Infection Prevention Specialist
4 days ago
As a key member of the Kaiser Permanente team, the Infection Preventionist V plays a critical role in developing and implementing infection prevention and control programs that ensure a safe and healthy environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This position requires a strong background in epidemiology, infection control, and occupational health, with the ability to analyze data, identify areas for improvement, and design effective educational programs.
Key Responsibilities:- Develops and implements infection prevention and control programs that meet or exceed national and local standards, including those set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
- Conducts surveillance and analysis of infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics, and escalates findings to senior leadership.
- Designs and delivers program-wide infection prevention and control educational programs, including training for hospital and clinical staff, patients, and families.
- Provides expertise in epidemiology, including analyzing and summarizing rates and trends of occupational exposure to infectious disease, and reviewing infection prevention and control policies and workflows related to occupational health.
- Participates in performance improvement initiatives, including analyzing and evaluating infection prevention and control programs to identify areas for improvement, and selecting and deploying performance improvement tools to implement in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Engages in ongoing surveillance, including monitoring and analyzing infection cases in relation to an annual infection prevention and control program plan, and developing and implementing organizational infection prevention and control program(s).
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in infection prevention, clinical quality management, or a directly related field.
- Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum five (5) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum two (2) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Bachelors degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum seven (7) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum four (4) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Registered Nurse (RN) License (without a Bachelors degree) AND minimum nine (9) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum six (6) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Minimum ten (10) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field.
- Infection Control Certificate within 24 months of hire.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Information Gathering; Change Management; Business Documentation; Business Process Improvement; Critical Facility Operations Knowledge; Facilities Management/Operations; Operational Excellence; Preventative Maintenance; Risk Management; Issues and Crisis Management; Written Communication; Compliance Management; Confidentiality; Safety and Environmental Health Management; Health Care Compliance; Maintain Files and Records; Health Care Data Analytics; Health Care Outcome Data; Trend Analysis; Consulting; Quality Assurance Process; Hazard Mitigation; Emergency Preparedness; Patient Safety; Laboratory Procedures; Bloodborne Pathogen Knowledge.
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