Infection Preventionist V (KFHP/H)

Job Summary:
Develops and implements infection prevention and control programs. Identifies infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics and escalates findings. Analyzes and evaluates data on infection prevention and control programs to identify areas of improvement. Designs and delivers program-wide infection prevention and control educational programs. Reviews in reviewing policies and procedures related to occupational health.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams.
• Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
• Educates others on infection prevention and control by: engaging in follow up consultations with hospital and clinical staff and patients on infection prevention and control and new patient care equipment; assessing and addressing learning needs of customers and integrating feedback to meet needs; and designing and delivering program-wide infection prevention and control educational programs and materials for general orientation and clinical departments.
• Provides expertise in epidemiology by: analyzing and summarizing rates and trends of occupational exposure to infectious disease(s); and reviewing infection prevention and control policies and/or workflows related to occupational health.
• Utilizes epidemiological principles to conduct surveillance by: identifying infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics and escalating findings to leaders; coordinating with senior staff to implement surveillance programs to monitor infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics; and synthesizing, escalating, and reporting findings from investigations following infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics to senior staff.
• Participating in performance improvement initiatives by: analyzing and evaluating infection prevention and control programs to identify areas of improvement; selecting and deploying performance improvement tools to implement in continuous improvement initiatives; ensuring customer needs and expectations are being heard/considered in the design of processes, products, and/or services; evaluating progress of performance improvement initiatives and providing recommendations to alleviate routine issues or blockers to performance improvement initiatives; and serving as a member of and participating in performance improvement committees and teams.
• Engages in ongoing surveillance by: proactively monitoring and analyzing infection cases in relation to an annual infection prevention and control program plan; developing and implementing organizational infection prevention and control program(s); interpreting and aligning KP and national (e.g., Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]) standards to develop infection prevention and control policies and protocols; conducting routine on-site visits to assess clinical space and practices related to infection prevention/control (e.g., patient waiting areas, respiratory etiquette station, cleaning procedures, sterilization); and facilitating compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory and accreditation standards and ensuring mandatory reporting requirements are being met

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Bloodborne Pathogen Knowledge
• Business Documentation
• Business Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Compliance Management
• Confidentiality
• Consulting
• Critical Facility Operations Knowledge
• Emergency Preparedness
• Facilities Management/Operations
• Hazard Mitigation
• Health Care Compliance
• Health Care Data Analytics
• Health Care Outcome Data
• Information Gathering
• Issues and Crisis Management
• Laboratory Procedures
• Maintain Files and Records
• Operational Excellence
• Patient Safety
• Preventative Maintenance
• Quality Assurance Process
• Risk Management
• Safety and Environmental Health Management
• Trend Analysis
• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in infection prevention, clinical quality management, or a directly related field.
• Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum five (5) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum two (2) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Bachelors degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum seven (7) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum four (4) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Registered Nurse (RN) License (without a Bachelors degree) AND minimum nine (9) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum six (6) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Minimum ten (10) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field.

• Infection Control Certificate within 24 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control.

Primary Location: California,Riverside,Riverside Medical Center/Medical Offices 1
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 04:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Riverside Med Center - Hosp Adm-Infection Prevention - 0801
Pay Range: $156400 - $202290 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.