Infection Control Preventionist

Landmark Medical Center
  • Woonsocket, Rhode Island
  • Full-time
9 days ago

Job Description

Overview:

At Landmark Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Landmark Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

 

Landmark Medical Center is a 214-bed acute care hospital in Woonsocket, RI. The hospital has been “A”rated for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and has received numerous Healthgrades awards for patient safety excellence, heart care, and orthopedics. Originally known as the "Woonsocket Hospital," Landmark Medical Center has been serving the communities of northern Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts since 1873. Learn more at www.landmarkmedical.org.

 

Responsibilities:

The Infection Control Preventionist is responsible for surveillance, prevention and control of infection. Assists with policy and procedure development and implementation while maintaining CDC, OSHA, AOA HFAP/TJC/CMS/local regulatory and other regulatory agency standards or directives. Acts as a primary education consultant to hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers and visitors in safe Infection Control/Prevention practices. Coordinates all hospital infection control activities with the Infection Control Committee, Medical Staff and hospital employees. Responds to potential exposures by communicating with patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and regulatory agencies.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING 
 
1. Graduate from an accredited school with a Bachelor’s degree in medicine, nursing, epidemiology, microbiology, public health or other life science related field, preferred. 
2. If a registered nurse, must be licensed by the State where the facility is located. 
3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current. 
4. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a health care setting required. One year or more of experience in infection control and/or employee health is preferred. 
5. Successful completion of formal APIC courses in Infection Control desirable. 
6. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred.
 
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Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

 

Numbers & Facts

LocationWoonsocket, Rhode Island
Job TypeFull-time

Skills

  • Acute Careunmatched
  • Biologyunmatched
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)unmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)unmatched
  • Epidemiologyunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
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  • Medicineunmatched
  • Microbiologyunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • OSHAunmatched
  • Orthopedicsunmatched
  • Patient Safetyunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Primary Schoolunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Public Healthunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Surveillanceunmatched

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