Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist

Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Nursing, medical technology, or education related to epidemiology required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) – State of Michigan required or Medical Technologist, Certified (MT) – ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology required or Infection Prevention and Control, Certified – CBIC Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc required.
• 2 years of relevant experience Clinical or Infection Prevention Experience Required.

Responsibilities

• Supports operational improvement projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable business process improvements.
• Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable clinical and business process improvements.
• Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced safety, increased productivity, and reduced cost.
• Utilizes infection prevention information, research and other quantitative data in the analysis and synthesis of plans to mitigate risks related to infections, streamlining of processes or improve performance.
• Serves as an internal consultant by providing guidance on infection prevention, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization practices and products.
• Facilitates quality improvement activities to stabilize processes, reduce variation, and improve outcomes to establish a culture of safe and infection free care.
• Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships with team, internal customers, and external agencies.
• Performs ongoing surveillance, as assigned, utilizing proactive and reactive approaches to identify and mitigate risks related to infections.
• Engages team and leadership in a professional manner, accesses the chain of command as needed, and participates in developing the team culture.
• Develops and delivers infection prevention education to staff, as needed. Presents on infection prevention topics as requested.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or experience equivalent including Master of Public Health preferred.
• 2 years of relevant experience Participation on improvement initiatives Preferred.
• Infection Prevention and Control, Certified – CBIC Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc 3 Yrs preferred.
• At least one Certification from preferred list – IHI Open School Basic Certification preferred.