Infection Prevention and Health Specialist

Join the Ocean Beach Health Team as an Infection Prevention and Employee Health Specialist!

Are you a compassionate, skilled nurse looking to make a meaningful impact? Ocean Beach Health is seeking a Infection Prevention and Employee Health Specialist to join our team. This is your opportunity to be part of a mission-driven, community-focused organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive, welcoming environment.

• Beautiful Location – The Long Beach Peninsula offers breathtaking coastal scenery, hiking, beach combing, and endless outdoor adventures.
• Close-Knit Community – Affordable housing, excellent schools, and a relaxed lifestyle make this a wonderful place to live and work.
• Financial Peace of Mind – As a nonprofit, you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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• Comprehensive Benefits – medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous PTO – prioritize work-life balance with generous PTO
• Paid Holidays – 10 annually
• Retirement Savings – 5% employer match after one year
• Career Development – ongoing training and growth opportunities
• Community Engagement – 8 paid volunteer hours annually
• And more!

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing
• Minimum two years' experience in a healthcare organization
• APIC 101 required within 3 months of employment
• Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology within two years after employment
• Healthcare provider BLS

The Infection Control isolates sources of infection, educates people to reduce the spread of infection, and devises strategies to prevent future outbreaks. This position helps reduce the spread of infectious disease within a hospital facility. Infection control will review bacterial cultures from infected patients and attempt to determine how the infection might have been contracted and what methods can be employed to prevent the spread of the infection to other patients.

The infection control will provide instructions to nurses, doctors, and hospital staff to ensure that they are using effective sanitation procedures and sanitary health care practices. If an infection quickly spreads within a health care facility or an especially dangerous infection appears the infection control is responsible for notifying Pacific County Public Health and the Department of Health.

Employee Health monitors and maintains the health history of staff at Ocean Beach Health and supports a safe, healthy workforce across the organization. This role oversees employee health screening, immunization and exposure compliance, illness trend monitoring, return-to-work guidance, and follow-up related to communicable disease prevention and occupational exposures. The position promotes employee wellness through education, policy support, and collaboration with leaders, Human Resources, and clinical departments.

Employee Health records are maintained separately from Human Resources records.

Job Duties:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program.
• Facilitate the quarterly Infection Prevention committee meeting.
• Maintain surveillance tools and practices to identify reportable and healthcare associated infections consistent with NHSN and current standards of practice.
• Maintain documentation and records to support analysis of trends.
• Develop an annual surveillance plan based on the population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data.
• Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance and investigations.
• Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary.
• Develop, interpret and assist with implementation of infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
• Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to various committees and healthcare workers across the organization as assigned.
• Be familiar with infection prevention software and other technology.
• Collaborate with IT to create meaningful electronic reports to enhance infection prevention initiatives.
• Assess and address learning needs of those served.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and learner outcomes.
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