Infection Preventionist

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Job Details Infection Preventionist (IP) Job Description: The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create and sustain infection prevention strategies, provide education and feedback to all healthcare staff, and ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards as it relates to infection prevention and control throughout the hospital environment. Essential Functions: - Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. - Collaboratively develops and implements an effective infection prevention and control program with the healthcare team. Performs ongoing surveillance utilizing the electronic medical record in order to identify hospital-associated infections following NHSN criteria, management of clusters and/or outbreaks within the facility or in the community, monitoring and oversight of sterilization and disinfection activities including all ambulatory care sites, communicable diseases (if applicable), and conduct ongoing data trend analysis - Consults with hospital staff to prov...