Infection Prevention Specialist I

2 weeks ago


Hamtramck, Michigan, United States Henry Ford Health System Full time
Job Summary

This exempt position will require in-person work during day shift at the Henry Ford Health Detroit Hospital campus.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assess, evaluate, and provide for the needs of professional staff in the areas of infectious disease and infection prevention and control practices.
  • Identify and investigate problems and trends, and recommend resolutions for the prevention of nosocomial infections for patients, staff, and visitors.
  • Continually analyze and monitor practices, policies, and systems as they relate to standards of the infection prevention and control program.
  • Serve as a resource person for nursing and other professional personnel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Interact and communicate with assigned clinical areas, committees, and designated individuals to coordinate and integrate components of the infection prevention and control program.
  • Using surveillance and other data, monitor and implement strategies to improve patient care.
  • Make regular rounds of patient care and treatment areas to observe clinical practices.
  • Notify and communicate with appropriate stakeholders regarding patients and/or personnel exposed to infectious or communicable diseases.
  • Identify and report significant clinical practices that can adversely affect patient outcomes or employee safety to the appropriate infection prevention/quality/safety/operational leadership.
  • Serve as a resource to nursing, environmental services, facilities, and other professional personnel on infectious diseases, infection prevention, and control-related matters.
  • Participate in epidemiological and special investigations and research projects.
  • Investigate the application of equipment/technologies to be used in Infection Prevention and Control and participate in developing techniques relative to the use of such.
  • Provide formal and informal training classes for healthcare workers.
Education/Experience Required
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or other health-related field required.
  • Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, or related field preferred.
  • Graduate coursework in statistics, clinical microbiology, epidemiology, and infection prevention and control preferred.
  • Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in healthcare preferred.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Working conditions are varied. Exposure to patient care environments when making surveillance rounds and to a normal office environment when evaluating and analyzing data.



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