Infection Preventionist

Summary

Position Summary

Plans coordinates and implements all activities of Infection Prevention facility wide. Collaborates with all departments managers supervisors and / or employees to execute a well-defined Infection Prevention Program.

Essential Duties

• Develop and implement a site-specific Infection Prevention and Control Plan which considers populations served services provided previous data education required of staff and results of previous IC Plan evaluations and yearly risk assessment.
• Maintains policies and procedures related to the infection prevention and control program to comply with current practices and reviewed at least every three years; reviewing and making recommendations on new or revised practices and / or procedures based on current evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies. Annually reviews the infection prevention program plan with measurable objectives including risk assessment and analysis of the current program.
• Participates as a member of relevant hospital or department committees. As a member brings new or potentially more effective safety devices or practices for evaluation to decrease risk of blood-borne pathogen exposures. May provide cost data on new products to the committee.
• Collaborates with Employee Health for bloodborne pathogen and other medical exposures (i.e. tuberculosis) and the exposure control plan and other areas as appropriate. Including patient exposure investigations and follow-up plans.
• Collaborates with leadership to prioritize improvement activities based on strategic goals and objectives.
• Collaborates with the hospital leadership and staff to identify and address patient safety-related issues such as adverse events and occurrences.
• Oversees hospital compliance with regulatory agencies (CMS and Joint Commission) by managing all survey activities data collection and reporting requirements.
• Serves as a resource for CMS and Joint Commission requirements as well as performance improvement methodologies throughout the facility.
• Ensures all implementation of improvement activities is aligned with evidence-based clinical practices and guidelines and in compliance with the requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies which include Joint Commission CMS and the State of Colorado.

Competencies

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

None

Travel

None

Core Values

Minimum Qualifications

Salary Range : $102589.71 - $135674.89

Benefits

At National Jewish Health we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind we have designed a valuable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

Anticipated Application Deadline :

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 102589 - 135674