Infection Prevention Coordinator
Company: Dayton Children's Hospital
Location: Vandalia
Posted on: October 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Facility:Dayton Children's - Main CampusDepartment:Quality
Assurance Division - Infection PreventionSchedule:Full
timeHours:40Job Details:Shares responsibility for the hospital-wide
Infection Prevention and Control Program. Provides direction and
leadership to assigned personnel and ensures that all Infection
Prevention functions are performed accurately and efficiently.
Assists In maintaining the organization-wide Infection Prevention
Program in conjunction with the Medical Director for Infectious
Disease. Contributes to ongoing analysis, development, and
implementation of methods and systems using epidemiological
principles and statistical methods to improve overall effectiveness
of Infection Prevention program and processes. Assists to develop
services, policies and procedures and exists to promote patient
safety, advocacy, and quality patient care with unsurpassed
clinical and cost outcomes. Develops, coordinates, and implements
an effective program of infection control, prevention, and
surveillance, teaching infection control and prevention measures,
and serving as a resource person for communicable disease
management, infection prevention practices, and infection
prevention regulations and standards. Areas of expertise include
knowledge of pertinent regulations and recommendations pertaining
to infection prevention and employee health (including OSHA, The
Joint Commission, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Ohio
Department of Health, and CDC), infectious disease, epidemiology
and statistics, clinical and environmental safety and microbiology,
patient care and departmental practices, educational methods, and
management and communications skills. The Infection Preventionist
initiates and participates in research activities, serves on
various hospital wide and unit-based committees, and ensures that
the organization is compliant with infection prevention and control
standards from regulatory agencies.
Department Specific Job Details:
Education
Bachelor's degree in nursing, science, or public health
required
graduation from an accredited program of Nursing or Science
required
Master's degree in preferred
Experience
5 years pediatric experience in nursing or microbiology/virology
required
7+ years pediatric experience in nursing or microbiology/virology
preferred
Position will take call on a rotational basis ( required ).
Skills/Qualifications
Education Requirements:
Bachelors (Required), Masters
Certification/License Requirements:
[Cert] CIC: Certified in Infection Control - Certification Board of
Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.,, [Lic] RN: Registered
Nurse (RN) - Ohio Board of Nursing Associated topics: academic,
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Keywords: Dayton Children's Hospital, Kettering , Infection Prevention Coordinator, Other , Vandalia, Ohio
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