RN Infection Prevention Coordinator

HCA Healthcare; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Savings and retirement resources

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

St. Mark’s Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks an Infection Prevention Coordinator to lead infection prevention and control activities and improve patient safety. You will analyze data, educate staff and coordinate occupational health services to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

You will support policy implementation, maintain records, and collaborate with clinical and administrative teams across adult to geriatric care to ensure regulatory compliance and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Utah nursing license with RN experience preferred.
• Clinical experience in patient care and infection control.
• Knowledge of health care regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, facilitate and lead infection prevention activities for patient and staff safety.
• Develop, administer and evaluate occupational health services and infection controls.
• Promote safety practices with Risk Management, Safety Officer and Workers’ Comp Coordinator.
• Resolve employee health/infection control issues with infection control practitioners.
• Educate hospital staff, volunteers and physicians.
• Maintain employee health records and support workers’ compensation policies.

Skills

Communication

RN experience

Nursing license

Data analysis

Infection prevention

Education

Utah nursing license

One year clinical experience

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Infection Prevention Coordinator? At St. Mark’s Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Coordinator Infection Prevention you will be responsible for coordination, facilitation and leadership of infection prevention and control activities related to patient and health care worker safety and quality/performance improvement activities. You will have an impact on our patients’ lives and the opportunity to truly make a difference. Your clinical and leadership background will be put to important use as you join us in our efforts to better our community!

In this role:

• You will serve as an internal consultant in regards to data collection, analysis, reporting, and team facilitation in relation to improving patient outcomes related to healthcare associated infections and infectious diseases.
• You will be responsible for developing, administering and evaluating occupational health services {prevention and control of communicable diseases and work-related illnesses, accidents and injuries}.
• You will promote safety practices in collaboration with Risk Management, the Safety Officer and Workers’ Comp Coordinator as well as with staff and management employees.
• You will coordinate resolution of employee health/infection control issues with the infection control practitioner.
• You will be responsible for the education of hospital staff, volunteers, and physicians.
• You will serve as a resource person, utilizing the expertise of the Hospital Epidemiologist; providing detailed and organized employee health records.
• You will demonstrate the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the employee’s needs; possesses knowledge of growth and development for all ages including adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• You will maintain an employee health data base and works with Human Resource staff to ensure workers compensation and transitional duty policies are being consistently applied.

Qualifications:

• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification within 30 days of hire
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course (ALS or ACLS) and Certification within 90 days of hire
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course and Certification within 90 days of hir
• Has knowledge of state regulatory agency standards related to health care organizations.
• Cognitive and technical knowledge and the ability to progressively manage care delivery across the continuum of care.
• The ability to retrieve, communicate and present data and information both verbal and in writing.
• Must be flexible with work scheduling. Involves discretion and independent action within prescribed limits – open to two ten hour shifts a week, or 3 shorter shifts around candidate availability.
• Utah nursing license and 1 year of RN experience strongly preferred
• Minimum of one year clinical experience required.

Benefits

St. Mark’s Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For 150 years, St. Mark’s Hospital (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/) has provided a full-spectrum of healthcare services to Salt Lake City and its surrounding communities. As Utah’s first hospital, St. Mark’s team members uphold a rich tradition of patient-centered, top-quality care at our 308 plus bed hospital. St Mark’s drives the development of some of the regions finest clinical service areas such as neurosciences, trauma, orthopedics, cardiac care and robotic surgery. St Mark’s was named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. This is the eighth time this hospital has been recognized with this honor as one of the top performing Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.

St. Mark’s has expanded emergency access to the communities we serve with two free standing emergency centers, Taylorsville Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-markshospital/) and West Valley Emergency Center (https://mountainstar.com/locations/st-marks-hospital/) . Both locations have 10 plus patient rooms are staffed 24/7 by experienced board-certified emergency room physicians, nurses and support teams from St. Mark’s Hospital. In addition to ER care, both facilities give comprehensive imaging services, including computerized tomography (CT scan), Xray, and ultrasound as well as a fully-equipped medical laboratory.

Nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, St. Mark’s sits in a picturesque and ideal location. From our hospital doors it’s a quick commute to Salt Lake’s urban and cultural benefits, and a short drive to outdoor adventures and Utah’s glorious national parks.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Good people beget good people.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.