Infection Preventionist
Axelon
Summary:
- Work Mode: Onsite, multi-site rehabilitation service line
- Location: Adventist Rehabilitation - Rockville & White Oak, MD
- Duration: Initial 13-week assignment with potential to extend or convert to permanent employment
- Full-time | Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | 40 hours/week
- Conduct infection surveillance and outbreak investigations as indicated.
- Provide input into the design and implementation of educational presentations related to infection prevention, isolation precautions, and communicable diseases.
- Design and support the day-to-day operations of the Infection Prevention program across the acute inpatient rehabilitation service line.
- Collaborate with Occupational Health and Infectious Disease to investigate significant infection concerns affecting patients and team members.
- Report communicable diseases to appropriate units, departments, and public health entities as required.
- Maintain Infection Prevention databases and reporting processes accurately and in a timely manner.
- Represent Infection Prevention at entity- and system-wide forums, including workgroups, councils, and committees.
- Monitor, trend, and support prevention efforts involving CAUTI, VRE, MRSA, ESBL, C. difficile, respiratory illnesses, and other healthcare-associated or communicable infections.
- Support ongoing policy review and consistent application of service-line Infection Prevention standards.
- Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of direct Infection Prevention/Infection Control experience in a true acute-care hospital environment.
- Active Certification in Infection Control (CIC).
- Experience with infection surveillance, outbreak investigations, isolation precautions, and healthcare-associated infection prevention.
- Knowledge of OSHA, Joint Commission (JC), CDC, CARF, and applicable local, state, and federal infection prevention regulations and guidelines.
- Experience working independently and providing Infection Prevention consultation to clinical, physician, operational, and executive leadership.
- Master's degree in a related field.
- More than 10 years of direct Infection Prevention/Infection Control experience.
- Previous Infection Prevention experience in acute inpatient rehabilitation.
- Experience with NHSN and Cerner.
- TheraDoc experience is beneficial; training can be provided.
- Experience managing respiratory illness and isolation precautions in high-census inpatient settings.
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