Infection Preventionist

Dignity Health

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 54,000 - 80,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) in Phoenix, AZ, seeks an Infection Preventionist to develop and evaluate infection prevention and control programs across the organization. You will conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, analyze data to identify trends, and design interventions to prevent spread.

This role requires expert knowledge of infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health principles, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

Expert knowledge of infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health principles.
Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities.
Experience in infection prevention programs and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and identify trends.
Design evidence-based interventions to prevent spread of infections.
Educate staff and consult on infectious disease issues.
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.
Perform rounds to assess infection prevention practices in units and departments.
Assist in developing policies, procedures, and training for infection prevention.

Skills

Infectious disease knowledge

Epidemiology

Public health principles

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree (epidemiology focus)

Associate's Degree in healthcare field + 3 years experience

Certified in Infection Control (CIC) within 24 months

Master's in Public Health (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Infection Preventionist, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating effective infection prevention and control programs across the organization.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Infection Preventionist, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating effective infection prevention and control programs across the organization.

Every day you will conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, analyze data to identify trends, and design evidence-based interventions to prevent their spread. This includes educating staff, consulting on infectious disease issues, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate expert knowledge of infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health principles, coupled with strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities to influence positive changes in clinical practice and safeguard patient and staff well-being.

Responsible for assisting the department to ensure compliance with Hospital Accreditation Standards, State and CMS regulations, and for the daily operations of the Infection Prevention Department. Identifies and implements updates to the Infection Prevention Program when new regulations and/or professional guidelines are published. Serves as the content expert in all infection prevention matters in support of clinical staff, performance improvement teams and hospital committees.

Performs assessments from an infection prevention perspective and recommends appropriate action within scope of responsibility to ensure safe and quality patient care. Performs, coordinates and directs the process of surveillance to identify healthcare acquired infections and other adverse outcomes to ensure safe patient care. Rounds in assigned inpatient units, outpatient areas, perioperative areas, and ancillary departments regularly and on an as needed basis for evaluating compliance with infection prevention practices, policies and regulatory agency requirements.

Assists the department leader with ongoing assessment and development of programs, policies and procedures, and forms to address the Infection Prevention needs of employees, volunteers, contract workers, independent contractors, physicians, registry workers, and students in accordance with the guidelines established by the regulatory agencies.

Oversees and monitors the clinical work of staff. Identifies competency and training needs. Coordinates and oversees training. Utilizes senior area staff to assist with training and provides clinical expertise.

Acquires and maintains current knowledge of infection prevention professional society guidelines, best practices and regulatory requirements as demonstrated by attending infection prevention conferences and workshops, reviewing current infection prevention literature, guidelines and national standard and networking with Health System and external Infection Prevention Specialists.

Job Requirements

Required

Bachelor's Degree with a focus on epidemiology or

Associates Degree in a healthcare-related field and three (3) years of healthcare-related experience

Certified in Infection Control, (CIC), within 24 months

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field: nursing, microbiology, medical technology, or

Master's in Public Health, and

Minimum of two years of experience working in an acute care infection prevention program, and

Certified in Infection Prevention (CIC)

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