changes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• Ohio RN licensure if applicable.
• Infection control certification strongly preferred.
• Three years clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
• Two years infection control experience preferred; NHSN knowledge; proficient in EMRs and related databases.

Skills

Infection Control

Team Collaboration

Data Analysis

NHSN Knowledge

Clinical Experience

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree Preferred

Ohio RN Licensure

Tools

EMR Systems

Lab Information Systems

ADT

Pharmacy Systems

Radiology Information Systems

Job description

FULL-TIME / 8:00 A - 5:00 P / 80 HOURS PER PAY

INFECTION PREVENTION

The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for the oversight of daily prevention activities to achieve program’s goals with the system/organizational strategic priorities. The role is developed from the needs of the entire Premier Partners system and hospital community to reduce the risk of infection for patients, all staff and visitors. The IP collaborates with persons clinically responsible for inpatient and outpatient departments as well as non-patient care support areas based on interpretation and evaluation of CMS, CDC, OSHA, ODH, APIC, TJC, and EPA guidelines, standards and/or regulations or other standards related to infection control and epidemiology.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Nursing, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Public Health or other discipline preferred.
• Licensure: Current State of Ohio licensure as Registered Nurse, if applicable.
• Certification: Certification in Infection Control strongly preferred.
• Experience: Three years clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
• Skills/Other: Two years experience in the specialty of infection control is preferred. Attendance at a basic infection control training course may be required when eligible. Knowledge of NHSN. Proficient in key clinical and administrative databases required for active surveillance (i.e. EMRs, lab systems, ADT, surgery systems, pharmacy and radiology information). Must be able to be an effective team member in multidisciplinary teams. Team and consensus building skills is critical; requires situational awareness, relationship management, and the ability to drive change through influence and persuasion.