Infection Prevention Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Denver, United States Intermountain Healthcare Full time
Job Description:

Scope

As an Infection Prevention Coordinator you need to know how to:
  • Infection Prevention and Control Practice- Reviews, analyzes, and applies existing regulations, standards and/or guidelines of applicable professional organizations and governmental agencies.
  • Reviews, analyzes, and applies pertinent information from current scientific literature and publications. Integrates relevant public health issues into practice.
  • Monitors and reports infection trends in Care Site.
  • Assists with planning, monitoring, evaluating and revising of Infection Prevention Program goals, standards, policies and procedures.
  • Integrates regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, guidelines, best practices, and current infection prevention and control practice into organizational standards and practices.
  • Maintains current information and regulatory requirements on infection prevention and epidemiology in order to disseminate accordingly to processes and customers.
  • Epidemiology/Surveillance- Conducts surveillance activities and outbreak/exposure investigations by using epidemiologic principles. Integrates these activities with Associate Health as appropriate. Participates as needed in reporting Communicable Disease Conditions to the local and state health department.
  • Participates in epidemiological investigations of significant clusters of infection above established standards and of unusual isolates.
  • Utilizes epidemiology/surveillance principles to identify appropriate communicable disease prevention and control methods.
  • Conducts surveillance in a systematic approach to monitor the effectiveness of prevention and control strategies maintaining consistent communication with the Infection Prevention Manager.
  • Uses standardized definitions for the identification and classification of events, indicators, or outcomes.
  • Utilizes Infection Prevention software and other data tools (i.e., BOE reports for device days, surgical procedures, patient days, etc.) for surveillance activities.
  • Reports epidemiologically significant findings to appropriate customers, the Infection Prevention Manager and the Infection Prevention Control Committee Chairman.
  • Enters surveillance data into the National Healthcare Safety Network Database as mandated by State Law.
  • Performance Improvement- Participates as an integral component of the plan for improvement of practice and patient outcomes. Identifies opportunities for improvement based on indicators, process and outcome measures, other findings, and/or observations.
  • Contributes epidemiologic skills and data management to improvement processes. Acts as a Liaison with the Infectious Disease physician and Quality Management in relation to physician education and/or documentation recommendations. Participates in the organizations multidisciplinary quality improvement strategies.
  • Participates in the organizations multidisciplinary safety program.
  • Can identify organizational change opportunities for improvement based on indicators, process or outcome measures, other findings and/or observations.
  • Preventing and controlling the transmission of infectious agent- Routinely conducts isolation rounds assessing isolation precautions appropriateness, patient placement and other matters of infection prevention concerns.
  • Conducts infection prevention rounds throughout the Care Site (including but not limited to: intensive care unit, medical/surgical units, OR, emergency department, sterile processing) assessing processes with feedback to the appropriate stakeholders.
  • Assists the IP Manager in overseeing the hand hygiene compliance monitoring program and provides feedback to respective departments, committees and the Infection Prevention
  • Control Committee. Reinforces recommendations from the committees and regulatory agencies.
  • Coordinates the collection of and reporting of Infection Prevention NPSG data. Disseminates compliance data to respective department managers, associates, and the EOC Safety Committee.
  • Participates in the construction and renovation infection control risk assessment process, conducts construction safety rounds and participates in safety committees.
  • Regulatory, accreditation and licensing- Participates in multiple licensing, validation and/or accreditation survey and survey preparation.
  • Participates in organizational readiness, preparation and compliance with the Joint Commission Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infections chapter. Participates in tracer surveys.
  • Education- Serves as an educational resource for infection prevention and health care epidemiology for internal external customers.
  • Provides on-going in-service education and training for the Care Sites new associate welcome, based on customers needs.
  • Assists in the development and routine reassessment of the educational needs and program outcomes of customers relative to infection prevention, control, and epidemiology.
  • Consultation/Communication/Customer Service- Provides knowledge and guidance in epidemiology and infection prevention-related issues. Maintains access to current information on infection prevention and control and epidemiology. Provides knowledge on the function, role, and value of the program to customers.
  • Consults with other subject matter experts (SME) as needed on HAI determination HAI determinations, isolation precautions, modes of transmission, reportable conditions, and best practices.
  • Consults with Associate Occupational Health Services, Infectious Disease physicians, and department managers with communications, recommendations, and follow up for associates with active infectious/communicable diseases and/or exposures to the same.
  • Maintains on-going communications and cooperative relationships with Care Site internal committees and external agencies.
  • Develops positive and effective working relationships with customers through responsiveness and delivery of accurate, timely, and effective services.
  • Research- Participates in infection prevention and control related research independently or collaboratively.
  • Applies relevant research findings to infection prevention practice.
  • Organizes and shares findings from surveillance activities or outbreak investigations.
  • Other responsibilities- Be available to work overtime if needed.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.
  • Ensures quality outcomes and timely work delivery.
  • Viewed by customers and peers as producing quality work with the highest level of productivity and efficiency.
  • Seeks additional tasks when assigned tasks are completed.
  • Anticipates issues so as to improve the quality of products/services produced or delivered.
  • Deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages, gender and sexual orientation.
  • Supports equal and fair treatment of employees, co-workers, patients and visitors.


Minimum Qualifications

We also expect excellence, which is why we require:
Bachelors degree in Nursing, Microbiology or Public Health with knowledge of microbiology, infectious diseases and medical terminology, or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) within one - two years of hire.
At least 1 year of experience in either healthcare or public health setting

Preferred:
Masters in Public Health or another healthcare related focus- At least 1 year of experience in infection prevention

Physical Requirements:
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.- and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.- and -Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.- and -Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:
Saint Joseph Hospital

Work City:
Denver

Work State:
Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$34.06 - $52.55

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

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