What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Preventionist position at City of Hope?
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Summary
Infection Preventionists are responsible for identifying healthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance, observation and assessment. Incumbents specialize in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel. Infection Control Practitioners research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, nationally-recognized infection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.
Infection Preventionists coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control. The Infection Preventionist reports state and federally mandated healthcare associated infections (HAI) Infection Preventionists plan and coordinate programs to evaluate and monitor sterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center. Incumbents collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduce or eliminate potential infection hazards and to initiate corrective action as indicated through infection surveillance and monitoring programs.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Identify healthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance, observation, and assessment.
- Specialize in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel.
- Research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, nationally-recognized infection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.
- Coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control.
- Reports state and federally mandated healthcare associated infections (HAI).
- Plan and coordinate programs to evaluate and monitor sterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center.
- Collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduce or eliminate potential infection hazards and to initiate corrective action as indicated through infection surveillance and monitoring programs.
Your qualifications should include:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or commensurate degree in a healthcare-related field or public health. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
- Greater than 2 years infection prevention experience in an acute care facility, or must be CIC certified if having less than 2 years of experience
- CIC required or must pass the CIC exam within 6 months of hire
- For Associate Level Infection Preventionist - No experience required, no CIC required
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location
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Salary : $47 - $75
