Infection Prevention Control Coordinator

Olympic Medical Center

• $69K — $105K *
Port Angeles, WA 98362In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in a healthcare related field required; comparable training and experience may be considered.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related healthcare field preferred.
  • Minimum of two years of experience in infection prevention and control or related field required.
  • Minimum of two years of experience with DNV accreditation standards preferred.
  • Associate Infection Prevention and Control (A-ICP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Improve patient and staff safety by minimizing infection transmission risks.
  • Analyze and investigate disease patterns relevant to organizational and community needs.
  • Apply epidemiologic principles to identify and mitigate adverse outcomes.
  • Develop and implement infection control strategies in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Conduct risk assessments and develop risk reduction strategies for infection transmission.
  • Surveillance of infections and reporting of notifiable diseases.
  • Educate staff on infection prevention and control measures.

Benefits

  • Access to various healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Paid time off for vacation and holidays.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Support for obtaining necessary certifications and courses.
Full Job Description
FTE:
100%

WORK SHIFT
Variable

PAY RANGE:
$33.18 - $50.51

UNION:

SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS/PREMIUMS:

Weekend & Holiday Shifts: No

On-Call Shifts: No

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Coordinator improves patient and staff safety by working to minimize the risk of transmission of infections associated with procedures, equipment and devices as well as analyzing and investigating other patterns in disease conditions relevant to the needs of OMC, and the community it serves. Applies sound epidemiologic principles to proactively identify and mitigate adverse outcomes by analyzing trends and risk factors and collaborating to develop and implement appropriate control strategies. Patient-focused functions include risk assessment and risk reduction strategies (infectious disease transmission, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization, construction/renovation projects, water management events and air quality events), infection surveillance, staff education, organism surveillance (including emerging pathogens), and notifiable diseases reporting. Collaborates to align IPC with organizational goals.

EDUCATION
  • Associate's degree in a healthcare related field required; comparable training and experience may be considered.
  • Bachelor's degree in related healthcare field preferred.


EXPERIENCE
  • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in infection prevention and control or a related field, such as employee/occupational health, public health, population health, or laboratory science, required.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of experience with DNV accreditation standards, preferred.


LICENSURE/CREDENTIALS
  • Associate Infection Prevention and Control (A-ICP) certification, preferred.

Must meet one the following requirements:
  • Basic infection prevention coursework required within 90 days of hire.
  • Associate Infection Prevention and Control (A-ICP) certification.
  • DNV Certified Healthcare Infection Prevention Professional (CHIPP) certification required within one year of hire.


BENEFITS INFORMATION:

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* Ladders Estimates

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