Infection Preventionist per Locati

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Infection Preventionist – Full-Time (80 hours per pay period) | Variable Schedule Across Locations (Monday–Friday) | Kalamazoo, Paw Paw, South Haven

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the detection, documentation, analysis, and prevention of infections occurring in Bronson Methodist Hospital patients, staff and visitors. The individual reports to the Infection Prevention Manager. The individual makes critical decisions and clinical judgments to implement Bronson infection prevention policy. The individual may delegate selected tasks that fall within the scope of practice to the department administrative assistant and on‑call Infection Preventionist.

Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

• Master's degree in Public Health
• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or Microbiology
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or a clinical field
• An equivalent combination of education and professional experience may be considered

• Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting is required.
• Must attain and maintain competence in the current knowledge base supporting infection prevention. Such material is found in a variety of sources including CDC and Joint Commission guidelines, State of Michigan regulations, and the infection prevention professional literature.
• Serve as a consultant on all infection prevention issues to physicians and staff and to regularly organize lectures and teach infection prevention content to new and existing employees
• Familiar with the Bronson quality improvement processes and techniques and frequently participate in investigations and process improvement efforts related to infection prevention throughout the hospital system
• Written reports and charting must be complete, accurate and legible, and are permanently retained as legal documents
• Familiar with the IC section of the current Joint Commission standards and ensure that Bronson Healthcare Group is in compliance with each element of the standard
• Demonstrated competency in electronic information systems (both Personal Computer-based and hospital information systems, etc.), including all software used for data analysis and expression (word processing, spreadsheet, database, statistical analysis, data presentation, use of internet searches and consulting websites etc.)
• Must have a high level of interpersonal skills for the purpose of acquiring and giving correct information
• Must be able to verbally communicate important information to others in a timely manner
• Must represent the department in frequent committee meetings
• Encounters with physicians, other healthcare workers, patients, and patient families must include the highest degree of accuracy of information and discretion to avoid misunderstandings that could place the hospital at great legal risk
• Must work closely with many diverse groups and departments both within and outside of Bronson Healthcare Group (e.g., Performance Improvement, Nursing, Pharmacy, Laboratory, physician offices, medical staff, county and state health departments, and other affiliated hospitals)

Work which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g. CRT work between 70 and 90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time.

The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

• Reviews medical records and other hospital reports and data to detect nosocomial infections and write infection reports. Performs daily infection control unit rounds for surveillance. Surveillance includes patients of…