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Job Summary
The Infection Preventionist (IP) is an integral member of the Clinical Care Experience department with the responsibility of operationalizing system strategy at the local level and across the continuum of care. The IP uses epidemiological principles and methods for identification and prevention of infectious diseases to patients and healthcare workers. These strategies include staff and physician in-services as well as educational tool development. The position manages, studies, and educates on all aspects of hospital functions related to surveillance, prevention of infections for all patient populations and helps to ensure the Pulse clinical operating system is implemented across the continuum of care. The position is responsible for supporting continuous Infection Prevention improvement and ensuring sustained adherence to established Pulse program elements, standard work practices, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards while partnering with Safety, Quality, Experience, Advocacy, Accreditation, Clinical Quality Data, and Risk.Accountabilities
Program Responsibilities: \u00A01. Contribute to deploying the Pulse program to the organization and support evidenced based practices including High Reliability, Just Culture, and Culture of Safety concepts. Develop and participate in Infection Prevention orientation and educational endeavors, annual recurrent training, one-on-one consultations, and in-service training. \u00A02. Implement/participate in a hospital-wide infection prevention program, surveillance reports and the maintenance of the organizations' infection prevention plan. 3. Facilitate and provide input in the annual infection prevention program risk assessment/evaluation and the establishment of goals. 4. Accept delegated authority to monitor and resolve issues related to infection prevention. 5. Facilitate Infection Prevention program compliance with the Joint Commission infection prevention standards, local, state and federal guidelines. 6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship. 7. Participate in development and maintenance of Pulse Operating System functions.\u00A0 8. Support System IP team coverage as needed.\u00A0\u00A0- 10%
The IP has the following responsibilities related to Performance Improvement: 1. Coordinate infection prevention improvement efforts with leaders across facilities, care continuum and facility service lines of division. 2. Support all safety efforts. Role model expectations and techniques. 3. Collaborate with facility and department leaders to implement infection prevention best practices including the establishment of infection prevention related policy and procedures. 4. Facilitates and/or leads teams and performance improvement activities to enhance infection prevention efforts.\u00A0 5. This role will require strong skills in team facilitation to help groups and cross functional teams collaborate to create a seamless experience across the continuum of care.\u00A0 6. The Infection Prevention Partner will develop and implement trainings and participate in system level assignments as needed.\u00A0 All team members are always expected to be an example of Prisma Health values. \u00A0\u2013 10%
Collaborate with education, facility and department leaders to implement infection prevention best practices. Provide department based in-services based on request, new initiatives, and identified opportunities. Develop infection prevention related education programs or assist with the develop of programs that have infection prevention related elements. Serve as IP subject matter expert to facilities, engineering, safety, and contractors on indoor air quality, construction and new facility development. \u2013 15%
Follow the standards of practice that provide the IP framework and defines its specialty: surveillance,
epidemiology, education, collaboration, consultation, program management, performance improvement, leadership, implementation science, research, technology, occupational health and fiscal responsibility. \u00A0 \u2013 15%
Exposure Management:\u00A0 1. Collaborate with the Employee Health Department to conduct healthcare worker exposure management. This includes exposure assessment, paperwork, counselling and facilitating proper treatment. If needed in emergency circumstances or special circumstances, an IP with an RN license has the capability of drawing blood and giving post-exposure medication.\u00A0 This includes exposure assessment, paperwork, counselling and facilitating proper treatment.\u00A0 2. Serve as consultant to Employee Health related to infection prevention. \u2013 5%
Make rounds a key mechanism to conduct surveillance and communicate with team members regarding infection prevention measures, such as device necessity and maintenance. Recognize potential hazards and take appropriate actions to minimize or eliminate them. Participate in facility and department specific environment of care rounding (EOC, construction, HLD), regulatory tracers, project rounds and leader focused rounds. Conduct unit-based rounds to ensure key elements of infection prevention are consistently in place throughout the hospital. \u2013 20%
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree - Health-related field (e.g. medical lab technology, microbiology, etc.).\u00A0 Master's degree preferred.\u00A0 Master's in Public Health highly preferred.
3 years - Experience in a healthcare field. No experience in Infection Prevention required.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Knowledge, Skills or Abilities
Required Knowledge & Skills
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)Location
BaptistFacility
7001 CorporateDepartment
70016054 Clinical Care Experience - Infection PreventionShare your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.
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Job Summary
The Infection Preventionist (IP) is an integral member of the Clinical Care Experience department with the responsibility of operationalizing system strategy at the local level and across the continuum of care. The IP uses epidemiological principles and methods for identification and prevention of infectious diseases to patients and healthcare workers. These strategies include staff and physician in-services as well as educational tool development. The position manages, studies, and educates on all aspects of hospital functions related to surveillance, prevention of infections for all patient populations and helps to ensure the Pulse clinical operating system is implemented across the continuum of care. The position is responsible for supporting continuous Infection Prevention improvement and ensuring sustained adherence to established Pulse program elements, standard work practices, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards while partnering with Safety, Quality, Experience, Advocacy, Accreditation, Clinical Quality Data, and Risk.Accountabilities
Program Responsibilities: \u00A01. Contribute to deploying the Pulse program to the organization and support evidenced based practices including High Reliability, Just Culture, and Culture of Safety concepts. Develop and participate in Infection Prevention orientation and educational endeavors, annual recurrent training, one-on-one consultations, and in-service training. \u00A02. Implement/participate in a hospital-wide infection prevention program, surveillance reports and the maintenance of the organizations' infection prevention plan. 3. Facilitate and provide input in the annual infection prevention program risk assessment/evaluation and the establishment of goals. 4. Accept delegated authority to monitor and resolve issues related to infection prevention. 5. Facilitate Infection Prevention program compliance with the Joint Commission infection prevention standards, local, state and federal guidelines. 6. Participate in and promote antimicrobial stewardship. 7. Participate in development and maintenance of Pulse Operating System functions.\u00A0 8. Support System IP team coverage as needed.\u00A0\u00A0- 10%
The IP has the following responsibilities related to Performance Improvement: 1. Coordinate infection prevention improvement efforts with leaders across facilities, care continuum and facility service lines of division. 2. Support all safety efforts. Role model expectations and techniques. 3. Collaborate with facility and department leaders to implement infection prevention best practices including the establishment of infection prevention related policy and procedures. 4. Facilitates and/or leads teams and performance improvement activities to enhance infection prevention efforts.\u00A0 5. This role will require strong skills in team facilitation to help groups and cross functional teams collaborate to create a seamless experience across the continuum of care.\u00A0 6. The Infection Prevention Partner will develop and implement trainings and participate in system level assignments as needed.\u00A0 All team members are always expected to be an example of Prisma Health values. \u00A0\u2013 10%
Collaborate with education, facility and department leaders to implement infection prevention best practices. Provide department based in-services based on request, new initiatives, and identified opportunities. Develop infection prevention related education programs or assist with the develop of programs that have infection prevention related elements. Serve as IP subject matter expert to facilities, engineering, safety, and contractors on indoor air quality, construction and new facility development. \u2013 15%
Follow the standards of practice that provide the IP framework and defines its specialty: surveillance,
epidemiology, education, collaboration, consultation, program management, performance improvement, leadership, implementation science, research, technology, occupational health and fiscal responsibility. \u00A0 \u2013 15%
Exposure Management:\u00A0 1. Collaborate with the Employee Health Department to conduct healthcare worker exposure management. This includes exposure assessment, paperwork, counselling and facilitating proper treatment. If needed in emergency circumstances or special circumstances, an IP with an RN license has the capability of drawing blood and giving post-exposure medication.\u00A0 This includes exposure assessment, paperwork, counselling and facilitating proper treatment.\u00A0 2. Serve as consultant to Employee Health related to infection prevention. \u2013 5%
Make rounds a key mechanism to conduct surveillance and communicate with team members regarding infection prevention measures, such as device necessity and maintenance. Recognize potential hazards and take appropriate actions to minimize or eliminate them. Participate in facility and department specific environment of care rounding (EOC, construction, HLD), regulatory tracers, project rounds and leader focused rounds. Conduct unit-based rounds to ensure key elements of infection prevention are consistently in place throughout the hospital. \u2013 20%
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree - Health-related field (e.g. medical lab technology, microbiology, etc.).\u00A0 Master's degree preferred.\u00A0 Master's in Public Health highly preferred.
3 years - Experience in a healthcare field. No experience in Infection Prevention required.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Knowledge, Skills or Abilities
Required Knowledge & Skills
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)Location
BaptistFacility
7001 CorporateDepartment
70016054 Clinical Care Experience - Infection PreventionShare your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.