Clinical Epidemiologist II

Salary Estimate: 98966./ year. Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

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• Under general supervision, and according to hospital policies and procedures, you will be responsible for determining, investigating, auditing, and compiling clinical outcomes and sources of infection or disease outbreaks
• You will describe the criteria and laboratory values that support the distribution of diseases and infections among patients
• Using audit tools, you will monitor staff compliance with precautions used for disease prevention. Program goals align with current Federal, State, and Local standards and regulations, which govern Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center
• You will be required to possess working knowledge of human anatomy, and should be able to interpret clinical guidelines for infection classification as detailed by the National Health Safety Network (NHSN) division of the CDC. NHSN guidelines include criteria for infection related to each body system, procedure, or device used in hospital-based patient care, along with personnel blood and body fluid exposure management
• You will interpret patient clinical data related to the Sepsis Core Measure, and Sepsis Bundle compliance, antibiotic selection and onset, and physician adherence with current guidelines, and will track progress to goals selected for the Core Measure Improvement process

• Registered Nurse in the state of California, with current licensure requiredd
• Master’s in Public Health, Master’s in Nursing, or another Health-related field is preferred
• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) preferred, or willingness to become CIC certified within two years of employment
• 2-5 years of related work experience: prefer Infection Prevention or Quality Management experience combined with clinical data analysis. May consider a combination of hospital work with patient safety/performance improvement/national patient safety goals
• Experience collaborating with physicians and other health care professionals about patient conditions and results of testing
• Proficiency and expert knowledge of databases, including Microsoft Office

Los Robles Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources
  , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing…