Market Infection Control Practitioner

Job Summary

Functions in the role of expert Infection Control Clinician, consulting with physicians, nursing leadership, managers to ensure effective management of infectious and/or immuno-suppressed patient for assigned market hospitals. Manages the staff for Infection Control ensuring effective care for patients and staff. 

Essential Functions 

• Responsible for the direction and oversight of the Infection Control practices and procedures for each assigned market hospital. 
• Serves as a resource to departmental, interdepartmental, administrative and clinical operations leadership teams. 
• Responsible for assessing staff competence in respective area (IC). 
• Ensures infection control departments are effectively staffed. 
• Manages all areas of coaching, counseling and disciplinary matters for his/her respective staff, in a professional manner and in accordance with the handbook, policies and procedures. 
• Performs as Co-Chair for ICP meetings with physicians. 
• Provides approved clinical services within the scope of practice. 
• Develops, reviews, and makes necessary changes to departmental policies and procedures, and reports updates and changes directly to physicians and staff accordingly. 
• Ensures hospital wide compliance with IC program. 
• Develops hospital wide annual IC Plan and performs assessment of prior year's plan. 
• Oversees the orientation of newly hired employees and ensures the respective competencies related to IC in the assigned hospital are reviewed and completed as appropriate. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 10%
• Performs other related duties as assigned 

Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare related field. 
• Master’s degree in clinical specialty preferred. 
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may substitute for education requirements.

Licenses/Certification

• Current State RN license as required by State. 
• BLS Certification required. 
• ICP or related certification preferred. 

Experience

• Minimum of 1-year clinical experience in medical-surgical or critical care nursing. 
• Experience in Infection Control with basic knowledge of the principles of epidemiology and infections, diseases, sterilization, sanitation, and disinfection practice preferred.