Associate Infection Preventionist

3 weeks ago


Houston, United States MD Anderson Center Full time

Specimen Sequencing

• Has knowledge of and is able to follows established laboratory procedures to process specimens

• Conducts sequencing of specimens collected and molecular typing as needed

• Must be able to present findings to team and at conferences with direction from Infection Control leadership.

Conducts and performs surveillance

• Works with Infection Control leaders to develops surveillance programs, which incorporate reviews of patient charts and reports to identify nosocomial infections, clusters and communicable diseases.

• Successfully conducts and performs surveillance to collect, analyze, and report infection data. in alignment with the surveillance program.

• Performs patient assessments to establish the level of patient care practices and infectious potential.

• Recognizes unusual infections and clusters of infections exceeding endemic conditions and has a working knowledge of known environmental problems that could be detrimental to the patient immune system.

• Inspects patient care areas as required to ensure compliance with established guidelines (CDC, etc.) and regulatory agencies.

• Analyzes special patient care studies of Infection Control interest and recommends control measures with guidance from Infection Control leaders.

• Maintains a flexible schedule to accommodate in-service educational needs of various departments.

• Must be able to identify problems related to job assignment, utilize experience, training and education.

• Ensures the development, implementation and adherence to departmental and institutional policies.

Liaison between patient care related departments

• Acts as liaison between patient care related departments including the HALs, Chief Infection Control Officer, Director of Infection Control, Infection Control Committee and other committees as required.

• Collaborates with team to partner with Employee Health Services on all communicable disease exposures and hospital outbreaks that directly impact their patient population.

• Protects patients from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in all MDACC clinical settings.

• Works with team to collaborate with clinicians and administrators improve patient and systems-level outcomes to reduce HAIs and other related adverse events.

Other duties as assigned

  • Bachelor's Degree Health related field. Required
  • Master's Degree Public Health, Biostatistics, Nursing or Epidemiology. Preferred
  • 1 year Patient care experience required
  • CIC - Certified in Infection Control Certification Board of Infection Control. within 1 Year Required or
  • a-IPC - Associate Infection Prevention and Control Associate - Certification Board of Infection Control within 1 Year Required
  • RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure State of Texas Professional Nursing license (RN). Upon Hire Preferred or
  • MT - Medical Technologist American Society of Clinical Pathologist Board of Certification (BOC). Upon Hire Preferred or
  • Certified Microbiologists-NRCM American Society of Clinical Pathologist Board of Certification (BOC). Upon Hire Preferred or
  • CLS - Clinical Laboratory Scientist American Society of Clinical Pathologist Board of Certification (BOC). Upon Hire Preferred


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