Infection Prevention Specialist
Posted on: 5 Feb 2021
Asheville, NC
Job Description
Overview
Discover a generous benefits package! Our total rewards package includes but is not limited to:
401k retirement plan, paid time off (PTO), medical, dental and vision insurance, flex spending account options, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance program, employee discount program and employee stock purchase program.
Job Summary: Facilitates hospital infection prevention and control activities with the primary goal of reducing risk of nosocomial infections. Infection prevention and control activities include perform continued collection, review, and analysis of nosocomial infection data; conduct benchmarking analysis of nosocomial infection data, prevention procedures,policies, and initiatives with national standards and best practices; identify improvement opportunities, provide recommendations to clinical areas, and facilitate implementation of best practices across the hospital; provide patients/staff with relevant and current infection prevention education.
Required Education: BS in Nursing, Medical Technology or Microbiology
Preferred Education: Masters Degree in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology or related field
Required License: For RN, North Carolina Registered Nurse
Preferred License: Certification in Infection Prevention (CIC) or within 2 years of hire.
Required Experience: Minimum two years experience performing clinical duties in a hospital setting. Demonstrated ability to facilitate process improvement initiatives for decreasing nosocomial infection. Must have expertise and interpreting and managing data, creating reports, documentation and project management skills. Established communication skills both verbal and written along with skills as a facilitator, educator, and presenter. Demonstrated computer literacy Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
Preferred Experience: One year experience in an infection prevention or epidemiology position
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, TN
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services. The company operates general, acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy services. It also operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, and adolescent and adult alcohol and drug abuse treatment and counseling.
In addition, the company operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. As of December 31, 2018, it owned and operated 179 hospitals and 123 freestanding surgery centers located in 20 states and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
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IndustryHealthcare
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