Job Description
Introduction
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Infection Preventionist with LewisGale Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Benefits
LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
* Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
* Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
* Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
* 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
* Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
* Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
* Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
* Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
* Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
* Colleague recognition program
* Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
* Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the LewisGale Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Infection Preventionist to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!
Job Summary and Qualifications
* As part of the Quality and Risk Management Department, you will be responsible for the prevention, detection, and control of infections within the facility. You will establish, institute, and maintain an effective system for evaluation and reporting infections in patients. All of this shall be accomplished based on a systematic body of professional knowledge.
* You will be responsible for compliance with state, federal, and The Joint Commission standards pertaining to infection prevention.
* You will ensure that best practices pertaining to infection prevention are utilized throughout the facility through policy development /revision, monitoring practice, and enforcing safe occupational/environmental hygiene practices.
* You will act as a role model, resource, and educator for clinical staff regarding infection prevention practices, theory, and standards.
* You will maintain communication with hospital staff and administration regarding detection and surveillance of possible hazardous situations.
* You will conduct ongoing lab-based surveillance of infections in patients.
* You will develop, implement, and maintain a reporting system for hospital acquired infections, communicable diseases, and other reportable infections, including quality data collection and analysis. You will report data and analysis of data to the Infection Prevention Committee, and any other appropriate group of individuals.
* You will round in all targeted surveillance areas on a routine basis per predetermined time intervals and intervenes at the point-of-care on issues related to infection prevention as they are identified.
* You will collect surveillance data on infections per specific criteria and sampling methodology and enters data into infection prevention database programs.
* You will lead investigations pertaining to hospital acquired infections. You will collaborate and strategize with leaders in the facility for action planning with measurable goals.
* You will be responsible for all required public reporting as indicated.
* You will lead, coordinate, and manage the Infection Control Committee activities.
* You will coordinate, in collaboration with department leaders, to develop, implement, and update the infection prevention standards for their departments.
* You will be responsible for reporting and participating with the facility’s Quality Council, Nursing Quality Council, associated task force committees, and other committees as assigned.
* You will work collaboratively with Risk and Safety Officer to investigate clinical complaints or risk issues.
What qualifications you will need:
* Three years critical care or hospital infection prevention experience is required.
* Infection prevention management experience is preferred.
* Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and computer skills in a window operating environment.
* License or certified healthcare professional is required.
* Registered Nurse, Certification in Infection Prevention (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) is preferred.
* Associate Degree
LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.
At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Infection Preventionist PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.