Infection Prevention Specialist

Hemetglobalmedcenter; Hemet (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 157,597,000; Full time

Job summary

Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet, CA seeks an experienced Infection Preventionist to lead infection control initiatives and surveillance. You will prevent transmission of infectious agents and identify disease processes to protect patient safety.

The role involves epidemiology duties, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with hospital staff to implement prevention strategies and respond to outbreaks. Prior infection control experience is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years' experience in acute hospital care.
• Minimum 1-2 years of acute care infection control and epidemiology experience preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred; required within 2 years of date of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

• Preventing the Transmission of Infectious Agents.
• Identify occurrences, reservoirs, incubation periods, periods of communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and susceptibility associated with disease process.
• Recognize epidemiologically significant organisms for immediate review and investigation.
• Interpret results of diagnostic/laboratory reports.
• Identify indications for environmental microbiological monitoring.
• Report communicable diseases to public health departments.
• Assist with implementation of infection prevention and control strategies related to controlling the transmission of infectious agents.
• Assist with outbreak and exposure investigations.
• Participates in environmental, and safety unit rounding.
• Reviews daily admission diagnoses and readmissions to identify potential readmissions for healthcare acquired infection.
• Reviews and researches all positive laboratory culture reports to validate healthcare acquired status.
• Identifies problems of surveillance findings, develops plan of approach and communicates plan appropriately to the Director of Infection Prevention.
• Maintain compliance with national standards and regulating bodies such as JCAHO, CMS, CDC, OSHA, etc

Skills

Infection prevention

Epidemiology

Policy development

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree in nursing

RN/LVN license (CA)

CIC certification (preferred)

BSN (preferred)

Infection control course sponsorship

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Hemet Global Medical Center in Hemet, CA seeks an experienced Infection Preventionist to lead infection control initiatives and surveillance. You will prevent transmission of infectious agents and identify disease processes to protect patient safety.

The role involves epidemiology duties, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with hospital staff to implement prevention strategies and respond to outbreaks. Prior infection control experience is required.