Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist

Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist at Corewell Health summary:

The Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist drives operational improvement in healthcare settings by implementing best practices for infection control and quality assurance. This role evaluates clinical processes and works collaboratively with healthcare teams to enhance patient safety and reduce infection risks. With a focus on education and policy development, the Specialist ensures compliance with health regulations and promotes a culture of safety.

About the Unit

Are you ready to join a dynamic team dedicated to advancing healthcare excellence? We are seeking a motivated and passionate Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist to drive operational improvement across our inpatient spaces. As a key player in our organization, you'll spearhead quality improvement activities that enhance clinical and non-clinical areas ensuring measurable business process enhancements and championing infection prevention principles. Imagine yourself implementing best practices and upholding our commitment to patient safety. If you thrive on making a positive impact, have a background in infection prevention or the passion to learn and oversee infection prevention, we invite you to bring your expertise to our team and help us elevate healthcare standards to new heights. Join us in shaping the future of infection prevention and healthcare delivery!

About Corewell Health South – Lakeland Hospitals  

The health system comprises three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a regional cancer center, rehabilitation centers, two long-term care residences, home care and hospice services, and 34 affiliate physician practice locations. We provide both inpatient and outpatient medical services throughout Southwest Michigan.

Scope of Work

Supports operational improvement projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable business process improvements. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable clinical and business process improvements. Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced safety, increased productivity, and reduced cost. Experienced in hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for the surveillance, analysis and reporting and prevention of healthcare associated infections; educating all healthcare providers, patients and families about infection control; and the development of health system policies and procedures to ensure rigorous infection control standards that meet Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Community Health Departments and Center for Disease Control (CDC) requirements

Essential Functions

• Utilizes infection prevention information, research and other quantitative data in the analysis and synthesis of plans to mitigate risks related to infections, streamlining of processes or improve performance.
• Serves as an internal consultant by providing guidance on infection prevention, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization practices and products.
• Facilitates quality improvement activities to stabilize processes, reduce variation, and improve outcomes to establish a culture of safe and infection free care.
• Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships with team, internal customers, and external agencies.
• Performs ongoing surveillance, as assigned, utilizing proactive and reactive approaches to identify and mitigate risks related to infections.
• Engages team and leadership in a professional manner, accesses the chain of command as needed, and participates in developing the team culture. May participate in the budgetary, staff recruitment and policy review process.
• Develops and delivers infection prevention education to staff, as needed. Presents on infection prevention topics as requested.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Nursing, medical technology, or education related to epidemiology.
• 2 years of relevant Clinical or Infection Prevention experience
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan OR
• CRT-Medical Technologist, Certified (MT) - ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days 

Preferred

• Master's Degree or equivalent experience including Master of Public Health.
• 2 years of relevant experience in participation on improvement initiatives
• CRT-Infection Prevention and Control, Certified - CBIC Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc within 3 years after hire
• CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare improvement (IHI), IHI Open School

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How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here .

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!

• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Lakeland Hospital St Joseph - 1234 Napier Ave - St Joseph

Department Name

Quality Safety Experience - CH South

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

36

Hours of Work

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

On-call weekends

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.

Keywords:

infection prevention, healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, clinical processes, epidemiology, healthcare compliance, infection control education, quality assurance, healthcare operations, clinical data analysis