Infection Prevention Specialist

1 month ago


Lewiston, Maine, United States Central Maine Healthcare Full time
Job Title: Infection Preventionist

At Central Maine Healthcare, we are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Job Summary:

The Infection Preventionist exercises independent judgment in the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluation of processes throughout the organization to prevent or control the occurrence of infections. This position assures effective review and evaluation of patient care related to infectious processes by coordinating the continuous, systematic identification, analysis, and resolution of patient infections.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with clinical and medical staff to promote safe, quality patient care free of infections.
  • Serve on the Infection Control and Prevention Committee and support committee activities by providing pertinent data, case review facts, and statistics regarding the occurrence of infections.
  • Provide ongoing education and coaching related to infection prevention and work collaboratively with all departments to assist in orienting new employees and educating current staff on their role in the prevention of healthcare-acquired infections and their responsibility to continuously meet ICP standards and regulations.
  • Act as a liaison and educator to the community when appropriate on infection prevention and control issues.
Requirements:
  • Registration: RN licensure in the State of Maine if the candidate is a Nurse, Specialist, Microbiology (SM-ASCP), or Medical Technologist (MT-ASCP) with 2-3 years of experience in Microbiology.
  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a medical setting, infection control experience preferred.
  • Strong interest in infection prevention and working with healthcare teams to reduce healthcare-acquired infections.
  • Member of the Association of Practitioners of Infection Control and Epidemiology strongly encouraged.
  • CIC certification or willingness to obtain certification within 3 years of hire.
Language Skills:
  • Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
Skills:
  • Current knowledge of infectious disease processes, including management and treatment of.
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
  • Strong investigational and analysis skills.
  • Ability to proficiently use word-processing, spreadsheets, and some IPC database software.
Physical Demands:

For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion, and environment, see following description. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.



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