Senior Infection Preventionist

Overview

Description

Senior Infection Prevention for Providence Oregon Shared Services at Hood River Memorial Hospital in Hood River, OR.

Full-Time/Day Shift

The Infection Prevention Expert is considered to have expertise in Infection Prevention. An IP Expert is expected to work autonomously and to serve as a mentor to other infection preventionists.

All Infection Preventionists (IPs) are accountable for implementation of and compliance with policies, practices, and processes of the infection prevention program at the facility, region, division and system level. In collaboration with the IP leadership, IP medical director, and IP peers, all IP will follow all current local, state and federal guidelines, standards and regulations.

Infection Preventionists provide infection prevention consultative services focused on providing the highest quality care at the lowest cost to patient and organization.

• All Infection Preventionists (IPs) are accountable for implementation of and compliance with policies, practices, and processes of the infection prevention program at the facility, region, division and system level.
• In collaboration with the IP leadership, IP medical director, and IP peers, IPs will follow all current local, state and federal guidelines, standards and regulations.
• Provide infection prevention consultative services focused on providing the highest quality care at the lowest cost to patient and organization.
• Mentor other infection preventionists and work autonomously as an Infection Prevention Expert.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Lab Sciences, Microbiology, or related health sciences field
• Upon hire:
  National Certification in Infection Control - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
• 5 years Healthcare experience
• 5 years Epidemiology or Infection Prevention experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master s Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Lab Sciences, Microbiology, or related health sciences field
• Within 2 years of hire:
  Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) Or
• Within 2 years of hire:
  Advanced Leadership Certification in IPC (AL-CIP)
• 10 or more years Healthcare experience
• 10 or more years Epidemiology or Infection Prevention experience

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this…