Infection Control Specialist

13 hours ago


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States OU Health Full time
Job Title: Infection Control Coordinator

OU Health is seeking a highly skilled Infection Control Coordinator to join our team. As a key member of our infection prevention and control program, you will play a critical role in ensuring the health and safety of our patients, staff, and visitors.

Job Summary:

The Infection Control Coordinator will assist in the implementation, review, and coordination of our system-wide infection prevention and control program. This includes conducting surveillance and epidemiological investigations of infection activities, identifying infectious disease processes, and providing education on infection control practices to staff, students, and volunteers.

Responsibilities:
  • Conducts surveillance and epidemiological investigations of infection activities within the organization.
  • Identifies infectious disease processes and investigates, communicates, and reports as appropriate.
  • Provides education on infection control related practices to staff, students, and volunteers, according to identified needs.
  • Participates in the formulation and revision of policies and procedures addressing infection control.
  • Reviews appropriate laboratory reports, clinical information, and other sources to retrieve surveillance data, using the EMR system to build case events and reports.
  • Conducts outbreak investigation according to IPC protocol and Occupational Health Policies.
  • Collaborates with Employee Health Department to prevent the transmission of infections and to manage exposures.
  • Collaborates with Quality and Regulatory Departments to ensure organizational compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
  • Identifies process gaps using surveillance data to initiate and assist in organizational process improvement efforts.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science in clinical healthcare or health sciences related field (e.g. nursing, lab sciences, public health, or related field). Master's degree preferred.
  • Five (5) years experience in healthcare or closely related field with experience in infection control and prevention practices or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Leadership experience preferred. Epic EMR experience preferred.
  • Certified in Infection Prevention and Control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology preferred.
  • Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
What We Offer:

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.



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