Infection Prevention Specialist - Healthcare Quality

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison (NJ)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks qualified professionals in infection prevention to support patient safety and quality of care. Candidates should have formal training in nursing or related field, be certified or eligible, and complete infection control training.

The role requires multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical care, and ongoing CE, with NJ RN license and Bachelor's in Nursing preferred.

Qualifications

  • Professional training in nursing, medical technology, microbiology, epidemiology, or related field.
  • Be qualified by education, training, experience or certification.
  • Complete training in infection prevention and control.
  • Participation on quality assessment and assurance committee.
  • Training by APIC, CDC, SHEA or CBIC/NADONA or 5 yrs experience in Infection Control.
  • Current with all Continuing Education (CE) requirements.
  • Perform clinical care professionally.
  • Serve as patient advocate and role model to other Team Members.
  • Ability to effectively work on a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform clinical care professionally in a hospital setting.
  • Contribute to quality assessment and assurance activities.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to improve infection prevention outcomes.

Skills

Infection prevention
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Clinical care
Patient advocacy
Continuing education
Quality assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Nursing License in NJ
Certification in infection control (APIC/CDC/SHEA or CBIC/NADONA) or 5 yrs in Infection Control
Two years nursing experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks qualified professionals in infection prevention to support patient safety and quality of care. Candidates should have formal training in nursing or related field, be certified or eligible, and complete infection control training.

The role requires multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical care, and ongoing CE, with NJ RN license and Bachelor's in Nursing preferred.

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