Infection Preventionist, Ambulatory (Clinician)

Organization:

SC - Sansum Clinic

Position Overview:

Responsible for affiliate's Infection Prevention program providing expert consultation and support to patient care delivery and department operations with professional responsibility in the following functions: nursing, surveillance, infectious disease exposure response, data analysis and interpretation, inspection, control measures, education, evaluation, performance improvement and recommendations. Reports infectious disease exposure risk issues and recommended remediation steps to the appropriate foundation leadership and committees in a timely manner. All work is conducted in compliance with Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Cal-OSHA regulatory requirements, and other relevant regulatory and professional guidelines and in partnership with the public health department as appropriate.

Job Description:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's in Nursing, public health, microbiology, or epidemiology
• Develops training materials; facilitates compliance with mandatory infection control training and educational requirements of staff; conducts new employee orientation. Conducts specialized training and other training as appropriate.
• Provides current infection control literature, serving as an educational resource in the community and/or hospital/facility.
• Serves as a resource of information for patient, employee and physician concerns.

MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE

• Performs ongoing surveillance of infections in patients; provides infection prevention and control consultation to providers regarding disease exposure response; contacts patients to collect pertinent information as needed; conducts chart review to collect relevant disease exposure information as needed; at the direction of the provider and/or public health department, coordinates exposure control measures specific to each patient; compiles and analyses surveillance data to identify epidemiological variations in levels of disease and to develop appropriate measures for prevention and control.
• Inspects the environment, including, but not limited to sterile instrument processing and high level disinfection practices, and observes and evaluates personnel activities for the purpose of detecting possible infection hazards and to evaluate compliance with standards set by the Infection Control & Quality Committee.
• Participates in the evaluation and implementation of medical equipment and products that provide optimal employee and patient safety from an infection control perspective.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Seeks and responds to regular performance feedback.
• Supports and assists the team when necessary.
• Contributes ideas and actions toward continuous improvement of processes and workflows.
• Recognizes and communicates potential issues to appropriate leader.
• Professional Growth
• Documents and evaluates attainment of personal performance goals that are relevant, measurable and achievable.
• Identifies areas of further professional development and participates in activities which promote this growth.
• Collaborates with the Quality and Patient Safety Director to enrich personal/professional development as it relates to unit operations.

OTHER

• Maintains a neat, clean professional appearance that is appropriate to job function and responsibilities.
• Maintains attendance and punctuality standards in a consistent and regular manner.
• Remains accessible by pager for emergencies and urgent Infection Control matters including after-hours and weekends.
• Demonstrates commitment to total quality management and customer service.
• Consistently utilizes time in an effective manner that addresses priority issues and meets established time lines.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

• RN-Registered Nurse of California
• OR MD-Medical Doctor
• OR PharmD-Pharmacist
• OR PA-Physician Assistant
• OR NP-Nurse Practitioner
• OR DPM-Doctor of Podiatry
• OR DO-Doctor of Osteopathy
• CIC-Infection Prevention and Control Certification within 36 months

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, statistical analysis, standards and technology of patient care, infectious disease, sterilization, sanitation and disinfection practices and/or adult education principles.

Must have the ability to interact with all levels of foundation employees and medical staff as well as, interfacing directly with external agencies and organizations.

Must have ability to creatively and effectively solve complex problems and manage crises.

Computer literate, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, word processing, and statistical software. Includes knowledge and ability to use online services.

Ability to interpret and implement accrediting and regulatory requirements relating to the practice of infection control (e.g. IMQ, Title 22, CMS, and OSHA)

Ability to apply mathematical concepts (e.g., fractions, percentages, proportions and statistics) for analysis and problem solving.

Ability to create and translate clinical data into reports and presentations for appropriate audience.

Ability to define issues, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Critical thinking and analytical skills with a keen attention to details.

Ability to influence others by persuasion and problem solving to achieve desired outcome.

Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders

Displays a customer service focus in all decisions and actions.

Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present information to a variety of audiences.

Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.

Demonstrates respect for cultural and linguistic differences and promotes an inclusive work environment.

Basic understanding of performance improvement monitoring and development of performance improvement indicators.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

None

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $57.74 to $83.71 / hour

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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