Infection Preventionist in Beckley, WV at Raleigh General Hospital
Posted on: 5 Mar 2021
Beckley, WV
Job Description
Job Description
Raleigh General Hospital
Develops and implements policies governing control of infections and communicable diseases.
Develops systems for identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and communicable diseases.
Provides concurrent surveillance of infection control activities
Develops and implements appropriate infection control measures throughout the hospital..
Serves as liaison with the Raleigh County Health Department and WV Department of Health
Provides assistance to/collaboration with the Employee Health Nurse as needed.
Maintains a log of incidents related to infections and communicable diseases.
Monitors infections in the hospital and evaluates as to hospital acquired infection.
Assists Employee Health Nurse and other staff as time/workload permits.
Reports to: Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance
FLSA: Non-exempt
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
Requires current RN license with BSN preferred, Master's in Public Health (MPH), certified medical technologist, or a BS in microbiology or epidemiology.Computer skills and basic statistical is preferred.
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Required Licenses
[West Virginia, United States] Other
Current licensure by WV State Board of Nursing. Acquires Infection Control Certification within 3 years of employment.
Minimum Work Experience
Minimum of five years clinical experience in a hospital setting or disease surveillance experience in a public health setting.
LifePoint Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
LifePoint Health, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
Across our network and at our Health Support Center, we are united by a shared mission and vision, core values and guiding principles that drive everything we do and inform our approach to patient care, quality and how we do busine. We know that to achieve our vision of creating places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice and employees want to work, we must organize around the right strategies. At LifePoint, our strategies are simple and enduring.
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LifePoint's facilities and practices are divided into four operating divisions: Eastern, Central, Mountain and Western. Each of these divisions has a leadership team that mirrors a hospital's leadership team, including a president and dedicated physician and provider leadership resources.
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Our Health Support Center (HSC), in Brentwood, Tennessee, has subject matter expertise in every area of healthcare operations and provider services. The HSC is organized to bring resources to bear across the continuum of care, from before a patient accesses healthcare services to after they are sent home, while keeping quality and compliance at the center.
On a daily basis, our group leaders and subject matter experts are working with our local markets to help develop and implement the right strategies that ensure healthcare thrives in their communities.
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Physicians are a critical access point to care in our communities. We work to build and maintain collaborative relationships with both our employed physicians and a broad network of affiliated providers, and we provide a full spectrum of practice management and physician support to help secure the delivery of quality care today and for the future.
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