Infection Control Specialist at ScionHealth summary: An Infection Control Specialist oversees infection prevention practices across assigned hospitals, collaborating with clinical and administrative staff to ensure patient and staff safety. They manage infection control personnel, develop and update policies, and ensure compliance with hospital-wide infection control programs. The role involves coaching staff, leading infection control committees, and maintaining up-to-date competency assessments and training.

Description

Job Summary

Functions in the role of expert Infection Control Clinician, consulting with physicians, nursing leadership, managers to ensure effective management of infectious and/or immuno-suppressed patient for assigned market hospitals. Manages the staff for Infection Control ensuring effective care for patients and staff.

Essential Functions Responsible for the direction and oversight of the Infection Control practices and procedures for each assigned market hospital. Serves as a resource to departmental, interdepartmental, administrative and clinical operations leadership teams. Responsible for assessing staff competence in respective area (IC). Ensures infection control departments are effectively staffed. Manages all areas of coaching, counseling and disciplinary matters for his/her respective staff, in a professional manner and in accordance with the handbook, policies and procedures. Performs as Co-Chair for ICP meetings with physicians. Provides approved clinical services within the scope of practice. Develops, reviews, and makes necessary changes to departmental policies and procedures, and reports updates and changes directly to physicians and staff accordingly. Ensures hospital wide compliance with IC program. Develops hospital wide annual IC Plan and performs assessment of prior year's plan. Oversees the orientation of newly hired employees and ensures the respective competencies related to IC in the assigned hospital are reviewed and completed as appropriate. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations Must read, write and speak fluent English. Must have good and regular attendance. Approximate percent of time required to travel: 10% Performs other related duties as assigned Salary Range: $102,200 - $153,300/Annually

ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare related field. Master's degree in clinical specialty preferred. Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements. Licenses/Certification Current State RN license as required by State. BLS Certification required. ICP or related certification preferred. Experience Minimum of 1-year clinical experience in medical-surgical or critical care nursing. Experience in Infection Control with basic knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and infections, diseases, sterilization, sanitation, and disinfection practice preferred.

Keywords: infection control, healthcare, infection prevention, clinical nursing, epidemiology, hospital compliance, patient safety, infection control policies, staff training, infection control certification