Encompass Health

Infection Preventionist

Encompass Health$80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current license or certification (medical technologist, clinical lab scientist, physician, or registered nurse)
  • Minimum bachelor's degree in a healthcare field
  • 1 year of clinical experience
  • CIC Certification preferred
  • Training in infection control/epidemiology
  • Experience in hospital infection control preferred
  • Post-secondary education in health-related fields (e.g., medicine, nursing, biology)

Responsibilities

  • Direct the Infection Control Program's managerial functions
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare standards and guidelines
  • Analyze infection data to identify trends and risk factors
  • Manage hospital policies aligned with infection control standards
  • Conduct surveillance and report on hospital-acquired infections
  • Educate staff on infection control protocols
  • Develop infection control standards in line with regulations

Benefits

  • Opportunity to contribute to patient safety and community health
  • Collaboration with a dedicated healthcare team
  • Support for professional development
  • Impactful role in maintaining high care standards
  • Work close to home in a fulfilling career
Full Job Description
Job Description

Infection Preventionist Career Opportunity

Recognized for your Infection Prevention Skills

Are you a healthcare professional deeply committed to patient safety? Join Encompass Health, the nation's largest inpatient rehabilitation provider, as an Infection Preventionist, where your expertise will help ensure our patients receive the highest standards of care. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead efforts to prevent and control infections, collaborating closely with the healthcare team to implement and monitor infection prevention practices. Beyond a job, this is an opportunity to build a fulfilling career close to home and close to your heart. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of rehabilitation patients and ready to play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of care, join us in this impactful position contributing to the health and safety of individuals within your community.

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  • Direct the managerial functions of our Infection Control Program
  • Assure compliance with CMS, TJC, CDC, OSHA, and other federal and state standards and guidelines.
  • Analyze hospital infection data to identify trends, clusters, risk factors and variances.
  • Manage hospital policies consistent with applicable infection control guidelines and standards.
  • Perform surveillance, analysis, and reporting of hospital-acquired infections.
  • Educate staff on infection control protocols.
  • Serve as a knowledgeable and available resource on infection control practices and policies.
  • Develop and maintain infection control standards meeting regulatory guidelines.


Qualifications
  • Current license or certification as a medical technologist, clinical laboratory scientist, physician, or registered nurse.
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a healthcare field.
  • 1 year experience in a clinical setting in field of practice.
  • Preferred: CIC Certification.
  • Training in infection control and/or epidemiology.
  • Preferred: experience in hospital infection control practice.
  • Completed post-secondary education in a health-related field including but not limited to medicine, nursing, laboratory technology, public health, or biology.


About Encompass Health

Encompass Health Corporation, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the United States' largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, offering both facility-based and home-based post-acute services in 36 states and Puerto Rico through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, and hospice agencies. Effective January 2, 2018, the organization changed its name to Encompass Health Corporation and its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol from HLS to EHC. In 2003, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took action against the company's CEO, Richard M. Scrushy, who was accused of directing company employees to falsely report company earnings to meet stockholder expectations. The company currently operates three divisions: inpatient rehabilitation, home health, and hospice. The company formerly operated an outpatient rehabilitation, surgery center and diagnostics division. The company also previously owned and operated several acute care hospitals that specialized in orthopedics, but sold all of those hospitals by 2006. The former outpatient division also operated an occupational medicine division until 2001, when it was sold. HealthSouth also sold its Long-term acute care facilities in May 2011. The long-term hospitals contributed around $200 million in revenue.
Learn more about Encompass Health
Size
28,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$284.2 million
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+7%
Revenue
$4.6 billion
NASDAQ

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